San Diego Maritime Museum
The West Coast's oldest maritime Museum, and the only one entirely afloat, is mored in the northern part of San Diego Bay along the "Embarcadero Waterfront" (Spanish for the verb embarcar, meaning "to embark"). The museums collections of Sail and Powered boats have been part of San Diego's Skyline for years. The largest and most prominent vessel is the "Star of India." Built in 1863, this 277 foot long, 1200 ton sailing vessel circumnavigate the globe more than 21 times over its 60 years in service. The Star of India is also the fourth oldest ship afloat in the United States, after the 1797 USS Constitution (Boston, Mass), the 1841 Charles W. Morgan (Mystic, Conn.) and the 1854 USS Constellation (Baltimore, MD)
For the current operating hours, tickets, events visit The San Diego Maritime Museum
July 13
Sept 21
Oct 19
Nov 30
Dec 28
- Adult $85.00
- Child 12 & under $35.00
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