The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire, England welcomes you on board their HMS Alliance, the only remaining WW2 era British ocean going submarine and meet submariners who will regale you with stories of living on board, and the dangers faced in these cramped conditions. Museum collections include three submarines, the HMS Alliance and Holland 1 and X24, and other items include photographs, artifacts, documents, ships plans and more that tell the story of the Royal Navy Submarine service from it's earliest days. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum offers guided tours and welcomes groups, plus are wheelchair accessible, and there's a coffee shop that caters to groups for birthdays and more. Bring the kids and enjoy the interactive science gallery, a brand new play and explore centre, there are many family events to be enjoyed.READ MORE

DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum in Fenwick Island, Delaware is dedicated to recovering and preserving the maritime history of the area, and does not receive state or federal grants. Come view the fascinating and ever changing exhibits, their collection of shipwreck and recovered artifacts is one of the largest in the Mid-Atlantic. There are over 10,000 artifacts at the current location at all times, and another 80 percent is rotated throughout museums across the world. DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum offers a hands on experience, lecture and program, where you shake hands with history and learn interesting information about the maritime history of the past, they also have a museum store with merchandise for sale including historical artifacts and coins, and there are tours available.READ MORE

Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum in Mackinaw, Michigan, is an interesting maritime museum that is open for public tours and unique group events. Home to Icebreaker Mackinaw Wagb-83, visitors to our maritime museum can learn about the illustrious career of this icebreaking ship that was also used during World War II, and visitors are able to view the mess deck, captain's quarters, bridge, engine room and many more interesting sights. Educational tours to Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum is a fun, hands-on experience and an excellent opportunity to learn about knot tying, ice breaking, maritime history and more. And our gift shop has the perfect memento as a reminder of your exciting visit to our maritime museum. READ MORE

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Michigan was created by divers, teachers and educators to showcase and document historic shipwrecks in eastern Lake Superior, near Whitefish Point in Michigan’s scenic Upper Peninsula. This non-profit organisation has two museums on historic properties, and the mission of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society is to preserve, collect and study the material culture of the Great lakes. Visit the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum - Whitefish Point Light Station, the Historic U.S. Weather Bureau Building built in 1899, the Crews Quarters at Whitefish Point and Soo Locks with their 155 years of maritime history, where freighters, barges, tugboats and more traverse the 21-foot drop between Lake Superior and Lake Huron every day. They offer group classes and tours, and small groups can stay at the historic 1923 USCG Crews Quarters Building with private rooms available for rental. The Shipwreck Coast Museum Store features unique nautical gifts, books and videos, exclusive prints, lighthouse collectibles, come for a fascinating visit.READ MORE

The Nautical Museum in Castletown on the Isle of Man is home to the world's oldest yacht the Peggy, the oldest surviving shallop of her kind, built by an interesting historical character, Captain George Quayle. Come visit the Quayle gallery and learn about Captain George and his family as well as the Peggy, see previously unseen objects uncovered in archaeological excavations with exhibits including a leather pistol holster, a flintlock pistol mechanism, some coconut shell drinking cups and what is possibly an eighteenth century microscope. The Nautical Museum showcases Quayle's inventions, they story of why the Peggy remained undisturbed for over a 100 years, a sailmaker's loft and the tools of the trade as well as a cabin room built in the form of a naval warship of Nelson's day, secret trap doors and so much more, it's all here.READ MORE

Tonsberg Maritime Historic Centre in Tonsberg, Norway covers the whaling and shipping industry and showcases ship models, exhibitions of the whaling pioneer Svend Foyn, shipping companies in Vestfold and more. Come view a fascinating exhibition of about 400 pictures from the merchant fleet of Tonsberg and the whaling fleet of Vestfold, well worth a visit. Tonsberg Maritime Historic Centre cherishes the maritime culture of days gone by, and aims to promote seafaring interests, cherish seamen, covers whaling and so much more, there are also great ship models, photographs, posters and objects on view, and they have a library and educational centre.READ MORE

Penneshaw Maritime and Folk Museum in Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island, South Australia was the former Hog Bay School built by the community all the way back in 1869. Originally built in lime and stone and later a new wood and iron building was erected, and even later around the 1920's a modern classroom and residence was built by government contractors. Penneshaw Maritime and Folk Museum has a grinding mill in the grounds, which was driven by a 12 horsepower steam engine to grind Kaoline clay and feldspar. The museum showcases the maritime history of the area with two large ship models, the history of the original school, a main exhibition space with artefacts and details of the social history of the district and more. There is also a lifeboat from the SS Karatta in the museum grounds. READ MORE

Musee La Maison de la Peche in La Turballe, France welcomes you to come discover the exciting world of fishing and focuses on the sardine fishing and canning industry of the 19th century. The history of fishing in the La Turballe is also covered extensively as well as a representation of fishing today and tours are available for the whole family. Musee La Maison de la Peche also offers a seamanship workshop for beginners and advanced where you discover the art of knots amongst other themes, and there are workshops available for children during the school holidays. Also come view the Sardine fishing boat Au Gre des Vents which unloaded her last catch in 1992, and other exhibitions, it's a fascinating museum to visit.READ MORE

Toms River Seaport Society in Toms River, New Jersey, is a non profit organization that was established in 1976 with the aim of preserving and recreating the interesting history of schooners, catboats and small craft that sailed the intercoastal waters of New Jersey. The society leases and maintains the former carriage house dating back to 1868, that is now home to the maritime museum. The maritime museum has a library, ships store, ship model displays as well as a small boat display area located downstairs, and an interesting artifact display upstairs. Toms River Seaport Society is committed to preserving the rich maritime heritage through the maritime museum. READ MORE

Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum in Savannah, Georgia, consists of nine galleries filled with ship models, maritime paintings and interesting artifacts. Most of the ship models were commissioned by the maritime museum to give visitors an understanding of the maritime history of Savannah. Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum is home to models that include colonial vessels, ocean-going steamers, modern navy ships and ironclads and these models have been meticulously researched and detailed. The outlay of the maritime museum is perfect for self-guided tours, but can provide guided tours for groups of 10. Our gift shop has many maritime themed gifts as well as a variety of books. READ MORE