Cite de La Mare, Cherbourg-Octeville

Good day out. Impressive and informative aquarium, fairly interesting Titanic exhibit, and a great audio-guided walk through a nuclear submarine. The main building is immense, and has a variety of interesting submarines to look at. We didn't try the restaurant, but the sandwich bar was good. Well worth a visit if in the area.

Ever wondered what a nuclear submarine looks like? This was a great opportunity to not only see such a magnificent craft but also walk through it. From trying to make sense of how they shower in those tiny cubicles, to seeing how the torpedo bays are loaded. Or you just want to feel what the passengers of Titanic went through? A nice museum that details that fateful day. Finally, there's a lovely aquarium here.

Wonderful museum. It is divided in 3 sections: the submarine, titanic, the ocean. The submarine is marvelous, there is a free audio guide multilanguage. It is very well done, the best I have heard. The titanic is a reconstruction of the events and the ambient on the ship. The ocean section is also very nice and has several good explanations. All the sections have interactive parts where you can touch with hands every concept. All the explanations are in French and English. I strongly recommend a visit of at least 6 hours. Take your time and enjoy!

Great maritime museum, but a bit disjointed. The highlight is the Redoubtable. That's worth the entrance on its own. The aquarium is small, but with good displays. The Titanic section to me, is the weakest, but it's probably more interesting if you don't know a lot about it.

Very nice museum. It is actually three in one. There is an exhibition on the Titanic, one on the ocean and there is a former nuclear submarine that you can visit. You will need between 2 - 4 hours. Parking is free in front of the museum.