USS Lexington

2914 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78402, USA

Address:	2914 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78402, USA
Phone:	+1 361-888-4873
Site:	usslexington.com
Rating:	4.6
Working:	9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM

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Connor Burdick

I loved it! I am in scouts so I got to spend the night because sometimes scouts will be able to stay on the ship, it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hot, but I had a great time, and apparently there are ghosts on the ship and I have a fear of ghosts and I felt fine sleeping on a ship with ghosts. There was a flag ceremony first, then we had dinner. There was a scavenger hunt that you could do and you had to go all around the ship and it was awesome! If you go to the game room, you would be relieved because there was air conditioning. People write in the bathrooms though like on one bathroom stall light someone wrote, LEAVE, they all make me laugh. you get to bring a sleeping bag to lay on a mattress they provide on a metal bunk bed, I stayed on the top bunk on my bed (top was the 3rd bunk and I I think my bunk number was 72) which was right next to the door that lead to the stairs. The captain who was leading would say over the intercom: I hope you have a good night sleep. You will not be woken til Seven hundred in the morning SHARP, see you tomorrow. (Just like that). they turn off all lights on the ship 15 minuets before bedtime, and at bedtime, they would turn off the lights where you were sleeping except near the door, where there would be red emergency lights. I tried listening to music on my phone, but I was 618.5 miles away from home and near the water so I had no connection bed time was at 11 P.M. Central Time and I could not sleep until 2-3 A.M. because every one was talking there was a water fountain down there that was cold but every 5 minuets it had to make the same stupid noise for like 1 1/2 minuets. The captain woke us up at 7:00 A.M. and woke us with the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song (I love SpongeBob SquarePants so much, it is my favorite TV show, LOL) we ate breakfast then had flag, then soon we got to go home. I had a wonderful experience and I would love to do it again!

Porter Stubblefield II

My wife and son whos a cub scout and I visited the USS Lexington for a nights stay on "The Blue Ghost" and to tour the ship. We were all very excited, especially my seven year old son. We left a day early and spent the night in a hotel right outside the USS Lexington area so we wouldnt have to rush to make the tour. Im sorry to say this was the most enjoyable event of the weekend. In the morning of the tour, we lined up outside the entrance gate with the other scouts and guest. The ship was great and had a lot of awesome displays, a snack bar, and lots of friendly folks working there. As night came around and it was time to turn in, my son and I went to the berthing area (sleeping quarters) which was connected to the showers / bathroom on the lower deck. The place was filthy. The smell of urine was so strong, I believe they scrubbed the place with it. It was hot, and I got no sleep that night. Thank God my son was tired and fell asleep easily or it would have been worse. Finally in the morning, as everyone awoke, I couldnt get off the ship fast enough. I wasnt about to eat breakfast prepared on the ship by folks who "cleaned" their hands in the filth. I have several friends who served in the Navy and I assure you the cleanliness of the USS Lexington on our visit was unacceptable. The cleaning crew and curators of the museum should be ashamed. The stairs are very steep and coated with heavy grit paint for traction. For those who wear short pants, beware! Your calves and shins will swap skin with everyone else who has had a bit of blood and skin removed from their bodies and deposited on said gritty stairs. There were many who had abrasions on their legs the day we were there. YUK! The day trip is the only way Id ever go back, and thats doubtful.

Lisa Averill

Loved visiting USS Lexington for first time. VERY large so plan several hours to visit, even a day. Signage is a bit wanting, and it took quite a while to figure out the "flow" in order to see everything which one wants to do obviously. Top deck and bridge were awesome experience and highlight of self-guided tour. Also enjoyed the 3D film about airplane carriers. One leaves feeling very proud of the engineering prowess and power of a ship built over 50 years ago -- and hope for the future with certain improvements in modern military Navy accomplishments to come. Also available are extra rides, etc within the cavernous hull of this famous ship built in the 1940s. The only "wanting" thing I noticed was the availability of restrooms for disabled people. The only restrooms I was aware of were at the bottom of the first floor deck with VERY STEEPLY inclined stairs leading to the restrooms. It was very difficult for me to maneuver, but I didnt see any other alternatives offered. Also some of the passages to exhibits are very narrow and certainly not attainable by wheelchair customers. Certainly there was no signage indicating otherwise. Also lacking is sufficient parking. We tootled around for upwards to half and hour and had to pay an additional $3.00 on top of the $14.95 admission fare for meter parking. Then had to hurry through so as not to get ticketed. There should be better parking accommodations and also more handicapped parking as well for this amazing exhibition of US history.

veggieeater

One thing I can say that nearly tricked me to it being a really mediocre experience is that once you FIRST walk in and see some of the immediate stuff, itll make you feel like you didnt get your moneys worth. I just kind of felt like my money went down the drain. But when you pay to get in, they give you a paper that has different tour sections. Once, we gave it a try further on, thats when the fun started. I think they did a good job showing you what life was life for some of these men. For example, they had dummies set up that make it seem like time froze in place. You get to see the beds they slept in, some of the rooms they worked in, the infirmary, the mail room, chapel, etc. When I got to the captains room, there was an audio that played where the Captain explained what his responsibilities were. What really freaked me out was seeing the dummys face move becuase there was a projector from somewhere beaming on the face. You do get to experience going up and down some REALLY narrow and seep stairs. I felt like i was climbing. I had went with my mom who had some trouble with this. As others have said, USS doesnt really have any slack for the disabled. The only elevator I saw was one that took you up to the deck, but not throughout the ship. Around the USS ship is a very nice view of the waters and even the city of Corpus Christi.

Scott F

This place turned me into the proverbial kid in a candy store. It is an extraordinary combination of history, artifacts, memorials, and technology. I went thinking that I really just wanted to see the hangar and aircraft, but I got sucked in and spent several hours here. The self-guided tours are easy to navigate and there is plenty of information posted in all parts of the ship. This all comes with the caveat that fully navigating the ships tours requires a lot of physical activity: climbing narrow stairs, stepping over and through obstacles, ducking through low-clearance hallways, and so on, and large parts of the tours are either outside or exposed to the outside, so keep this in mind if its a hot, humid day like the day I visited was. Its definitely an adventure. One unusual thing about the USS Lexington experience is that I found it was much more immersive because I visited alone. The exhibits are very in-depth and will pull you in. I really enjoyed my visit and I could easily have spent several more hours!