USS Iowa Battleship Tour: Unique West Coast Experience
4.8
150 Ratings
Los Angeles
Experience a unique tour of the USS Iowa Battleship, the only battleship open to the public on the West Coast. Hear veterans' stories, explore the iconic ship, and witness the bustling Port of Los Angeles.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Battleship USS Iowa Museum - Battleship IOWA has been at the front line of protecting America’s Freedom and Security since 1943. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we are providing visitors an opportunity to experience special limited capacity outdoor fresh-air tours that comply with public health guidelines. Our Self-Guided Outdoor Tour Experience includes free use of our award-winning mobile app for a truly memorable experience aboard IOWA. Walk in the footsteps of sailors and hear there stories from three eras of service including WWII, Korean War, and the Cold War.
What's Included
  • Complimentary app access
Additional Information

Explore the lone Battleship accessible to the public on the West Coast. During your exploration, you’ll hear tales of veteran’s service, stroll the decks of a landmark ship and witness the busiest port activities in the nation - the Port of Los Angeles. The tour comprises a complimentary award-winning mobile app that hosts video, audio, and image content on your personal device.

Location
Battleship USS Iowa Museum
250 S Harbor Blvd, San Pedro
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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561laurim
Jun 13, 2024
Battleship tour - We visited the USS Iowa and very much enjoyed exploring the ship. There are a lot of steep ladders going between the decks, so it’s not a place I would recommend for people with mobility issues. Besides the various areas to see in the ship itself, there is a small museum near the gift shop.
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F3445ztkarinac
Jun 13, 2024
This was an amazing experience!!!! Absolutely enjoyed it!!!! - AWESOME!!!! My family had an amazing time so educational and interesting. Will definitely make the drive again with my family!!!!! THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN FOR THERE SERVICE!!!!! ❤️🇱🇷❤️🇱🇷❤️🇱🇷❤️ 🇱🇷
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D8287xmjc
Jun 12, 2024
Recomended tour - 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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Skw9745ta
Jun 6, 2024
Incredible experience, must see! - 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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Cpc2024
May 22, 2024
A Must Go Ship Museum. - 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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Destination598088
May 14, 2024
FANTASTIC - 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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Alana
May 2, 2024
Tour - 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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Patrick_m
Jun 19, 2024
Good time, BUT we didn't get to see the ship's "bathtub", used by FDR ?! - Seeing battleship's crew quarters and mess hall, and Captains quarters. Our own father was a 'Signalman" on the USS Iowa 1942 - 1945...he is no longer with us, but his memories of the battles, coming to shore and general overall experience was always very very entertaining.
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Ellen_p
Jun 10, 2024
Not worth it - 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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Adam_s
May 28, 2024
Never Again! - 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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