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Top : Maritime Museums : North America Find Maritime Museums in North America. Directory of sailing, nautical and marine museums in United States (US) and Canada. Other Link Partners Baltimore Maritime Museum   A maritime museum located in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore in the United States. The museum's collection includes three historic museum ships and one lighthouse. Coral World   A marine park located in the island of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The museum and park's structure consists of an over-water floor with gift shops, restaurants and exhibitions, and an underwater exhibition where tourists can see fish, sea plants nd other things. Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre   The permanent exhibits are housed in unique pods designed to reflect the surrounding landscape and reveal the rich maritime history of Cowichan Bay. Visitors can tour the exhibits ranging from the history of Cowichan Bay to boatbuilding techniques and restored marine engines. Door County Maritime Museum   Explores the nautical history of Door County and features a guide to the county's lighthouses. Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic   It commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic Coast of Canada. Housed in brightly painted red buildings, with floating vessels at wharfside, the Museum offers a host of attractions and nautical Gift Shop. Los Angeles Maritime Museum   Offering seven galleries of exhibits exploring the maritime history of Southern California. Maine Maritime Museum   Thousands of paintings, ship models and other artifacts celebrating Maine's maritime heritage. Maritime Museum of British Columbia   Offers themed galleries on early exploration, Captain Cook, steamships, and the Royal Navy. Features a Vintage Vessel Registry and searchable ships plans database. Maritime Museum of Sandusky   Located in Sandusky, Ohio and dedicated to preserving local maritime heritage. Includes a virtual museum tour, information about early Ohio boat builders, wooden boat building classes, historical lecture series, Great Lakes passenger vessels and shipping originating in Sandusky, and a reference library. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic   Offers artifact photos, schedule, and information on exhibits and events. Mystic Seaport   Located in Connecticut. Features a village, ships and 17 acres of exhibits depicting coastal life in New England in the 19th century. Includes intereactive exhibits, calendar, programs, hours, fees and directions. National Maritime Museum Association   Operates the USS Pampanito, a WWII submarine and assists with the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum   Located on South Carolina's beautiful Charleston Harbor, Patriots Point is one of the largest museums of its kind in the world. San Diego Maritime Museum   Home of the Star of India - the world's oldest active tall ship. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park   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. Santa Barbara Maritime Museum   Located in the Santa Barbara Waterfront Center, the museum's structure was formerly known as the Old Naval Reserve Center, which was built by the Federal Government's Works Project Administration. Steamboat Arabia Museum   Explore our museum and learn how the handsome steamer Arabia prospered on the rivers, perished in 1856 and was finally rediscovered 132 years later, precious cargo intact. This exhibit, in Kansas City, Mo, is many things: history, ingenuity, tragedy, adventure, perseverance, preservation and a tribute to the pioneer spirit. Texas Maritime Museum   Exhibits Texas maritime history. Includes membership information, special events, and a list of maritime links. Scheduling forms for education programs available on-line. The Mariner's Museum   You’ll find one of the largest international maritime history museums filled to the crow’s nest with prized artifacts that celebrate the spirit of seafaring adventure. The Naval Museum of Alberta   The museum has one of the most comprehensive collections of naval artifacts and historical documents in Canada. U.S. Brig Niagara and Erie Maritime Museum   Features the U.S. Brig Niagara, a reconstruction of Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship in the Battle of Lake Erie, as well as exhibits on Pennsylvania's maritime heritage. Vancouver Maritime Museum   The principal maritime museum on the Pacific Coast of Canada. Westport Maritime Museum   Our historic museum building was built in 1939 to serve as the Coast Guard's Lifeboat Station, Grays Harbor. The Colonial Revival structure served in that role until 1972 when a new station was built several blocks to the South. The Maritime Museum opened in the 1939 building in 1985. Wisconsin Maritime Museum   Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum offers visitors a unique place to spend hours learning about the sailors, shipbuilders and submariners who made that history, and to have some great family fun.