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USS Midway and the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum
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San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum - USS Midway


No carrier has the history or the crew to match the Midway. A 47-year odyssey that spanned the end of WWII and Desert Storm, an odyssey in which more than 225,000 Americans took part.

Features:

bullet Audio tour with every admission
bullet Virtual reality flight simulations
bullet Midway features more than 35 exhibits that bring the magic of naval aviation to life.
 
Overview:

Located downtown in San Diego at Navy Pier, Midway provides a dynamic and enriching experience "from boiler to bridge". A visit to Midway instills a greater appreciation for courage, freedom, and service to country.

Every museum admission includes an entertaining, self-guided audio tour as visitors navigate their way around the ship to more than 35 exhibits and nearly 2 dozen restored aircraft

A sample of Midway's current exhibits:
  Berthing Spaces - Where privacy is a distant memory!
  Aircraft Engines - Power above the clouds
  SINS (Ships Inertial Navigation System) - Pilots navigate the seas
  Liquid Oxygen Plant - Where a disastrous collision occurred
  Aviation Weapons Movement - Tracking tons of ordnance
  Flight Deck Transition - Heading for the roof
  Flight Deck Spectacle - 4 acres of chaotic ballet
  Galley - 13,000 meals a day
  Crew's mess - Bombs & burgers
  Post Office - The only tie home
  Machine and Metal Shops - Craftsmanship at sea
  Captain's Bridge and At-Sea-Cabin - 24-hour-a-day duty
  Primary Flight Control (PriFly) - Perhaps Midway's toughest duty
  Fresnel Lens - Call the ball!
  LSO Platform - Inches away from disaster
  Engineering - Raw, pulsing power
  Forecastle Deck (Foc's'le) - power and ceremony
  Junior Officers' Quarters - The "Swamp"
  Navy Shower - Where water is precious
  Sick Bay - Hospital at sea

The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum aboard the USS Midway has become a crown jewel of downtown San Diego's revitalized waterfront and appeals to a wide audience. It is also a popular venue for special events, in the heart of San Diego Bay.

Midway's air wing is constantly expanding. Every few months, meticulously restored planes are brought aboard and added to the self-guided audio tour. The museum's current inventory includes nearly two dozen aircraft with more on the way.

The naval aviation museum showcases the unique history of the Midway, an aircraft carrier that routinely set new standards of naval aviation.

Answering the Call for 47 Years
"Midway Magic" is a historical fact. It was a term known throughout the Navy as the USS Midway steamed through a 47-year career of service to country. Imagine a carrier that was commissioned in 1945 and served as a flagship in Desert Storm in 1991. No other carrier served as long as the USS Midway.

Time and again Midway remained on station when other carriers broke down and headed for port. It was almost magical how the crew and carrier responded to every call - both military and humanitarian.

The USS Midway set new standards of naval aviation in the latter half of the 20th century. A captured German V-2 rocket was launched off the USS Midway in 1946 - the dawn of naval missile warfare. The USS Midway blazed new trails of sub-Arctic air operations off the coast of Greenland. It was the first carrier homeported in a foreign country, calling Yokosuka, Japan home for 18 years. When others came home, the USS Midway remained at the "tip of the sword" on an odyssey shared by 225,000 Americans that spanned the surrender of Japan in WWII, the Cold War, Vietnam, the era of détente and Desert Storm.

No other carrier carries such a proud (many say "magical") tradition of diligence, vigilance and mission completion. Midway Magic was real. And it continues today on her final mission as an interactive museum, tribute and education center.


USS Midway 1951
USS Midway 1951

USS Midway 1991
USS Midway 1991

Aircraft on Display
Aircraft on Display

San Diego and Midway at Night
San Diego & Midway at Night

On the Job
On the Job

Learning at the Midway
Educational Tool

USS Midway
USS Midway

 

 

TOUR DETAILS:
USS Midway and the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum

Operating Times: Daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with last admittance at 4 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Duration: self guided

Booth Location: Downtown San Diego at Navy Pier, 910 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 | Present this ticket to receive admission tickets at ticket booth located on the Navy Pier, USS Midway Museum.

Nearest Intersection: W Broadway and W Harbor Dr

Parking: Parking on Navy Pier - $5 up to 1 hour $7 for up to 4 hours Handicapped Parking - on Navy Pier (near the Ticket Office) is available on a first-come-first served basis, standard parking rates apply. Metered Parking - limited along N. Harbor Drive and Pacific Coast Highway at a rate of 25 cents for 12 minutes, with most meters having a 2 hour limit. Large Vehicle Parking - Buses can drop groups off at our ticket office, but cannot stage on Navy Pier. Vehicles over 18' long are not allowed to park on Navy Pier. The closest large vehicle parking is in metered spaces along Pacific Coast Highway.

Age Requirements: Seniors Ticket: 62+ years Students Ticket: with valid ID, and Military with valid ID Youth Ticket: 6-17 years Free Ticket: Children 5 years and under and active duty in uniform are free.

Notes: Accessibility: Elevator access to Hangar Deck, Flight Deck and Mess Deck (approx 2/3 of exhibits are accessible). Virtual video tour for spaces that are not accessible by wheelchair. Complimentary loaner wheelchairs are available on a first come, first served basis

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