USS Midway Museum Admission: Valid Any Date
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San Diego, USA
- 2 to 5 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Take a trip through American naval history when you go for a self-led tour of the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, with the benefit of prebooked admission tickets. This enormous ship, the longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century, now offers a range of interactive exhibits, an audio tour, and numerous restored aircraft across its 4 acres (1.6 hectares). It’s an essential piece of the country's military history.
- Skip the line: Proceed directly to the front gate for admission
- Check off one of San Diego's top tourist attractions at the USS Midway
- Arrive whenever suits you best, and explore at your own pace
- Learn more from the audio tour, included in the admission price
What's Included
- Audio Tour
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Embarcadero Adventure Offers including discounts for other nearby attractions
- World famous Midway volunteers will bring the flight deck alive
- Ability to skip the ticketing line - does not apply to lines within the attraction.
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Parking: please note that during the summer, parking is limited and early arrival is encouraged.
Meeting and Pickup
Operating hours
- 01/03/2023 - 06/11/2027
Monday - Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Departure Point
- USS Midway Museum, 910 N Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101-5811
What To Expect
Begin your USS Midway visit on downtown San Diego’s Embarcadero, boarding the ship any time during its regular hours of operation. This marvel of engineering once housed more than 4,500 crew members across its various decks, and served in the US Navy between 1945 and 1992, making it the longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century. Over the years more than 225,000 sailors have walked its sturdy decks.
Once on board the ship, you have a range of options to explore. For more than a decade this famous carrier was the largest ship in the world (too large to fit through the Panama Canal, in fact), so there’s no shortage of things to do. Continue on a self-guided audio tour, told through the stories of the ship’s former officers and sailors.
Or, visit some of the 65 highlighted locations throughout the vessel, covering its bridge to its engine room. There are also 25 restored aircraft lining its deck, and a range of interactive exhibits to suit visitors of all ages. You can also get a better sense for life at sea as you explore the ship’s restored living quarters, including the galleys, sleeping quarters and officer’s country.
Before you go, don’t forget to check out the flight simulator, and make sure to stop by the gift shop and café to cap off your visit.
Once on board the ship, you have a range of options to explore. For more than a decade this famous carrier was the largest ship in the world (too large to fit through the Panama Canal, in fact), so there’s no shortage of things to do. Continue on a self-guided audio tour, told through the stories of the ship’s former officers and sailors.
Or, visit some of the 65 highlighted locations throughout the vessel, covering its bridge to its engine room. There are also 25 restored aircraft lining its deck, and a range of interactive exhibits to suit visitors of all ages. You can also get a better sense for life at sea as you explore the ship’s restored living quarters, including the galleys, sleeping quarters and officer’s country.
Before you go, don’t forget to check out the flight simulator, and make sure to stop by the gift shop and café to cap off your visit.
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USS Midway Museum
Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Complimentary, loaner wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator access from Navy Pier onto the ship, from the hangar deck down to the second deck and up to the flight deck
- Approximately 60 percent of the museum’s exhibits are wheelchair accessible.
- Stroller accessible
- Narrated video tour of all museum exhibits is shown continuously in the hangar deck
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Parking is available adjacent to Midway for an additional fee through Ace parking.
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- HOURS ARE 10AM TO 5PM HOWEVER LAST ADMISSION IS 4PM.
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 2,250 reviews
Bill_B, May 2026
Informative, Awesome, living history. Docents are well versed, and entertaining. Good personal stories, to go with the bigger story, that is Midway.
M_R, May 2026
Narrow and steep staircases. Self guided. Fantastic exhibits and picture opportunities. Helpful staff and clean facility.
Mari_S, May 2026
Very interesting to see how those service men worked and lived in the big ship. It took us over 3 hours to go through the whole ship
Kristine_S, May 2026
Give yourself plenty of time to work your way through the entirety of the ship. The Docents are incredibly knowledgeable, and the new CVIC was simply amazing.
Richard_W, May 2026
It was great. Lots to see and also interactive displays. The docents were great too. We would do it again
Darren_T, May 2026
We absolutely loved this attraction, spent the whole day onboard and saw mostly everything we set out to see. The volunteers onboard are a wealth of information and so interesting to interact with. What’s particularly special about this museum attraction is that it’s hands on and they encourage to touch and try different things even sitting in the captains chair and plane cockpits. For us this was definitely an highlight of our visit to San Diego and highly recommend this attraction.
Emma_L, May 2026
Really good visit to this ship, it was done brilliantly and some lovely volunteers to tell you all about it. Well worthwhile and would thoroughly recommend, listen to the information at all the stops
Sandra_B, May 2026
Volunteers are so knowledgeable and wanting to share their experiences. Very educational and great experience for anyone.
Earl_P, May 2026
A great experience. Very interactive very informative. The volunteers were great. I would recommend this tour.
Jamie_L, May 2026
A really great piece of history to see up close and personal. After tour treat yourself to a good meal at one of many restaurants that are steps away. Some really nice shops to cruise through to work off that meal.
Rosanne_C, Apr 2026
Great experience! Ships are very interesting and I learned a lot. You can see as much or as little as you choose. It was very meaningful for me since my Dad was a sailor.
Tricia_D, Apr 2026
Everyone aboard the ship was friendly and very knowledgeable. Make sure you allow plenty of time to get through the exhibit, there’s a lot to see.
Delfin_A, Apr 2026
Love the city tours and it’s Perfectly done and my wife loves I will definitely comeback with friends and families . I would hi
Matt_P, Apr 2026
The USS Midway experience exceeded all expectations by offering a wealth of dynamic exhibits. We felt like we were actually “there”, transported to what life is truly like these brave heroes.
Timothy_V, Apr 2026
Excellent tour guides, especially for the command tower. Also, the “Yellow Hats” (veterans) were great to talk to, with many having served on the USS Midway. Excellent self guided tour as well, and I was amazed by the Battle of Midway. Lots of walking and stairs.
Michael_E, Apr 2026
Wonderful, clean historic military ship. Great food on board. Clean restrooms. Well educated staff and tour guide guides with lots of military history.
Elizabeth_T, Apr 2026
Loved this tour, so interesting! We learned so much. Be prepared for alot of climbing stairs but well worth it!
Tanya_M, Apr 2026
Lots of stairs fyi, but totally worth it! You start with a 10-minute movie and then free to roam. Flight deck is amazing. Actual retired flight pilot talking about how planes landed (or didn’t quite).
Carol_A, Apr 2026
This was an awesome tour of an aircraft carrier. Very informative and interesting. My husband loves this type of tour and said he could of stayed 2 more hours looking at everything beyond the 5 hours we were already there
Beverly_C, Apr 2026
A lot of walking and narrow stairs ways, overall a very good experience and information about the ship.
WILLIAM_T, Apr 2026
Seems expensive, but worth it.
Volunteers were terrific. Live presentations were extremely informative.
Stacey_S, Apr 2026
Incredible and very interesting . Audio guide is definitely the way to go. Volunteers make the experience even better .
Kathleen_P, Apr 2026
I loved that all the volunteers had served. They were all so open, outgoing, friendly and helpful. They really made the experience 10x better.
Katie_R, Apr 2026
Highly suggest visiting the museum! My boys 6 and 3 couldn’t get enough, we all really enjoyed it. The bathrooms are the nicest you will find in California 😂 the gift shop is reasonably priced as well. The flight simulator was so fun! All the workers are fantastic and super informative! Just an all around great experience!
Shana_R, Apr 2026
My daughter is still talking about it! Recommend using the listening device they offer for free and seeing the film!
Maria_V, Apr 2026
USS Midway Museum is a must when visiting San Diego ✨️ My husband and I spent easily over 3 hours exploring all of it! History and courage were displayed all throughout tge ship. A lot of the volunteers served aboard and had great stories! Thank you for service!!
Evalyn_M, Apr 2026
A lot of stairs and closed quarters but very well ventilated and AC in parts. Loved the audio platforms and the narrator’s perspective
Kevin_L, Apr 2026
We really enjoyed the USS Midway tour. As a retired Navy veteran, the tour brought back a lot of memories. My wife was amazed by the exhibits and depiction of Navy life on the USS Midway.
Ron_H, Apr 2026
A lot of walking low ceilings if over 6 foot a lot of picture options a lot of food stands bring water pretty pricey on board
Mabel_J, Mar 2026
I wouldn’t recommend if you feel anxious on small rooms , I did feel trap when your inside where they have the matinee rooms and showers
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