Aquatic Park and Maritime Museum

The historic aquatic park, in San Francisco

The historic aquatic park of San Francisco is a preserved maritime site, by the bay. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place, dedicated to the maritime history of the city, with its beach, its pier and its museum.

A site dedicated to maritime history

The historic aquatic park, the Aquatic Park, is a preserved ensemble by the bay of San Francisco, listed for its historic interest. It comprises a small sheltered beach, a lagoon, a long curved pier that advances into the water and a Streamline Moderne style building, in the shape of an ocean liner, which houses a maritime museum. Linked to the port heritage of the city, where old historic ships are also moored, this site offers a pleasant setting of promenade and superb views over the bay.

What to see

Here you discover the small sheltered beach, the lagoon, the curved pier and the building in the shape of an ocean liner housing a maritime museum, as well as old historic ships moored nearby. The historic aquatic park is dedicated to the maritime history of San Francisco. It is a pleasant stop for promenade and panoramas.

Practical information

The historic aquatic park lies by the bay, near Fisherman's Wharf, in San Francisco, reachable on foot. The beach, the lagoon and the pier are freely accessible public spaces; the maritime museum and the historic ships follow their own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements to visit them.

What is the historic aquatic park of San Francisco?

A preserved maritime site by the bay, with a beach, a lagoon, a curved pier and a building in the shape of an ocean liner housing a maritime museum, near Fisherman's Wharf.

Where is the historic aquatic park?

By the bay, near Fisherman's Wharf, in San Francisco, in California.