La Palma Maritime Museum is immediately memorable because it sits inside a full-scale ship-shaped structure on the Santa Cruz waterfront. The form is theatrical, but the subject is serious: the island's long dependence on Atlantic routes, shipbuilding, and ocean trade.
The exhibits are modest, so the museum works best as part of a walk through Santa Cruz rather than a destination for a whole afternoon. It gives useful context to La Palma's port history and looks good from the outside even before you step aboard.