Calling all new recruits! Join a local guide and get an inside look at what it was like to join the navy. Learn some sailor skills, explore the buildings essential to training, learn fun facts about the recruit experience, and gain an understanding of the history of the Naval Training Center. Cap off the tour with a snack and your very own certificate of “graduation.”

Tour Highlights

Learn important sailor skills without having to drop and give us 20
Explore recruit life by visiting buildings essential to training such as barracks, the mess hall, and other facilities
Using historic photos, we’ll compare the recruit experience with the modern-day visitor’s experience
Celebrate the completion of your “training” by raising a brew (or comperable beverage)

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Maritime Museum of San Diego partners with San Diego Pirate Adventures to bring to you this Pirate - themed Bay cruise and 90-minute performance staged aboard the Spanish galleon replica San Salvador. 

Guests will be fully engaged in pirate theatrics at the dock and underway on San Diego Bay. Upcoming 2024 performance dates, with two shows available select Saturdays starting at 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.

Please check - in 15 to 30 minutes ahead of your performance time ticket.

May 18
July 13
Sept 21
Oct 19
Nov 30
Dec 28

If you are looking for a waterfront playground experience with Pirates..this is IT! Guests will set out to San Diego Bay for unforgettable pirate theatrics. A perfect treat for out-of-town visitors and locals alike!

Remember tickets INCLUDE General Admission. Tour the Maritime Museum fleet and exhibits before or after!

Enjoy a special event at the Museum of Us with PostSecret creator, Frank Warren! Learn about the world of PostSecret and experience the power secrets have to connect us all.  
 
This event will open with a presentation from Frank about how PostSecret began and feature stories behind some of the secrets on display in the Museum. After the presentation, guests will head to the PostSecret exhibition for a special after-hours meet-and-greet with Frank. 
 
Tickets are required and include one year of complimentary membership to the Museum. Learn more and register at museumofus.org/blog/postsecret-live. 

The Maritime Museum of San Diego invites you to join us for Tall Ship adventure sailing! This is a four-hour adventure history sail aboard the schooner Californian.
The Californian is a replica of a gold rush era revenue cutter and the Official Tall Ship of the State of California.

Arrive early to take in your general admission visit to the entire fleet and exhibits, then set sail! 

Join the crew in sailing a traditionally rigged tall ship! Passengers will be invited to haul a line, man the helm and watch the crew as they scamper up and down the rigging to set and furl the sails. Listen as the Californian’s crew relates the history of sailing and exploration in San Diego, tales of whaling and sea otter trade, local sea battles, the art of ship’s gunnery, life at sea and more.