Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Unlike typical museums which house exhibits and galleries within their walls, the Maritime Museum of San Diego is a collection of several historic ships with below deck exhibits, docked along the region's beautiful waterfront. Your general admission ticket gives you complete access to tour all ships and exhibits for one low ticket price. The fleet ranges from tall ship sailing vessels to steam ferry boats to the USS Dolphin submarine. Come and discover 500 years of seafaring history as you step on board and back in time!
Admission ticket
Exhibit entry - wander the below deck galleries
Does not include bay excursions
Departure Point
1492 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
1492 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, USA The Maritime Museum of San Diego includes a collection of historic ships and fascinating exhibits including sail, steam, and submarines. The iconic and majestic Star of India is docked in downtown San Diego on the beautiful waterfront and is the main attraction at the museum.
The museum is kid friendly and encourages hands on experiences for families. The fun does not stop dockside! General admission includes access to all vessels and exhibits!
The museum also contains a world renowned research library as well as a retail shop with lots of souvenirs, historic and academic books or memorabilia for sale. The Maritime Museum of San Diego offers something for everyone!
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Jai_C
08 Aug 2024
Boats everywhere! Loved to see star of India. Rest are ok. Good history though for a few ships. Friendly staff
tiesthatbind
27 Jul 2024
We loved it! If you're at all a "history nerd" you'll find this ticket worth every dollar spent. We also added the harbor tour on the Pilot and found it very informative. The only caution I would offer is that parking is limited to 3 hrs and you can't "feed the meter;" you have to move to a different lot.
andyhX4144HX
24 Apr 2024
Brought my family to visit the museum, but I've visited the museum several times before. It is a real treasure to find so much to do and see here. because there is so much to see and learn about maritime history, I recently became a museum member. Got to know the Docents who demonstrate the vertical triple-expansion steam engine and pumps on the Berkeley ferry. Got to know the Docents that give tours on the Pilot boat and took a short ride. Got to know the Docents that give tours on the swift boat and listened as they shared stories about the Navy and combat. After my visit, I returned and took a four-hour sail tour on the top-sail schooner California operated by the museum, this was a great way to see and experince the bay. The museum staff was very helpful, so I decided to start volunteering here as a Docent.
This tour in
San Diego
is organized by
Maritime Museum of San Diego
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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