San Francisco Marine National Historic Park

San Francisco Marine National Historic Park is an open-air museum that includes several interesting objects: Hyde Street Wharf, Visitor Center, National Maritime Museum and Maritime Museum Library.

Hyde Street Marina is located in the port area in the northeast of the city, which is called "Fisherman's Wharf" - this is one of the main tourist attractions of San Francisco. The following historic ships are moored at Hyde Street pier: the Balclutha sailing ship of 1886, the CA Thayer schooner of 1895, the Eureka ferry of 1890, the Alma schooner of 1891, the Hercules tugboat of 1907 and the Eppleton paddle-wheel tug of 1914. Tourists can board these ships, inspect the cabins, the engine room, the captain’s cabin, listen to the stories of guides about the naval history of these places, appreciate the life of sailors and their heavy, dangerous service. In addition, there are many small sea vessels of the end of the last century - the beginning of the last century.

A minute walk from the pier is the museum building, where they tell about the history of navigation, the design of sailing ships, steamers, modern marine liners, and also demonstrate the technical device of lighthouses. There are temporary exhibitions, such as the history of radio or television.

The visitor center is located in a 4-storey brick building at the corner of Hyde Street and Jefferson Street. This building was built in 1909 as a warehouse on the waterfront, and in 1975 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Inside are the remains of ships that suffered shipwrecks, as well as other exhibits, such as a Fresnel lens for a lighthouse.

The scientific library includes documents from 1520 to the present, including many archival records of shipbuilders and shipowners, as well as architectural drawings for the construction of 120,000 ships and about 5,000 maps.