You have a rare opportunity to go aboard the USS Pampanito, a WW II Balao class Fleet submarine, moored at Pier 45 in the San Francisco Embarcadero. This sub made 6 combat patrols in the Pacific and sank tons of enemy shipping during the latter part of the war. You can tour the boat from stem to stern, above and... more

We LOVE San Francisco. So, saying our top thing we did was the Pampanito means a lot to us. History, awe-inspiring, special.. the submarine has sunk other subs, picked up POWs and seen so much history. It was just awesome to walk through this submarine. Amazing. $9 per adult, well worth it. Every inch is crammed with gears. Seeing the... more

For those who were worried about the comment on the first review stating that they thought it was too expensive please know that it is not expensive. For an adult it is $9. If you have the city pass card it is free. I just had to address that because if I read that it would scare me from even... more

On my first visit to San Francisco I didn't go on the USS Pampanito as it looked too expensive to go on a small sub. However when I re-visited in June 2007 the people I was with really wanted to go on and what a surprise I had. The audio tour was great and the sub was so much bigger... more

I took the tour of the USS Pampanito on a recent trip to San Francisco and had a GREAT time. You can get down into a real WWII era submarine and the audio tour is narrated by actual former sailors that were aboard for the war. It was incredible listening to their stories while in the cramped quarters of a... more

I have been attempting to visit all the GATO/BALAO class subs left in existence. Have already seen the COD, the CAVALLA, and the DRUM. Just traveled to San Fran to add the PAMPANITO to my list and was not disappointed. Especially liked the "rigged for red" control room. It was also cool to feel the wave action on the sub... more