Tour the only Battleship open to the public on the West Coast. During your visit you will hear stories of veterans service, walk the decks of an iconic ship, and watch the most active port operations in the country - the Port of Los Angeles. Your tour includes our free award-winning mobile app with video, audio, and image content on your own device.
Posted By : D8287XMjc
So interesting and historical tour with my family. I hope I can get back one day and visit the shop again!!! Strongly recomend a visit.
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 08:20:21 
Posted By : Ellen_P
It was very underwhelming and not worth the money. There were very few plaques explaining what things were. One of the video presentations wasn’t working. There were no docents to ask questions of.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 12:23:51 
Posted By : skW9745TA
The tour was pretty incredible. The staff was so knowledgeable, and it was so cool to finally see a ww2 ship in person after seeing so many videos. Highly recommend going to see the ship. I was blow away with how cool it was.
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Posted On : 2024-06-06 15:19:05
Posted By : ADAM_S
My wife and I purchased tickets the night before but unfortunately, we had a family emergency Saturday morning and couldn't attend. I wrote to the company to see if we could get our money back as $60 is a lot of money for two retirees. I never heard back from anyone. I mean, the least they could have done was send a note saying refunds are against our policy or something of this nature. I hate it when companies don't reply back. They were very eager to take our money yet, nothing from them when we request a refund due to a family emergency!
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 15:54:52
Posted By : cpc2024
This is definitely a must see historical (actual) ship museum. Its like also stepping back into time and imagining, what they had see and went thru. You will not be bored at all, there was also numbers of kid(s) there with thee parent(s) or grandparent(s) or whomever they were. The awesomeness of this battleship...Wow...Its like, if it was called back into duty, its like, it would be ready to fight another battle.
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Posted On : 2024-05-22 12:15:46
Posted By : Destination598088
FANTASTIC. I did the self guided general tour plus the gun tour. General tour was very good. There is a lot to see. The gun tour cost extra but was super worth it. Gun tour went to several places below decks not gunny plus everything on 5 and 16 inch guns including inside turrets. Guide was superb.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14 12:47:08
Posted By : Alana H
Wow!! Truly amazing! Take the Presidential tour!! Great way to spend the day and learn about history. Our tour guide Rich was outstanding!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-02 15:12:29
Posted By : nancyesveld
We boarded the Iowa a little after it opened, and when they asked, "Is this the first time you've been aboard with us?", my husband responded, "It's the first time since December of 1989." the staff member welcomed us with such delight, that several other staff came over to welcome us. They pulled out a special guest book for him to sign, and then the best tour I've ever been on ensued. Our guide was Rich A, a captain from another ship who was unbelievably knowledgeable and ever so personable, and his "shadow" William, who was training to be a tour guide. With the "private guided tour" we got to see so many parts of the ship that are not part of the general access ticket. Rich had so many stories to tell, and I loved how Rich and my husband could discuss things about the naval experience that I never dreamed of. I was especially interested to see the huge wall map that shows the tours of the USS Iowa throughout her 3 commissions. I would have liked to spend more time on the special exhibits of Dr. Robert Ballard, and the other additions. It was my husband's hope to be able to see the berth where he slept for 4 1/2 years, and the control room where he managed the guns that shot down incoming missiles. Although the control room was locked, Rich knew who to contact, and we got to see the room and hear his stories of service. Before we knew it, the ship was closed for the day, and I realized that we had spent 6 hours onboard! Time flew, and I felt that we had gained a friend.
I am hopeful that we will be able to return to the USS Iowa on April 19th, 2029 and be able to attend the memorial service for the men of Turret 2.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 15:37:18
Posted By : Wendy_R
The battleship looks amazing & highly recommended to visit. Brilliant to see the rooms and museum full of history!
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Posted On : 2024-04-12 18:18:02
Posted By : polarlys
Unique opportunity to see what it was like to be a crew member on board a battlecruiser. In addition, the ship has an enormous history that is told on board through an exhibition.
Kudos to the many volunteers who contribute to keeping this monument accessible
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 03:01:19
