USS Lexington Museum

USS Lexington Somehow it turned to be a perfect day to add fun, mystery and adventure.USS Lexington is a war ship now stationed to be a museum. The entry ticket costed $20 per adult for the whole day, so you can go in and out if you like. They have overnight camping and we saw a whole bunch of people lined up for that especially as we started to leave.It has 6 floors in total. We started with the middle deck, which is the point of entry, with a movie which runs every hour on the clock so that way we had an idea about what to expect.There is a lot to see right here, and also a canteen of sorts but the line was soo big never really got to see what they serve.The 2nd floor had kitchen, a sitting room, a volunteer guide who told is a very moving story of courage and camaraderie about one of the photos displayed, it was just incredible. Medals, clothes more photos and paintings and stuff the of the more creative ship crew did with materials available on board etc...The upper deck opens up to a fighter plane mini aeroshow. Its just amazing, even the Skyhawk, the kind Tom Cruise flew in top gun is there. By this time we were pretty much done.There were still 4 more floors to go under.... never mind for today.....The weather played hide and seek between fog l, sprinkles and then sun, that made it unexpectedly an amusing day.Made some perfect memories with a perfect group. A good place to spend a day / or night.

What an absolutely thrilling and beautiful experience I had with my family! Being by the water made it even more incredible--the serenity was simply magical. Just a heads up, depending on when you visit, it's wise to plan ahead for parking since free spots can be hard to come by. Don't miss out on this amazing adventure!

Great museum. Lots to see. I especially liked all the model planes and ships. There's one room with hundreds of model planes.There's of course several real planes as well. This was worth the trip out to Corpus Christi.

Not going to lie this thing is bad ass. I was reading about the history behind this ship and how many planes it took down. They literally called it the blue ghost because the opposing forces thought they sank it multiple times for it to keep coming back and kicking ass.As far as the tour, walking through the whole thing was tiresome and at one point I wanted to quit but it's one direction and you do have to finish it, they bring you down and back up. The exhibits get kind of repetitive, but it was cool to see how big/small the space was.The flight deck has a bunch of planes to check out as well. The kids had a blast and the adults as well, highly recommended if you're in corpus!

What an amazing piece of history that we have here on our Texas coast! I've seen the ship dozens of times during trips to Corpus over the year, but never thought to stop in and tour it. It's truly a remarkable tour, as you wander through preserved areas of the ship like the sleeping quarters, cafeteria, and even dental and medical clinics. You really get a feel for how the crew lived. I knocked off two stars for one reason-- I think the staff can do a better job letting people know how strenuous the lower decks tour can be. We were unaware that there would be several small and rickety staircases that we would have to climb up and down to get around the ship (even to the bathroom). We had a guest with mobility limitations with us and were concerned for their safety a few times. We saw a staircase at the beginning of the tour and asked an employee if there was an elevator down. He said no, and we decided to continue on. This would have been a great time for him to warn us that there were 5-10 more of those staircases waiting for us throughout the rest of the one-way tour.

After 30 years, I decided to take my mom to the coast. Everything was perfect! The top deck was the best!

A really great, historic venue for kiddo and adults. So much history! They've done a great job with planes, engines, the 3D movie, the self guided tours and overall condition of this ship. You really get a sense of the scale only when you're up on the flight deck with the old planes on exhibit. This is a huge vessel.Have fun with the ladders (stairways) but be careful going up and down them.The exhibits like the dentist area, old post office, barracks, crew quarters, galleys all show you a glimpse of what life was like - everything you needed was on board. If it wasn't on board, you just didn't need it!Go and enjoy this bit of history.

10/10! No complaints except I should've came earlier so I could've had time to explore the whole ship! There is a lot to see but I don't recommend if you're don't good with tight spaces or crowed areas. It can get where you have to squeeze together

Pardon my language, but this experience was cool as hell! Having been to Corpus so many times, I never once thought to check out the Lexington. I am so glad I finally did! I am not sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn't anywhere near as fun as this! Tickets to the museum provide you with countless photo opportunities with real props from airplanes to barber chairs - you aren't leaving this place without a million pictures and a million nuggets of knowledge. From interactive displays to friendly staff ready to answer questions (we had a veteran answering questions straight from my own brain before we even entered the museum while out on the deck that he had ready to go just from the inquisitive face I was making toward the bottom of the ship - ask them how they keep the thing held up!) you are in for a historical treat. Do be aware, while many areas are accessible, if you intend to get the full experience you are going to be climbing up and down extremely steep and extremely narrow steps/passages/hallways/doorways/etc. If you are claustrophobic or require accessibility, there are some parts of the ship that may not be for you. However, there is still much to be explored without plunging into the depths of the ship! As someone who isn't even particularly interested in military history, I had an unexpectedly great time and recommend it to anyone!

This place was really fun to explore, though it was a lot of walking there was so much things to look at and amazing ocean views that helped us not think how about how much our feet hurt. I would 100% recommend this place to tourists looks for somewhere new to explore or to someone looking for something to do while in corpus christi.