Battleship USS Iowa

On top of your General Admission ticket, you can purchase "add ons" including guided tours, gun tours, or the Presidents tour, as examples!

They have a gift shop and because they are non-profit, your support in the gift shop helps keep them running, so make sure you stop there and pick up some great souvenirs or educational items!

From STEAM at Sea programs, to field trip programs and Discovery programs, the Battleship USS Iowa is offering kist first hand history lessons, so give them a call to arrange your field trip!

Battleship IOWA Museum has installed one chairlift on Main Deck; the deck used to board and exit the ship, bringing guests to the 01 level to the Captain’s Cabin where former President FDR stayed. As part of the opening of the Battleship IOWA’s newest exhibit, LOST AT SEA, two more lifts for our physically impaired guests are newly installed facilitate access to the 2nd deck museum spaces and the 3rd deck new exhibit area.

The Battleship IOWA was built for active duty naval service and as such corridor space and access from deck to deck as well as the width of doors were minimized to essential crew needs only. For this reason, you will not find original elevators on battleships, just ladders (a nautical term for stairs).

You will also notice that the corridors are much narrower than what you would see in an average building space.

Today the Knee Knockers and the narrow doorways are an impediment to guests in wheelchairs or those using walkers.

They often host family fun such as fun programming, overnighting, and online programs so keep an eye out!