Overview
 Running along the edge of the beautiful San Diego Harbor is the Embarcadero, a paved pedestrian path leading to an assortment of restaurants, boating tours, fish markets and miscellaneous shops. The Embarcadero is the primary departure point for many of the city’s harbor and dinner cruise ships, including the popular Harbor Excursion Tour
(800-44-CRUISE).
Docked at the Embarcadero is San Diego’s nautical claim to fame,
the Star of India, a historic windjammer built in 1863.
Also located at the Embarcadero is the San Diego Maritime Museum (619-234-9153), which operates the
Star of India. The San Diego Maritime Museum  was founded in 1948 and, in addition to undertaking the restoration of the
Star, expanded in 1973 with the acquisition of the ferryboat Berkeley and the steam yacht
Medea.
After six decades of ferrying between the San Diego Bay and the San Francisco Bay, the
Berkeley came to rest at the San Diego waterfront and today acts as the headquarters for the Museum, housing workshops, offices, the maritime library and the gift shop.
 The Embarcadero is connected to Seaport Village and the Convention Center by a quarter-mile-long boardwalk, referred to as the Embarcadero Marina. The Embarcadero Marina is actually an arm of land that reaches into the San Diego Bay, hugging the shiny white boats moored at the edge of Seaport Village.
The Embarcadero Marina is an excellent place for leisure, playing host to concerts and other forms of entertainment, as well as providing plenty of open space for recreational activities and a swath of shopping and eating opportunities at Seaport Village.---Words
and photos by Michael Rando
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