National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum is a museum in San Francisco, Bay Area, California. National Maritime Museum is situated nearby to Aquatic Park Historic District, as well as near Ghirardelli Square.- Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Sala Burton Building”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ghirardelli Square and Aquatic Park Historic District.
Ghirardelli Square
Ghirardelli Square is a landmark public square at the foot of Russian Hill and adjacent to the Aquatic Park Historic District in San Francisco. It is often considered to be part of the tourist attractions at nearby Fisherman's Wharf. Ghirardelli Square is situated 340 feet southeast of National Maritime Museum.
Aquatic Park Historic District
Park
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aquatic Park Historic District is a National Historic Landmark and building complex on the San Francisco Bay waterfront within San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Cartoon Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Tfinc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cartoon Art Museum is a California art museum that specializes in the art of comics and cartoons. It is the only museum in the Western United States dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of all forms of cartoon art. Cartoon Art Museum is situated 610 feet east of National Maritime Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fisherman’s Wharf and Russian Hill.
Fisherman’s Wharf
Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Francisco's most popular destination among travelers, Fisherman's Wharf is the tourist center of the city. Its historic waterfront, once the hub of the city's fishing fleet, is still famous for the depth and variety of its harvest and for having some of the best seafood restaurants in the city, with scenic vistas over San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island.
Russian Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: BDS2006, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Russian Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills".
Nob Hill-Russian Hill
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atop the hills overlooking the bay and bustling downtown San Francisco are two adjacent neighborhoods famed for their wealth, panoramic views, and the historic cable cars which still climb the steep streets of the area.
National Maritime Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and historic building
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.80641° or 37° 48′ 23″ northLongitude
-122.4239° or 122° 25′ 26″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Inception
1936Height
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
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5376209
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