The Visitor Center

 

The Visitor Center is located inside the Haslett Warehouse, a San Francisco historic landmark built in 1907.

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Housed in the Park's 1908 historic brick cannery warehouse, San Francisco Maritime’s Visitor Center tells the stories of voyage, discovery, and cultural diversity of the Bay Area’s maritime history. Since 1849, the world has rushed through the Golden Gate, and each wave of population and industry has left its own fascinating imprint on America's West Coast and the City by the Bay.

Explore the immersive exhibits on display, watch our park film, and orient yourself to the sites and stories of San Francisco’s waterfront history. Get up close to an authentic first-order Fresnel lens from the Farallon Islands Lighthouse and learn about the Visitor Center’s site history as Del Monte Plant No. 1. Don’t miss the award-winning exhibit The Waterfront: Sailors Called It Frisco, which recreates six historical San Francisco neighborhoods. Visit a wind-swept Yelamu village at the Golden Gate. Find Gold Rush ships buried by the Barbary Coast. Hear the clamor along the shore. Get lost in the stories that made “Frisco” a legendary port.

 

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