Panama City Beach, Florida
Man in the Sea Museum
A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
U.S.S. Albacore
Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.
Houston, Texas
Museum of Health and Medical Science
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Kure, Japan
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarine Museum
"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."
Kure, Japan
Battleship Yamato Museum
Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.
Eden, Australia
Eden Killer Whale Museum
A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.
Houston, Texas
National Museum of Funeral History
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Antarctica
Shackleton's Antarctic Hut
Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.
Antarctica
Antarctic Exploration Museum & Post Office
The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.
Memphis, Tennessee
National Civil Rights Museum
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Gothenburg, Sweden
Maritiman
The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Marton-in-Cleveland, England
Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.
De Koog, Netherlands
Shipwreck and Beachcombing Museum
The history of sea-faring refuse and disaster is on cramped display in this Netherlands folk museum.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Atomic Museum
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
St. Marys, Georgia
St. Marys Submarine Museum
Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Kaunas Museum for the Blind
Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.
Permanently Closed
Somerville, Massachusetts
Mµseum - The Tiny Museum
The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.
Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador
Museum of Whales and Things
A chaotic collection of maritime artifacts, art, and really whatever else happens to be around.
Hammerfest, Norway
Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society
This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.
Groton, Connecticut
Submarine Force Museum
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Fredericksburg, Texas
National Museum of the Pacific War
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
Charleston, South Carolina
Old Slave Mart
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
The Whaling Museum
Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.
