Maritime Museum of San Diego

If you always wanted to witness ships as legendary as say Titanic or even more than that, then do not forget to visit Maritime museum of San Diego while you are staying in any one of the San Diego CA hotels.

Here you can see some of the oldest and perhaps the best collection of variety of ships. And if you are thinking that the museum has only the inactive and old ships then certainly take a look at the Maritime Museum, because you will find world's oldest ship, Star of India, which is still active along with various other well-known ships such as Berkley, Medea and pilot boat.

Some Important Details about the Museum

The museum is operational from 9am to 9 pm, and is open almost everyday. So you can enjoy it any day.

Either you can purchase ticket for the ships directly or also avail passes for exploring these old memories as far as navy ships are considered for just $5.

For adults you have to pay $14 while for children you must be willing to pay around $8. In fact, the children below 5 years are absolutely free.

In Maritime museum you not only witness these historic ships but are also get to experience them, as you are permitted inside the ships within the entrance fees. This museum is located on the way of harbor cruise.

You can just take your car or vehicles and park them comfort ability within the range of few blocks from the maritime museum.

Just check out these sites for more knowledge -

The official website of the Maritime museum of San Diego, http://www.sdmaritime.com, is the best source to extract all sorts of information. Yet you can try out other sites too like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Museum_of_San_Diego

http://www.sandiego.org/listing/Visitors/2965

http://www.thebigbay.com/Attractions-Specials-on-the-Big-Bay-San-Diego/Maritime-Museum-of-San-Diego.html