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» Apalachicola Maritime Museum - Presenting the maritime history of the American South, particularly that of the Apalachicola Bay, Florida region.
» Baltimore Maritime Museum - Ships from 1930 to 1986. Lightship Chesapeake.
» Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum - preserving the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
» Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - Museum includes nine exhibit buildings displaying the maritime history of the Chesapeake Bay.
» Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum - Collects, preserves, and exhibits objects and documents pertinent to whaling.
» Columbia River Maritime Museum - Maritime heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
» Connecticut River Museum - Features permanent and changing exhibitions on the maritime, economic and cultural history of the Connecticut River valley from Canada to Long Island. Includes hours, admission rates, membership details, educational programs, links and directions.
» Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum - with hundreds of coins, silver and gold bars, weapons, jewelry, porcelain and pottery recovered from shipwrecks.
» 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.
» 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.
» East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation - Operates the Marine Museum and maintains the Bug Lighthouse. Exhibits include Fresnel lenses. Includes calendar of events, gift shop, newsletter, children's events, blacksmith shop, member and volunteer opportunities. Located in Greenport, New York.
» Fairport Lighthouse - Take a virtual tour of the lighthouse and marine museum in Fairport Harbor, OH.
» Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum - Museum exhibiting the history of the shipping industry and related occupations on the Great Lakes.
» Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum - Featuring shipwreck and diving exhibits, plus an Edmund Fitzgerald memorial, including the ships' bell.
» Hart Nautical Collection @MIT - Largest Collection of ship plans and drawings in the Northeast.
» Horton Point Lighthouse and Nautical Museum - Displays collection of both museum-owned and patron-loaned lighthouse and other early marine artifacts, including sea chests, paintings, photographs, maps, scrimshaw, baymen's tools. Includes hours, admission and directions. Located in Southold, New Yor
» Hudson River Maritime Museum - Preserving the maritime history of the river, its tributaries, and the industries that developed around it. Features paintings, prints, photographs and ephemera, vessel blueprints, pieces of sunken vessels and ship models. Includes hours, fees, school pr
» Indian River Life Saving Station Museum and Historic Site - Located in Rehoboth Beach, Deleware. Includes history, foundation, getting involved, and museum store.
» 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.
» Kendall Whaling Museum - twelve maritime galleries house international collections of nautical art, history, and ethnology celebrating the age-old human fascination with whales.
» Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum - Combines actors, films, laser technology and the actual artifacts from the recently rediscovered wrecked vessel Isaac Allerton.
» Lake Champlain Maritime Museum - a non-profit organization for preserving and sharing the history of Lake Champlain, Vermont, USA.
» Long Island Maritime Museum - Preserving Long Island's regional maritime heritage for educational purposes. Information on oysters, Long Island shipwrecks and great events.
» Los Angeles Maritime Museum - Galleries of exhibits exploring the maritime history of Southern California.
» Maine Maritime Museum - Site displays exhibit information, upcoming events, programs, educational promotions, directions to reach the museum and other points of interest.
» Marine Museum of the Great Lakes - History of shipping on the Great Lakes. Located in Kingston, Ontario. Includes information about research, publications, and admission details.
» Mariners Park Museum - Retraces early shipping history on the Canadian Great Lakes.
» Mariners' Museum - Research Library and Archives in Newport News, Virginia.
» Maritime Industry Museum - Housed on the campus of the State University of New York (SUNY). Includes overview and exhibit layout, news, and visitor information.
» Maritime Museum - San Francisco National Historical Park and Maritime Museum.
» Maritime Museum of British Columbia - has exhibits and artifacts representing British Columbia's maritime heritage.
» 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
» Marquette Maritime Museum - Marquette and Lake Superior.
» Mystic Seaport - Living history museum features a village, ships and 17 acres of exhibits depicting coastal life in New England in the 19th century. Includes intereactive exhibits, calendar, programs, hours, fees and directions. Located in Connecticut.
» National Maritime Museum Association - exhibits, ship preservation, educational programs and publications.
» National Park Service Maritime Heritage Program - Maritime Resources within the National Park System, USA.
» New Bedford Whaling Museum - Events calendar, news, collections, membership and area information.
» 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.
» North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum - Features over 3,000 objects and materials with emphasis on the commercial fishing industry and early lifestyles of the shore and waters of Lake Superior. Includes events and programs, hours, admission, membership, store and directions. Located in Tofte,
» Oregon Maritime Center and Museum - Houses international exhibits of models and artifacts, including early sailing vessel models and ships in bottles, the stern-wheel tug boat Portland, shipyard displays and early diving equipment. Includes hours, location, admission fees, membership deta
» Palm Beach Maritime Museum - Exhibits include restored President John F. Kennedy Bunker, former U.S. Coast Guard station and education center. Includes photos, hours of operation, fees and directions. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida.
» Penobscot Marine Museum - Searsport, Maine. Eight historic buildings house one of New England's collections of marine art, artifacts and maritime heritage.
» Portland Harbor Museum - The maritime museum of the port of Portland, Maine.
» Reedville Fishermen's Museum - Dedicated to preserving the heritage of Virgina's watermen, history and culture. Includes hours, admission, membership levels, upcoming events, volunteerism, and directions.
» San Diego Maritime Museum - Visitor information, exhibits, education, publications, events calendar, and special events facilities.
» San Francisco Maritime NHP - includes the historic fleet at Hyde Street Pier.
» 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.
» Santa Barbara Maritime Museum - Preserves and presents the maritime history of the Santa Barbara Channel and its National Marine.
» Tahoe Maritime Museum - Home Page - museum dedicated to preserving Lake Tahoe's maritime history through innovative interpretation and public education
» 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.
» Texas Seaport Museum - Home of the Elissa, a three-masted, iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Includes history of the ship, events, exhibits and films, admission prices and schedule, educational programs, FAQs, ship's specifications, volunteer progra
» 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.
» 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.
» The Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation - Offers tour of the lightship "Overfalls". Includes list of technical specifications, membership application, hours, admission and directions. Located in Lewes, Delaware.
» Vancouver Maritime Museum - Interprets the story of Canada's Pacific port and its links with the Pack Rim with artifacts, models, paintings, photographs. Includes virtual tour, upcoming events, educational programs, hours, fees, directions. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia.
» Westport Maritime Museum - some ships, a light-house and the children's discovery room.
» 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.