USS Hornet Museum

My experience here was incredibly interesting and detailed. We browsed ourselves for some time before a volunteer began to tell us some of the most interesting stories of the ship. I came to see the history of it, being a large part of Apollo 10 and Apollo 11. The guide took us under his wing and began giving us a private tour into some of the other areas of the ship not normally open without a tour. I don't imagine this is to be expected, as it seemed a very slow day for them. I'm sure it also helped that we were military/responders. I highly suggest getting a tour as the decoding areas and heart of operations were well preserved and very interesting.

Spent overnight on the ship with our scout pack. It was an amazing experience and a really cool look into such a historic ship. Lou Somontes was our guide/docent and you could tell he truly loved teaching people about the ship and history. His experience in the navy, on this and other ships made for a tour that felt like a VIP tour. Highly recommend.

Pretty cool! I went right at Noon on a Saturday... not busy at all which was great, less people! I enjoyed just walking around the ship checking out everything. Also it was decorated for Halloween which was cool. Recommend.