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Boat Cruise

USS Potomac

Opens Friday at 9:00 AM

Jack London Square, Oakland

"super knowledgeable and friendly volunteers"
Keep eyes peeled for whales near Golden Gate
Bring layers — wind whips up on the water

Step aboard the "Floating White House," FDR's presidential yacht where a secret 1941 fishing trip disguised his historic meeting with Churchill. This lovingly restored National Historic Landmark offers narrated Bay cruises and dockside tours that bring Depression and WWII era vividly to life.

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What are you into?

  • National Historic Landmark
  • WWII history
  • volunteer-run
  • narrated Bay cruises
  • USS Potomac
  • Jack London Square
  • Oakland

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