Excellent Museum. I love to visit all kinds of warfare museums, so this was on my list for my road trip. Luckily, I had checked their website before I started my trip to find that they would be closed for Fall cleaning starting Columbus Day, the day I was planning to visit. Luckily, I made it down from Hartford the day before to visit. You basically come on the Naval Base and go straight to the museum rather than go thru the gate for the base. They have a bunch of exhibits on the history of the submarine, which is pretty much WWI to the present. They did have a replica of The Turtle which was used during the Revolutionary War to attempt an attack on a British Warship in NY Harbor. The USS Nautilus is here, and you can walk thru the sub and see what life was like on a nuclear submarine. I also really enjoyed the Medal of Honor exhibit on the submariners who have won the award. Out on front of the museum they have some larger exhibits like a Japanese mini sub, the sail from the USS Washington and some missiles.

Awesome & FREE! There aren’t many places you can take a ton of kids for free that keeps the whole party engaged. My friend and I took eight children(ages 5-15) and spent 3 hours here, complete with a picnic lunch on the grounds. If you go, be sure to chat with the person on duty and the guides inside. Everyone we encountered was a pleasure to chat with and answered all of our questions. Highly reccomend!

If you love history, especially naval submarine history, you will Love this place. So much to see and learn. The museum is well done. The exhibits are many and very detailed. We didn’t see it all in one visit so went back the next day. The submarine is fantastic. A must see!

I’m a bit biased because I work on the base so I get to enjoy the museum anytime I want. With that being said, I try to go at least once a month to show my support. Parking is free the staff is amazing and if you are a bit of a nerd, they have a penny press machine inside the museum by the gift shop. it does take dollar bills, but it is so worth it if you want to souvenir

This is a wonderful piece of US history. Everyone we encountered was super friendly and helpful! My husband and I were amazed at the Nautilus. I was shocked at how small the inside area was. My husband who is 6’7 was super claustrophobic so we quickly made our way through the sub.

This place is fascinating information for those unfamiliar with submarine history in the military. Learned so much about these modes of transportation and the men who have served on these vessels. The museum is done well with a balance of displays, reading boards and hands on exhibits. The movie is a bit long at 50 minutes, but history buffs will love it. Enjoyed a rainy day here, but one should visit anytime!

Great museum if you are interested in subs or if you want to go on a sub. Inside there are a bunch of exhibits about the history of the subs and some of the people that commanded them. The main attraction is going onto the sub. It's very interesting to see how small of an area there is on a sub and the living conditions that people have to live with. On a crowded day it could take a little while to go through since it is pretty much single file. If you have any issues with small spaces or walking up steep stairs or bending do not go on it. Inside the museum they have real periscopes that you can look through and see if water and the parking lot. Our kids liked this more than the aquarium.

Wow.. There is alot to see and you can go in the submarine. Thought this would be a lame 45 minute maximum stop, and we were there for hours. Could have stayed longer, but we got hungry. There is a 50 minute movie, other videos, lots of displays. Could have done without the 1920's video playing non-stop. It echoed throughout much of the display area. Open sub was great, because there were only a handful of people there on the Monday when we went. Would have enjoyed less if it was crowded (very confining).