Fun Guide to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park: Historical Vessels, Visitor Center and More

San Francisco maritime national historical park is in the limits of the city of San Francisco, it falls in the Fisherman's wharf neighborhood on the shoreline of the bay. It is located in a Mediterranean climate. The maritime national history park shows sights and sounds along with the facts of the pacific coast maritime history.

Wikipedia info on San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Maritime_National_Historical_Park

In 1886, Charles Connell and company, in the shipyard of Glasgow in Scotland, introduced a ship named Balclutha. It was a cargo ship build to move all over the world. Balclutha was a three-masted, steel-hulled ship, which carried 26 men as crew to take on the ship on the sea with 25 sails. It stood tall with a length of 301feet, 38.6feet of beam and a depth of 22.7 feet.

Balclutha's history on the Pacific Ocean

http://www.nps.gov/safr/

Historic ships on display

http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/historic-vessels.htm

A stay at the hotel located close to the Park can easily complement the fascinating experience at the venue. The area is filled with hotels in the Russian Hill, Nob Hill and California Street areas. Budgets and packages are also frequent in these hotels as the area is popular amongst tourists. Fisherman's Wharf being just a mile away from the Park, you can avail a good deal of the delicious sailor food.

The venue is just a simple northward drive from downtown SF, allowing most new visitors to be relaxed about directions. Calfironia Street is the place where a small conjuncture lets you follow it onto Hyde Street. The Maritime Park will be found at the end of that road.

Frommers.com on the SF Maritime National Historic Park

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sanfrancisco/A25179.html