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The Mersey Partnership Tourism Awards: Winner - Best Visitor Attraction 2003 Set sail and drop anchor for a fun day out with the whole family at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Come and explore our large and varied collections that reflect the seafaring importance of Liverpool as a gateway to the world. Based in the Albert Dock, this shipshape museum contains four floors of fascinating galleries that explore the city’s maritime legacy. Displays look at Liverpool’s important role during the Second World War, life at sea with the merchant navy and the brand new Titanic, Lusitania and the Forgotten Empress gallery. The Maritime Archive and Library also contains one of the finest collections of merchant shipping records in the UK. Merseyside Maritime Museum is currently host to 'Magical History Tour' which runs until 27th September 2009. The exhibition charts the citys growth from a tiny fishing village to a modern city.