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- Admiral Nimitz Museum and Historical Center Index - Remember the sacrifice, the service, the victory. Museum of WWII in the Pacific. Hear FDR's Day of Infamy Speech and join the Nimitz Foundation.
www.nimitz-museum.org
- Apalachicola Maritime Museum - Presenting the maritime history of the American South, particularly that of the Apalachicola Bay, Florida region.
www.baynavigator.com
- Baltimore Maritime Museum - Ships from 1930 to 1986. Lightship Chesapeake.
www.baltomaritimemuseum.org
- Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum - preserving the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
www.maritimemuseum.org
- Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - Museum includes nine exhibit buildings displaying the maritime history of the Chesapeake Bay.
www.cbmm.org
- Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum - Collects, preserves, and exhibits objects and documents pertinent to whaling.
www.cshwhalingmuseum.org
- Columbia River Maritime Museum - Maritime heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
www.crmm.org
- Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum - with hundreds of coins, silver and gold bars, weapons, jewelry, porcelain and pottery recovered from shipwrecks.
www.beach-net.com/discoversea.html
- Door County Maritime Museum - Exhibits include wooden boats, model ships, pilot house and engine room, vintage outboards, canoes, and history of famous ships contracted by the US Navy.
dcmm.org/index.html
- Dossin Great Lakes Museum - The history of the Great Lakes Passenger Vessels, gallery of ship models and the "Gothic Room," located on Belle Isle, outside of Detroit.
www.detroithistorical.org/exhibits/index.asp?MID=2
- East End Seaport Museum Foundation - Operates the Marine Museum in Greenport, NY, and maintains the Bar Beach Bug Lighthouse in the Peconic Bay.
www.eastendseaport.org
- Fairport Lighthouse - Take a virtual tour of the .ighthouse and marine museum in Fairport Harbor, OH.
www.crosswinds.net/~jefftaipale/lighthouse
- Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum - Museum exhibiting the history of the shipping industry and related occupations on the Great Lakes.
www.gllmm.org
- Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum - Featuring shipwreck and diving exhibits, plus an Edmund Fitzgerald memorial, including the ships' bell.
www.shipwreckmuseum.com
- Hart Nautical Collection @MIT - Largest Collection of ship plans and drawings in the Northeast.
web.mit.edu/museum/collections/hart-nautical.html
- Hudson River Maritime Museum - Tells the stories of the bygone days when the Hudson River teemed with commercial activity and vessels.
www.fieldtrip.com/ny/43380071.htm
- Indian River Life Saving Station Museum and Historic Site - Located in Rehoboth Beach, Deleware. Includes history, foundation, getting involved, and museum store.
www.irlss.org
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum at Lake Okoboji - Was established in 1984 to be an aid in the collection of funds for the building of the Okoboji Queen II.
www.okobojimuseum.org
- John A. Noble Collection - Art and maritime history museum located on the historic grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center. It centers around the art and writings of the late maritime artist, his maritime library, historical marine artifacts collections, and collection of over 6000 photographs.
www.johnanoble.com
- Kendall Whaling Museum - twelve maritime galleries house international collections of nautical art, history, and ethnology celebrating the age-old human fascination with whales.
www.kwm.org
- Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum - Combines actors, films, laser technology and the actual artifacts from the recently rediscovered wrecked vessel Isaac Allerton.
www.shipwreckhistoreum.com
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum - a non-profit organization for preserving and sharing the history of Lake Champlain, Vermont, USA.
www.lcmm.org
- Lighthouses and Ships - Maritime Resources within the National Park System, USA.
www.cr.nps.gov/history/maritime/maripark.html
- Long Island Maritime Museum - Preserving Long Island's regional maritime heritage for educational purposes. Information on oysters, Long Island shipwrecks and great events.
www.limaritime.org
- Los Angeles Maritime Museum - Galleries of exhibits exploring the maritime history of Southern California.
www.lamaritimemuseum.org
- Maine Maritime Museum - Site displays exhibit information, upcoming events, programs, educational promotions, directions to reach the museum and other points of interest.
www.bathmaine.com
- Marine Museum of the Great Lakes - Artifacts from Lake Ontario shipwrecks. Exhibit on turn of the century shipbuilding.
www.marmus.ca/marmus/mmuseum.html
- Mariners Park Museum - Retraces early shipping history on the Canadian Great Lakes.
www.stormy.ca/marmus
- Mariners' Museum - Research Library and Archives in Newport News, Virginia.
www.mariner.org
- Maritime Industry Museum - Housed on the campus of the State University of New York (SUNY). Includes overview and exhibit layout, news, and visitor information.
www.maritimeindustrymuseum.org
- Maritime Museum - San Francisco National Historical Park and Maritime Museum.
www.nps.gov/safr/local/museum.html
- Maritime Museum of British Columbia - has exhibits and artifacts representing British Columbia's maritime heritage.
mmbc.bc.ca/index.html
- 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.
www.sanduskymaritime.org
- Marquette Maritime Museum - Marquette and Lake Superior.
www.uproc.lib.mi.us/maritime/maritime.htm
- Mystic Seaport - Mystic, Connecticut. Visitor information, collection databases, boat plans, sea chanteys.
www.mystic.org
- National Maritime Museum Association - exhibits, ship preservation, educational programs and publications.
www.maritime.org
- New Bedford Whaling Museum - Events calendar, news, collections, membership and area information.
www.whalingmuseum.org
- North Carolina Maritime Museum - The Museum has an active Boatbuilding Program, and offers many Environmental Education Programs, including the Cape Lookout Studies Program, which operates from a remote facility on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime/default.htm
- North Carolina Maritime Museum - Seeks to preserve and interpret all aspects of the state's maritime heritage. Information on history, organization, and events, educational programs and exhibits, locations, and a special section on Blackbeard.
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime
- Peabody Essex Museum - Maritime Arts and History
www.pem.org/col_maritime.html
- Penobscot Marine Museum - Searsport, Maine. Eight historic buildings house one of New England's collections of marine art, artifacts and maritime heritage.
www.acadia.net/pmmuseum
- Portland Harbor Museum - The maritime museum of the port of Portland, Maine.
www.portlandharbormuseum.org
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park - Includes a fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and library. Boatbuilding and woodworking workshops. History, music and craft programs for all ages.
www.nps.gov/safr
- San Francisco Maritime NHP - includes the historic fleet at Hyde Street Pier.
www.maritime.org/safrhome.shtml
- Santa Barbara Maritime Museum - Preserves and presents the maritime history of the Santa Barbara Channel and its National Marine.
www.sbmm.org
- South Street Seaport Museum - Combines galleries, living history programs, and 18th- and 19th-century buildings lining stone-paved streets.
www.southstseaport.org
- Sunshine Coast Maritime Museum - A large collection of ship models.
www.sunshine.net/www/1000/sn1095
- Tahoe Maritime Museum - Home Page - museum dedicated to preserving Lake Tahoe's maritime history through innovative interpretation and public education
www.tahoemaritimemuseum.org
- 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.
www.texasmaritimemuseum.org
- The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - Part of the Nova Scotia Museum, specializing in marine history of Atlantic Canada. Includes information on exhibits, admission prices and hours of operation.
maritime.museum.gov.ns.ca
- The Old Coast Guard Station - Museum housed in a former Coast Guard/Service Station in Virginia. Offers information on exhibits and the museum's research library.
www.oldcoastguardstation.com
- The Reedville Fishermen's Museum - Exhibits the maritime history of the Chesapeake Bay.
www.rfmuseum.com
- The San Diego Maritime Museum - Started 1927 with "The Star of India" a restauration-project now there is more...
www.sdmaritime.com
- Vancouver Maritime Museum - has a reference library and facilities for banquets and meetings.
www.vmm.bc.ca/home.htm
- Westport Maritime Museum - some ships, a light-house and the children's discovery room.
westportwa.com/museum/index.html
- Wisconsin Maritime Museum - Tour the USS Cobia and visit the largest maritime museum on the Great Lakes: WWII periscope, model ship gallery, and the re-creation of a historic port city. Find out why Manitowoc is Wisconsin's Maritime Capital.
www.wimaritimemuseum.org
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