St. Marys Submarine Museum

St. Marys Submarine Museum is located at St Marys Street West in Saint Marys, Georgia and is less than an hour's drive from Jacksonville in Florida. The museum has a wide variety of submarine related artifacts, memorabilia and information for members of the public to view. Visitors can come here Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm and on Sundays from 1pm to 5pm, but the museum remains closed Mondays, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and between Christmas and New Year.

Opened in 1996, the museum has two floors of display area for visitors to explore as well as an operational Type 8 submarine periscope. The periscope goes out of the roof allowing visitors a great view of southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. Over 20,000 artifacts, paintings, models, documents and photos can be viewed here.

Amongst the artifacts to be found at the museum are the ship control panel from USS James K. Polk and an old sonar system console. Visitors can obtain souvenirs and gifts such as books, photos, postcards, hats, shirts and other accessories from the museum store. There are many eateries in St Marys including Borrell Creek Landing about half a mile from the museum on Highway 40 East.