USS Midway Museum

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• David Katz★★★★★

  Loved touring the USS Midway! Such a cool and super interesting experience. There is so much history packed into this ship, and you could easily spend hours exploring it. The tour was great, and even the cafeteria was worth checking out. Definitely worked up an appetite walking around this massive ship! #yumthebestever If you’re in San Diego, the USS Midway is absolutely worth a visit. ⚓️🇺🇸

  3 weeks ago

• John Hornick Chef’s Apprentice★★★★★

  Category: Attraction. If you want to spend a few hours, or even an entire day, exploring a great piece of American history, this is it (we spent 1 1/2 days — your ticket is good for two days). This aircraft carrier, which was built for service in WWII but not commissioned until just after it ended, was the largest ship in the world at that time and the pride of the Navy until 1992. Home to 4500 sailors, it was a floating City at Sea. The self-guided tour is aided by an audio guide narrated by Veterans who served on this magnificent ship, and by volunteers who are proud and knowledgeable of the ship and happy to talk about its history, design, facilities, and adventures. You will tour virtually every part of the ship and its 18 decks, from the command tower to the flight deck to the mess hall (which served 13,000 meals per day) to the engine room (which generated 212,000 HP). You will see how the sailors lived, ate, slept, and worked. You will see many planes and helicopters permanently residing on the ship. Just inside the entrance is a display dedicated to the Battle of Midway, which changed the course of WWII to favor the Allies, and in honor of which the ship was christened. The display includes a very well done and moving short film about the battle. If you get hungry during your tour, there’s a cafeteria and you can enjoy your food in the sun or shade on one of the aircraft elevators, which is capable of moving two jets from the hanger deck to the flight deck in 15-20 seconds. Don’t miss the fascinating presentations on launching and arresting aircraft, given on the flight deck by former pilots. YouTube’s Chef’s Apprentice

  4 months ago

• Brian Fero★★★★★

  Spent 3.5 hours on a self guided/guided tour of the ship. Amazing. You could spend 7 hours there between 10-5 and probably only see 25% of the ship. An absolute must see. Go there early, and for $20.00 you will learn about military history, be in awe at the sheer complexity of the ship, and see some amazing technology and fighter planes. Happy 250th birthday America.

  2 months ago

• Ken MacMillan★★★★★

  The USS Midway Museum was one of the highlights of our trip! The ship is absolutely massive, and there is so much to explore that you could easily spend hours there. Whether you're interested in aircraft carriers, military aircraft, naval history, or just history in general, there's something for everyone. The volunteer docents were fantastic—friendly, knowledgeable, funny, and always happy to answer questions or share stories from their own experiences. The videos and exhibits throughout the ship were also very well done, making it easy to appreciate the history and understand what life aboard the Midway was really like. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. It's an incredible museum that's educational, entertaining, and well worth the visit. I absolutely loved it and would recommend it to anyone visiting San Diego!

  a month ago

• Bay Area Reviews★★★★★

  We spent two hours walking around and exploring this retired military aircraft carrier on a warm and sunny Saturday in June. This was my first time ever on a military boat and it was quite impressive to see what was built and maintained nearly 80 years ago. Tiny hallways and room for the shipmates. Large open spaces for aircraft storage and repair. The deck is definitely the best spot to spend time with many different aircraft you can look at and some you can go inside. The guy giving the demonstration about landing was a little too excited when talking about bombing people in Vietnam during the war tho. Overall we had a good time here and definitely recommend it at least once during your San Diego trip.

  2 months ago

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