California Travel Tips
Maritime History Relived in 19 California Museums
Published on: October 11, 2013
From an historic iron hulled sailing vessel to sleak military battleships, California stands tall and proud when it comes to celebrating its nautical heritage. Ships brought the first Spanish settlers to this new land, and hundreds of years later ships are as important to California as ever. If you have the opportunity to visit a maritime museum, don’t hesitate to “take the plunge” and get your feet wet, learning about the sea and the vessels that have called it “home”.
- Alameda – USS Hornet Museum uss-hornet.org
- China Lake – US Naval Center of Armament & Technology
- Dana Point – Ocean Institute
- Homewood – Tahoe Maritime Museum
- Monterey – Museum of Monterey
- Newport Beach – ExplorOcean
- Oxnard – Channel Islands Maritime Museum
- Port Hueneme – US Navy SeaBee Museum
- Richmond – Rosie the Riveter National Park (free Homefront Festival, October 12, 2013)
- Samoa – Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum
- San Diego – San Diego Maritime Museum
- San Francisco – San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park
- San Francisco – National Maritime Museum Association
- San Francisco – National Liberty Ship Memorial
- San Pedro – Los Angeles Maritime Museum
- San Pedro – Pacific Battleship Center
- Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
- Sausalito- Spaulding Wooden Boat Center
- Vallejo – Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
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