USS Midway Museum

USS Midway Museum

History Museum · San Diego, California
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The USS Midway Museum is a historical naval aircraft carrier museum located in downtown San Diego, California at Navy Pier. The museum consists of the aircraft carrier Midway. The ship houses an extensive collection of aircraft, many of which were built in Southern California.

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If you need a break from the throngs of beach-goers, or just prefer learning about history, the USS Midway—once the US Navy’s longest-serving aircraft carrier—is the perfect spot. A floating museum docked at the Navy Pier, across from Tuna Harbor Park, the carrier is an essential piece of American military history. While visiting doesn't require setting foot on the sand, an admission ticket is crucial, so make sure to book ahead of time if you want to explore the enormous ship.
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Give your kids a history lesson on what life was like living in a floating city with a visit to the USS Midway Museum—the largest aircraft carrier in the world that you can tour. Explore the ship’s galley, engine room, jail, flight simulators, and more. Plus, climb aboard one of several historic sailing vessels at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. The San Salvador, the 92-foot (28-meter) galleon, is a historically accurate reconstruction of the ship that entered San Diego harbor in 1542.
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The monumental USS Midway was the longest-serving aircraft carrier in U.S. Navy history when it was decommissioned in 1992. Now the feted ship—the size of a floating city—is a maritime museum open to the public, berthed along San Diego Bay in downtown. Climb aboard for a fascinating insight into what naval life is really like, courtesy of a self-guided audio tour narrated by some (refreshingly honest) former Midway sailors.
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The USS Midway Museum is the largest aircraft carrier in the world that you can tour, where kids can earn their Junior Pilot Wings! This maritime masterpiece features a flight deck and a hangar filled with more than 30 restored helicopters and aircraft, a firsthand glimpse of what life was like below deck, access to the engine room, flight simulator experiences, and so much more.
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