Model of bay floor under Golden Gate Bridge. Angel Island is in the lower right hand foreground.
Nerds and kids will love this educational adventure. Many scientific and technical groups also visit. And it is FREE!An engineer’s delight, this giant 1.5 acre 3D working hydraulic model of the entire San Francisco Bay was developed in 1957 by the Army Corps of Engineers to study human effects on the Bay and to help keep it navigable.
Overhead photo of Marinship shipyard.
Inside also check out the historical museum about Marinship, where 20,000 workers worked around the clock to build 93 fleet oilers, tankers, and Liberty ships on this 210 acre shipyard during World War II. The Bay Model Visitor Center uses Marinship’s old warehouse.
Location: 2100 Bridgeway Blvd, Sausalito CA
Hours: Open Tue-Sat til May 31st. Tue-Sun during the summer.
Phone: (415)332-3871
