From noon on Oct. 19 to around 1 p.m. the next day, some 300 people came through the San Francisco Maritime Museum to witness and partake in a collective reading journey involving a notorious whale.

Visit the Presidio, a national park and historic military base, and its new Tunnel Tops Park, with spectacular views of the ...

The Maritime Museum offers a hands-on look at San Diego's days as a bustling seaport. You can tour all types of historic vessels, from sailing ships to submarines, including the world's oldest ...

It then heads back by the aircraft carrier basin and Naval Air Station North Island before returning to the museum. This narrated tour is $10 plus Maritime Museum of San Diego admission.

and the Aquarium of the Bay. Those with an interest in history will want to explore the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park and its Maritime Museum. When you start to feel peckish ...