Posted: 8/30/2006 6:29:04 PM EDT
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I was thinking about headding down this weekend to check it out wondering if anyone has been down. Just don't wanna waste my time if its not worth it. www.ftmac.org/ |
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I haven't been to the museum itself but have driven by it several times when in the area, and have heard good things. As long as you're in San Pedro to fill out the time a little, the Maritime Museum in the old Ferry Building and the adjacent Fishing Fleet and Merchant Marine Memorials are worth visiting. The adjacent Fireboat station is often open for visiting and if not open has big picture windows and some descriptive posters about the history of fire boats in LA harbor. I can also recommend the Crusty Crab or San Pedro Seafood Company. During the week their seafood pasta specials are pretty good. If you are a little more adventurous, you might try the seafood fajitas grilled and served out on the decks over the channel. If you're lucky in your timing you may catch traffic in the channel or see one of the big container ships working cargo. San Pedro can be an interesting day of relaxed interesting sightseeing away from the normal crowds. |
| it is a little run down, and i've seen some local thugs hanging out by the friendship bell at the park down the way. over all kinda cool to see some of the old gun bunker housings and what not. they have filmed several movies there like pearl harbor. before the japanese bomb pearl harbor they have that planning meeting deal, and that was filmed at ft.mac. |
Is that the Fort MacArthur in San Pedro or the one in San Diego? |
| If you've got a family and kids you can make a nice day out of the trip. Go visit the animal shelter nearby and have a picnic at the park by the Korean friendship bell. Some really nice views of the coast. You can also go a couple miles over to Cabrillo beach and visit the Aquarium. It's free. Lot's of interesting things to do down that way along with a visit to Fort MacArthur. |
Ft. Rosecrans in San Diego, MacArthur in San Pedro. |
 You are absoulutely correct! I plead brain fart. I must have been thinking about the Rosecrans Ave in San Pedro (LA?) and the one in San Diego. I can remember driving down Rosecrans Ave in San Pedro looking for Ft Rosecrans.PS, I realized I was lost when the road ended at the Pacific Ocean. 
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Not to make a full day out of it but I was in San Pedro anyways picking my folks up from the cruise liner piers. Lots of good places to eat near by. The Korean Friendship bell and Fort Macarthur offer grand views of the ocean. There was a wedding going on at the Korean Friendship bell park and that was neat to watch. The Fort was pretty quiet the day we were there but it was March. We walked around a bit, nothing too special IMHO but I've been to a bunch of military museums.
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