Battleship IOWA Museum

The Battleship IOWA Museum Los Angeles an award-winning interactive tour and activity aboard the nation’s last class of battleships .Your museum adventure highlights life at sea through innovating and engaging exhibits and tours. Download our FREE tour app to experience augmented reality, videos, and special tours aboard this historic icon (available in 7 languages). Children can follow our clever mascot dog named Victory on a popular scavenger hunt. Regardless of age, there is something for all to experience aboard the Battleship IOWA. 'The Battleship IOWA is located on the LA Waterfront with a backdrop of the Nation’s busiest port complex, the Port of Los Angeles. There is no better place in the Western Hemisphere to see active cargo ship traffic and cargo movement, while enjoying a memorable experience.

YOUR BATTLESHIP IOWA MUSEUM TOUR EXPERIENCE
Utilizing our state of the art interactive tour app, your journey will follow in the footsteps of three generations of sailors - World War II, Korean war, and the Cold war. Along your journey you will see videos, hear stories, and interact with navy veterans to hear their very own stories. Experience American exceptionalism first hand at the Battleship IOWA museum. Download the interactive mobile tour app to fully experience the museum, you can download prior to visiting or with our free wi-fi on board. This app is included in the price of your admission and includes tours, augmented reality experiences, and multiple languages.

HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
You could spend days aboard the IOWA and still not learn everything there is to know. On the other hand, there are basic facts and stories about the battleship that everyone should understand. This tour offers some of the highlights aboard the ship that have contributed to the IOWA’s nationwide renown. You will learn about what made the 16in guns so impressive; how many commissions the IOWA embarked upon; what incident almost caused a president’s demise; why the IOWA is one of very few ships to have a bathtub on board; and when and where one of the most catastrophic events in us navy history fell upon the ship. Get ready for an unforgettable voyage.

NEW RECRUITS TOUR
Listen up sailor! As a newbie, there are a few things you need to know about life on a battleship. Lucky for you, this tour serves as your ‘new recruit orientation’ and will fill you in on everything you need to know to start your navy career off right. By the time you reach the end, you’ll be up to speed on everything from the proper way to board a ship to the reason for those funny white hats. Welcome aboard newbie. With this tour, you’ll be up-to-snuff in no time.

THE CITY AT SEA TOUR
Welcome to the USS Iowa sailor! This tour will teach you about what to expect while on board this top of the line battleship. Not only will you learn about how to speak in order to fit in with the rest of your crew, but you will hear about your duties, where you will sleep and eat, as well as places to blow off steam on this vessel. By the end of this tour you should feel comfortable enough to set sail!

THE IOWA'S WEAPONS TOUR
One of the most impressive things about the IOWA is her firepower. Throughout this tour you will learn the ins and outs of the ship’s weapons systems, from its 16 inch, 50 caliber guns, to its highly advanced tomahawk missile system.

THE IOWA THROUGH TIME TOUR
The “IOWA through time” tour will take you on a chronological exploration of the battleship’s three commissions. Starting with the IOWA’s first commission, which lasted throughout World War II, you will learn about the weapons the ship was outfitted with, as well as stories surrounding its famous transport of president franklin d. Roosevelt. Moving throughout the ship, you will also learn about the modifications made to the IOWA that made her more effective in her second commission, in Korea, and her third, countering the Soviet Union during the cold war. This tour will take you throughout the ship, and is a great place to start, in order to learn a general history of the vessel.

Now you can see all sides of the Battleship IOWA through this unique combo experience including admission to both the Battleship IOWA and a LA Waterfront Harbor Cruise. The lines of the Battleship IOWA are truly distinct and pier side doesn't always show the tremendous size of the last great surface warship to sail our seas.

Not only will you experience an iconic piece of living history, you will also take a journey through America's Port on a LA Waterfront harbor cruise! This fully narrated cruise tour begins at historic Ports O' Call and includes the sights and sounds of an active and vibrant waterfront. Along the way, guests will see (from the waterside) Coast Guard Station Los Angeles, Terminal Island Federal Prison, Battleship IOWA, supertanker and container terminals, a historic shipyard, Gerald Desmond Bridge, LA Cruise Terminal, and much more! You may even catch a glimpse of sea life in their natural habitat! Before you depart or when you return, enjoy lunch or dinner and an authentic lively experience at the San Pedro Fish Market.