San Francisco, CA, 94123
415-447-5000
URL : http://www.nps.gov/safr
overview : 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 maritime library. Visitors can board turn-of-the-century ships, tour the museum and learn traditional arts - like boatbuilding and woodworking. The Park offers educational, music and craft programs for all ages, and provides unique opportunities for docents, interns and volunteers to learn more about the nation's maritime heritage.
collections : Maritime Museum displays include panels, video, oral history re-creations, models and interactive exhibits. The Visitor Center features exhibits (including a First Order Fresnel lighthouse lens, a magnificent brass structure encasing hundreds of precisely polished prisms), interactive displays, and an auditorium. Hyde Street Pier offers a fleet of National Historic Landmark ships available for boarding, including the 1886 square-riggerBalclutha and 1890 steam ferryboat Eureka. The J. Porter Shaw Library focuses on sail and steam on the West Coast and in the Pacific Basin from 1520 to the present.
hours (subject to change) : Visitor Center (499 Jefferson Street): 9:30am-7pm (Memorial Day to October 1) and from 9:30am-5pm (October 2 to May 30). Museum Building (Foot of Polk Street/900 Beach Street): open daily, year-round, 10am-5pm all year. Hyde Street Pier (Foot of Hyde Street): open daily, year-round 9:30am-5:30pm all year. Maritime Library (Building E, Third Floor, Fort Mason Center): year round - Wednesday-Friday - 1pm-5pm, Saturday - 10am-5pm.
topics : maritime, sailor, chantey, scrimshaw, history, general, 19th, century, 20th, American, folk, entertainment, living history, local history, music, photography, technology, transportation
