Wisconsin Maritime Museum

The Midwest’s largest maritime museum, where kids and adults can tour of the nation’s most completely restored WWII submarine, the USS COBIA. Discover a gallery dedicated to Wisconsin-built recreational boats, or time-travel back to a 19th century shipbuilding town.

Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc: See 354 reviews, articles, and 155 photos of Wisconsin Maritime Museum, ranked No.1 on TripAdvisor among 25 attractions in Manitowoc.

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum a great place to learn, play and explore the rich maritime history of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region. Founded in 1970, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum has grown into one of the largest maritime museums in the Midwest. In addition to commemorating the maritime heritage of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers area and the submarines built here during World War II, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum is now a leader in preserving the maritime history of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region.

17 reviews of Wisconsin Maritime Museum "Friendly, knowledgeable folks run this place. It's a treasure of WW2 and the museum is very well done.

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S., that depicts the maritime heritage of the Great Lakes. Founded in 1968 as the Manitowoc Maritime Museum, the facility opened in 1969 in the former YMCA of Manitowoc.