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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Stand on the stern of Balclutha, face west to feel the fresh wind blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. Located in the Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park offers the sights, sounds, smells and stories of Pacific Coast maritime history. The park holds collections of books, oral histories, sea chanteys, photographs, letters, diaries, logbooks, maps, tools, toys, folk art and paintings.

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