The Municipal Naval Museum of Kavala documents the city's centuries-long relationship with the sea, from small fishing boats to the merchant vessels that once carried tobacco bales out to steamers anchored offshore. Exhibits include ship models, navigational instruments and archival photographs of the harbour during its commercial peak in the early 20th century. The museum sits alongside a growing cluster of local institutions, including the archaeological and tobacco museums, that together give visitors a rounded picture of how the port shaped the city's identity.