We are a 501c3 non-profit organization.. Welcome aboard our floating fleet of adventure and history! Have extra time to head out on the water?
The Maritime Museum of San Diego experience includes admission to tour a world-class collection of historic sailing ships, steam-powered boats, and submarines, each offering entertaining and educational exhibits. General admission to the Maritime Museum of San Diego grants you access to one of the world’s finest collections of historic sea vessels. Once on board our museum ships, you will find tha
t we offer something for all ages. From sail to steam to submarine, the Maritime Museum of San Diego will fascinate you for hours as you move from vessel to vessel and discover an impressive array of below deck galleries and exhibits. The Maritime Museum also offers an affordable treat, only available for general admission ticket holders. For just an additional $10.00 you can enjoy the 45-minute narrated Historic Bay Cruises that run daily aboard the 1914 Pilot, a nationally recognized landmark vintage vessel. On the weekend, for only $15.00 more with general admission ticket purchase, you can also experience a 75-minute narrrated Naval History Tour aboard a restored PCF 816 Swift boat! There is no better way to spend the day than on the bay! Planning a family gathering, wedding or special company party or reception? In need of a fascinating, unique waterfront location? Imagine your event aboard one of the Museum's ships! Venues such as the Star of India, the steam ferryboat Berkeley, and H.M.S. Surprise, are just a few of the vessels available to customize your special event!
Operating as usual
Plan now for this annual favorite! Parade of Lights Holiday Dinner and Boat Parade Views from the Victorian-era steam ferry Berkeley! This year's theme - Fantasea on the Bay!
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City of San Diego
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We are open Thanksgiving Day 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Visitors are welcome to enter before 4:00 p.m. when the Ticket booth closes We hope to see you then!
We are open Thanksgiving Day 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Visitors are welcome to enter before 4:00 p.m. when the Ticket Booth closes.😎 We hope to see you then!
Yes we are … grab your spot now!
Low ticket warning at Star Of India to see these boyz I’m told. Tix below , don’t miss the boat San a Diego.
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Just added!
Boarded Pirate Adventure aboard San Salvador Saturday, December 17. Two 90-minue performances.
This is a super fun activity for the holidays and great experience to enjoy with friends, family, and any visitors or relatives in town!
Grab your tickets now!
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City of San Diego
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Just added! Boarded Pirate Adventure aboard San Salvador Saturday, December 17. Two 90-minue performances. This is a super fun activity for the holidays and great experience to enjoy with friends, family, and any visitors or relatives in town! Grab your tickets now!
Port of San Diego
City of San Diego
https://sdmaritime.org/visit/public-events/boarded-a-new-pirate-adventure/
Have you got what it takes?!
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Have you got what it takes?!
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Maritime Museum Of San Diego Announces Popular Tall Ship Sailor Training Program To Begin January 2023 Dockside Square Rigger Training Program includes Star of India, Californian, and San Salvador. Open orientation will be held the Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the Maritime Museum of Sa...
Absolutely! Thank you Swift boat sailor volunteers for your service and for guiding visitors through the San Diego Bay to learn about our regions Naval History.
Thank you to our Vietnam veterans.!
Restored figurehead unveiled at Star of India's 159th birthday celebration
The legendary ship was originally built in 1863, and has sailed across the globe 21 times since then.
Thank you to all of our members, volunteers, and visitors for joining us Sunday to celebrate Star's 159th birthday AND to witness the unveiling of the newly restored Euterpe figurehead! She will remain on the main deck for a couple of weeks. So, this is your chance to visit and grab a selfie with this amazing work of art soon to be placed on Star's bow.
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History was made today in San Diego! Star of India’s beautifully restored figurehead made its debut during the 159th birthday celebration of the historic ship! The Greek Muse Euterpe emerged …
Time for cake!!!
We are proud to announce that our Vietnam-era PCF Swift Boat Veteran Docents and volunteers will again lead tomorrow's Fleet Week Veteran's Day Boat Parade through San Diego Bay!
Veteran's Day is the perfect day for a visit to the Maritime Museum of San Diego. We open at 10:00 a.m. (Star of India will be closed at 2:00 p.m. for a private event.) Plan to visit early if you can!
And you could enjoy Tim live on the Star of India this December …
Recorded at Satellite Studio in San Diego, Waiting on a Miracle is the latest release by Tim Flannery and the Lunatic Fringe. The musicians are Chris Grant on drums; Shawn Rohlf on bass, mandolin, and banjo; Doug Pettibone on guitars; Josh Weinstein on keys; Tim Flannery on vocals and acoustic guita...
Plan ahead for this year's Tim Flannery & the Lunatic Fringe concert aboard Star of India.
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A blast from the past….
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July 28, 1988Unveiling of the newly restored ship figurehead Euterpe.Chris Saunders
Save the date!
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Join us this Sunday for Nature Sounds, the final Music at the Maritime concert of the 2022 season!
A world premiere quintet by Jessica Meyer (commissioned for the Hausmann Quartet and featuring the composer performing on viola) is the centerpiece of this program, which explores our relationship to the natural world and the alarming changes it is undergoing. George Walker’s tender, evocative Lyric and Haydn’s sunny opus 20/2 quartet are matched with Peter Schulthorpe’s hauntingly beautiful Quartet #18, his “heartfelt expression of my concern about climate change, about the future of our fragile planet.”
Port of San Diego
https://sdmaritime.org/visit/public-events/concert-series/
We can’t wait!!
Tim Flannery and The Lunatic Fringe perform on the Star Of India in San Diego Dec 17th for the 21st year. Tix info. sdmaritime.org/latest-news/ti…
Photo Martin Lacey.
Sea Monater Saloon Tickets available at the door!
What will you be dressed at tonight’s Halloween party aboard the spooky Star of India???
See you tonight! Aaaarrrrggghhhh!
🎃 👻 🕷 🧛🏻 👹 🏴☠️
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FIsh and the Seaweeds will rock your world tomorrow night on Star of India! See you there!
Thank you Mark Fisher for performing tomorrow night at the Sea Monster Saloon! If you haven’t grabbed your tix you are missing out!
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Sea Monster Saloon Sponsored by Pusser’s Rum, Halloween weekend Saturday October 29 2022. Tickets include a spectacular waterfront concert by the popular San Diego blues and rock trio, Fish & the Seaweeds, Sea Monsters: Delving into the Deep Myth exhibit entry, specialty rum cocktail, sea-inspired...
Do you have plans this Saturday night?!
Fish & the Seaweeds have got their pirate costumes. What will yours be?!
Indeed! Come and walk the decks of the Victorian - era steam ferry Berkeley and world’s oldest active sailing ship Star of India… each with their own ghostly history!
It's that spooky time of year. There are a lot of seasonal events going on. Here's our list of The Best Things To Do This Week . Old Town Trolley Tours San Diego Symphony SeaWorld San Diego Maritime Museum of San Diego Have a great week San Diego! https://bit.ly/3NaSa3V
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Sea Monster Saloon Sponsored by Pusser’s Rum, Halloween weekend Saturday October 29 2022. Tickets include a spectacular waterfront concert by the popular San Diego blues and rock trio, Fish & the Seaweeds, Sea Monsters: Delving into the Deep Myth exhibit entry, specialty rum cocktail, sea-inspired...
Calling all party animals this Saturday!
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego will throw a splashy soirée just days ahead of Halloween; dressing as your favorite deep-residing critter is encouraged.
See you there!
Join us next Saturday night for a Halloween party on the Star of India! You can get tickets here -
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Plan early! Do you have family and friends coming into town for Thanksgiving weekend?
Want to share a San Diego treat on the Bay? Then grab your peeps and join the Maritime Museum of San Diego sail crew and cast of the Boarded Pirate Adventure performance for 90 minutes of non stop fun!
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Join us in and celebrate 50 years of marine sanctuaries! Our sanctuaries bring us closer to each other and to the ecosystems that uphold our communities and allow us to form lifelong connections with these spectacular places. Celebrate with us here: https://savespectacular.org/
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Costumes Encouraged!
This Halloween weekend, the Sea Monster Saloon will be hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego aboard Star of India one more time! Buy your tickets now and we will see you Saturday, October 29, 2022 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Guests 21 and up only.
Tickets include a spectacular waterfront performance by the popular San Diego blues and rock trio, Fish & the Seaweeds, Sea Monsters: Delving into the Deep Myth exhibit entry, specialty rum cocktail, sea-inspired appetizers and dessert nibbles.
Just imagine hanging out with your friends on the coolest and world's oldest active sailing ship Star of India!
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Photo credit: Alex Saikowski
Tap Into Your Wild Side This Halloween!
Halloween Sea Monster Saloon on Star of India!
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A whole new meaning to Monster Mash! This year make sure you are at the Sea Monster Saloon!
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Tickets include a spectacular waterfront concert by the popular San Diego blues and rock trio, Fish & the Seaweeds, Sea Monsters: Delving into the Deep Myth ...
So excited!!! Grab your tickets folks!
The Maritime Museum of San Diego Presents Tim Flannery and The Lunatic Fringe Dec 17th at The Star Of India. This is a benefit for their scholarship program, every penny of this show goes to fund it. Our 21st year playing this very intimate show. Here’s TICKET LINK BELOW. photo Jamie L Newsome
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Halloween Sea Monster Saloon 21+ Party
Saturday, October 29
5-10 p.m.
Costumes Encouraged! Tickets include Pusser's Rum specialty cocktail, sea-inspired appetizers and dessert, live music, featuring the awesome rock and blues trio Fish & the Seaweeds, and new exhibit entry - all staged on board the world's oldest sailing ship Star of India!
Port of San Diego
of San Diego
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This could be you at the next Sea Monster Saloon Saturday, October 29! Halloween weekend fun for 21+.
Sea Monster Saloon returns to the Star of India Halloween weekend! Costumes encouraged! This 21+ party along the waterfront is the place to be! Featuring Fish & the Seaweeds, Pusser's Rum specialty cocktails, sea-inspired appetizers and desserts and access to the popular new Sea Monsters exhibit. Book now! Space is limited.
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Halloween Weekend Sea Monster Saloon Aboard Star Of India 21+ Private Party on The Waterfront Aboard World’s Oldest Active Sailing Ship Sold Out Event to be Repeated Saturday October 29 2022, the Sea Monster Saloon, sponsored by Pusser’s Rum, will be hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego ab...
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This could be you at the next Sea Monster Saloon Saturday, October 29! Halloween weekend fun for 21+.
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Let’s take an historic bay tour! Video courtesy Jeff Spangler!
Hoping you had a healthy holiday and wishing you and yours a Joyous New Year! Thank you for all you have done to help us recover in 2021...there is still some time left to get a donation in before the year ends! https://sdmaritime.org/support-the-museum/
Proud to have our Veteran Volunteers lead the Fleet Week Boat Parade aboard the PCF 816 Swift Boat at noon today. #FleetWeekSD2021 Port of San Diego #wonderfront
Proud to have our Veterans and Volunteers aboard the PCF 816 Swift boat followed by our tall ship Californian as they lead today’s Fleet Week Boat Parade at noon! If you can’t watch it live from the waterfront watch the parade streamed live at fleetweeksandiego.org. #sdmaritime Port of San Diego #fleetweeksd2021 @wonderfront #visitsandiego
Let's escape to the sea for this one of a kind Pub like experience this St. Patrick's Day. Flashback from our 2018 Maritime Museum of San Diego Star of India Annual Sail.
Osprey seems excited that we will be re-opening Feb 13. Sure he’s digging the warm day too.
Join the Hausmann Quartet on October 18th as they perform their second virtual concert aboard the Berkeley Ferry Boat For more information and tickets: https://sdmaritime.org/visit/public-events/concert-series/
Behind the scenes video.
How about a brief virtual visit to the Maritime Museum of San Diego today. We'll save our below deck exhibits and history lessons for another day.
How about a brief virtual tour visit to the Maritime Museum of San Diego today? We'll save the below deck exhibits and history lessons for another day..
Thank you to our longtime volunteer and sail crew member Irene Batch for capturing this video!
Your mid week treat.
Today we honored one of our most valued volunteers, Bob Duncan, as he celebrated 15,000 volunteer hours this week! You can find Bob in our model ship shop Tuesday - Thursday. Thank you so much Bob! And to all of our volunteers without whom we would not be afloat. ⚓️💙
No lunch plans today? Join us aboard the Star of India for an incredible performance by Many Strings! Grab a sack lunch or purchase from the Maritime Cafe and enjoy historical and modern music played on unique instruments. Performance begins at 11am! www.many-strings.com
Chris and Jamie Burns of Many-Strings performing aboard Star of India. They will return to perform again on 6/19 at 11am. #hammereddulcimer #manystrings #sdmaritime #StarofIndia
Sock Family adventures by Visit San Diego #alltoesonboard #visitSanDiego #sdmaritime #StarofIndia
From the live music, to the art, to the fun activites, to the pirates, to the gun battles and on the water adventures, and everything in between - we had so much and we hope you did too! #FOTS #Wonderfront #GoSanDiego #Embarcadero #SanDiegoBay #sdmaritime
Adventure calls for all that want to partake in an exciting Gun Battle between the state’s official tall ship schooner Californian and the 136’ two-masted gaff rigged schooner Bill of Rights. Two more opportunities to share in the excitement take place tomorrow, Monday May, 27 from 10:30am-1:30pm or 2:30-5:00pm. Reservations can be made here at the Maritime Museum of San Diego or online at https://sdmaritime.org/visit/public-events/festival-of-the-sea/
An Artisan Market artist painting San Salvador while aboard the McKinney deck of the Steam Ferry Boat Berkeley. Incredible! #FOTS #Wonderfront #GoSanDiego #Embarcadero #SanDiegoBay #sdmaritime #pleinair #artist
Welcome aboard our floating compilation of adventure and history! Admission to the “Maritime Museum of San Diego” grants you access to one of the world’s finest collections of historic sea vessels. Once on board our museum ships, you will find that we offer something for people of all ages. You not only get to explore our ships and submarines, the museum displays permanent and temporary exhibits on art, maritime history, commerce and exploration. We also offer guided tours and host family friendly events regularly. Historic bay cruises run daily and can be added on to the price of admission for an extra nominal fee. There is no better way to spend the day than on the bay!
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