Channel Islands Maritime Museum

David Delgado

The maritime museum houses beautiful works of art and ship models of sea vessels long past. It is a very nice and relaxed atmosphere. A getaway into peace and quiet after a nice lunch at the harbor. The staff were very informative and eager to give guided tours.

D F

Some of the best volunteers, friendly, very knowledgeable. Vast knowledge on the beautiful exhibits they have there. Lots of beautiful paintings. Was pleasantly surprised at how much beautiful art they have. Went for my birthday and was very happy and it made my birthday great and my week even better. A great place I'll be back enjoying again soon

Bradley Sneed

Amazing preservation of some of history's most prestigious ships from all corners of the world... In scale model form. The detail that was put in to these models is beyond compare and the staff was very willing to help and provide details. Plus the walls are covered with some of the nicest maritime art I've ever seen. Take a few hours, if you're in the area, to come see this nicely-presented museum.

Michael Teoli

My three year old and I visit many local museums as part of the Passport 2 History program. They range in their interestingness, but the Channel Islands Maritime Museum is certainly one of the best! It's not huge on the level of a Natural History Museum or Getty... but it's larger than many of these one-room local history museums. There are two floors that each have a large room or two. You'll see many ships and paintings of ships... but what makes this even more fun is that they have many things for children to do! They have a play mobile pirate ship for the kids to play with that kept my son's attention for a LONG time! They also have a selfie station where you take a picture in front of a cannon, complete with wigs, hats and costumes to try on! There was no one else in the museum when we went, so we could take our time and really have fun! Upstairs has other neat things to do, and even better... beautiful views of the water! They had a coloring station for kids that had a handful of plastic toy whales that kept my son's attention for a LONG time! They had special lighting that attempted to recreate and "under water" feel, and he had a great time playing with the toy whales there! They also had some whale bones, which I'm always fascinated by! Especially the size of a whale vertebrate! While many of the Passport museums are free... this one is $7/adult. So that is probably why it's a bit cooler than many others. We had a great time. There is free parking, and not far from Ventura, so there are plenty of things to do around to make for a great day trip!