"Housed in the imposing Fort St John, which has guarded the harbor since 1346, the Maritime Museum chronicles Dubrovnik's seafaring heyday and craftsmanship—from ship models and nautical charts to coins, tools and ceremonial flags—and vividly illustrates how the city's shipyards built the famed Argosies once described by Shakespeare as 'pageants of the sea'; to reach it, climb the steps behind the old harbor as if heading to the city walls and turn right at the top." - Katie Monk