Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, South Carolina, United States

5.0 (4.611 reviews) Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #1 in South Carolina Military Museums • Speciality Museums • History Museums

Do The Captain's Tour of The Yorktown For Incredible Views Of The Ship Not Available To General Admission

The history of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum began in June 1975 when the legendary aircraft carrier USS Yorktown entered Charleston Harbor. A few months later, the USS Yorktown was dedicated as the first ship of the Naval & Maritime Museum on the 200th birthday of the United States Navy. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum was officially opened to the public on January 3, 1976. Today the museum consists of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) with 29 aircraft on display from WWII to the present; the USS Laffey (DD-724), a Sumner-class destroyer; and the USS Clamagore (SS-343), a GUPPY III submarine. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is headquartered here and their official Medal of Honor Museum is onboard the USS Yorktown. There is also a Cold War Sub Memorial and Vietnam Support Base Camp on the surrounding grounds.
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Address

40 Patriots Point Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4377

Mobile

+1 843-884-2727

Website

http://www.patriotspoint.org

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM

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Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 4:29

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5Rubicon_Johnny 5:00 PM Mar 11, 2022
Get the Captains Tour - You won't regret it!!!
My family decided to visit Charleston, SC for our family vacation this spring and seeing the USS Yorktown and the USS Laffey up close and in person was a definite stop on our to do list. When we arrived, we debated about whether we wanted to pony up the extra cash for the "Captains Tour" or just the regular admission. We decided to get the Captains Tour and it was SOOOO WORTH IT! Our tour guide, Paul Watters, was a Vietnam Veteran who had served on a similar aircraft carrier to the USS Yorktown. Mr. Watters added a great deal to our experience as his time in the military and familiarity with these vessels enhanced the amount of information that we could learn during our few hours on board. There is no way that we would have gained nearly as much from the experience had we just gone on our own. Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum really brings the history to life.
5Aplus traveller 5:00 PM Aug 9, 2021
Great experience and tour
The entry ticket lets you see a self-guided tour of a destroyer, submarine and the Yorktown aircraft carrier. If you are interested in history you can easily spend a few hours there. We have three teenage boys and they really enjoyed it and learned a lot. We also took the Captain's tour for $10 more each. Our tour guide, Mike, was very knowledgeable and we got to see some cool areas of the carrier that you don't get to go into except on the tour.