Building E, Fort Mason Center San Francisco, CA 94123 Maritime Museum Phone: 415-561-7100 Visitors Center Phone: 415-447-5000
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San Francisco Maritime Park

Come Aboard for a Voyage into History! Experience San Francisco's authentic maritime history at San Francisco Maritime Park. Board and explore historic merchant and naval ships, learn about life on a WWII submarine, relax at scenic Aquatic Park and witness the best views of San Francisco Bay. SF Maritime Park brings maritime history to life through youth and adult education programs, special cultural and history oriented events, publications and thousands of maritime and naval artifacts.

The Maritime Museum situated in serene Aquatic Park includes photographs, paintings, ship models and other artifacts specific to Pacific Coast maritime history as well as the exhibit Sparks, Waves and Wizards - Communication at Sea. The Maritime Library includes thousands of books, periodicals, photographs, film and other artifacts.

Located at the west end of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, this park includes the fleet of national historic landmark vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a visitor center, a maritime museum, and a library/research facility. Visitors can board turn-of-the-century ships, tour the museum and learn traditional arts -- like boatbuilding and woodworking. The Park offers educational, music and craft programs for all ages, and provides unique opportunities for docents, interns and volunteers to learn more about the nation's maritime heritage.

Facilities:

Maritime Museum

Hours: Open All Year 10am-5pm

Location:
The Maritime Museum is located inside the Bathhouse Building, in the Aquatic Park Historic District, at the foot of Polk Street.

Exhibits:
Inside this ship-shaped, streamline-moderne structure, built as a WPA-project, mast sections, jutting spars and ships figureheads are arranged among the colorful fish and gleaming tiles of muralist Hilaire Hiler's expressionist vision of Atlantis. Displays include panels, video, oral history re-creations, models and interactive exhibits. The Steamship Room illustrates the technological evolution of wind-to-steam power. The Mermaid, the one-man sailboat that transported a solo adventurer across the Pacific from Japan in 94 days, is displayed on the balcony, along with a statue by San Francisco sculptor Beniamino Bufano. The current third floor exhibit is "Sparks, Waves and Wizards: Communications at Sea." Second floor displays include three photomurals of early the early San Francisco waterfront, lithographic stones, scrimshaw and whaling guns.

Visitors Centers:

Hours: Open All Year
Memorial Day to October 15 9:30am-7pm
October 16 - Memorial Day 9:30am-5pm

Location:
The Visitor Center is located at 499 Jefferson Street (at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets) on the ground floor of an historic, 1907 brick building.

Special Programs:
The Visitor Center's current exhibition, “What's Your Pleasure? Recreational Boats of California,” features dashing speedboats, swift canoes, sailing dinghies and gas-powered launches on a slough. They're all part California 's lighthearted, 150-year legacy of fun and sport!

Exhibits:
The Visitor Center features exhibits, interactive displays, and an auditorium for educational events and lectures. A First Order Fresnel lighthouse lens, a magnificent brass structure encasing hundreds of precisely polished prisms, guides park visitors through the door. Once inside, they can get a heading from the uniformed Rangers staffing an information desk, or simply sail through the fun and interactive panels and displays.