A museum with 8 decks featuring over 80 exhibits on maritime topics such as shipwrecks, the Atlantic slave trade, the Civil War, World War II, early settlements, trade routes, marine archeology, hurricanes, maritime commerce, shipbuilding, navigation, and offshore oil and gas platforms.

An exhibit housed in a simulated ship hull that covers the history of the Gulf, including shipwrecks like the El Cazador, The Hunley, The Pelican Girls, and Riverboat Run.