Naval Museum in Varna - national tourist sites of the country. It is located at the sea coast, in the Sea Garden city. The area of ​​the museum - about 400 sq.m. The museum building was built in the end of XIX century and today it is building - a true monument of architecture.

The purpose of the museum - preserve, and present and popularize the history of the Bulgarian maritime exploits. Serve this purpose numerous exhibitions in the halls and various exhibits are located in the open air.

Formation of the museum began in 1883. Then the officers of the fleet of the Danube began to collect artifacts in the city of Ruse. The first museum exhibition of military equipment in Varna was opened in May 1923. It actively promoted "the Bulgarian National Society of the sea." The turning point in the history of the museum began in 1955, when the museum was included in a single system of the Bulgarian Defence Ministry - it became a branch of the Sofia National Museum of Military History.

The museum's collection shows the maritime history of the country: the key processes and highlights in the field of shipbuilding, shipping and the creation of a powerful fleet. It also reflects events such as the participation of Bulgarian sailors in the war against the Serbs in 1885, the Balkan War and both world wars. Particular attention is paid museum staff destroyer "Defiant", which in 1912 attacked and sank the cruiser Turks "Hamidze."

For visitors opened the opportunity to look at the ancient anchors and surviving fragments of vessels found at the bottom of the Black Sea. Here exhibited nasal ornaments ships, sailors and officers form. For clarity, the museum has exposure to a desktop model, demonstrating the diversity of the composition of the Navy, as well as peaceful merchantmen Bulgaria.

Of particular interest are the flags, torpedoes, insignia and other evidence naval greatness of the country. Full understanding of the specifics of navigation and shipbuilding in general, help to create a variety of tools and devices.

The public part of the museum, perhaps the most interesting. Here is the legendary destroyer "Defiant", as well as yacht "Cor Caroli" - that her In 1975-1976 made the first trip around the world Bulgarian captain Georgiev. You can also see the helicopters, which served as the Bulgarian aviation.

In addition to various exhibits, the museum has a specialized library serving.