The Park of Maritime Tradition at Faliro gives Athens a different kind of historical setting: ships, naval memory, and the waterfront rather than temples and hilltop ruins. Its open-air exhibits include historic vessels that connect modern Greece to the sea that has always shaped it.
It works well with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center or a broader Faliro outing. Do not expect the polish of the major central museums, but the change of subject and setting make it worthwhile for maritime-history travellers.