I am so glad we waited to go here until the kids were off to college. I got to take my time and read everything I wanted to read and look at every display. If you are not into history and specifically military history, you probably won't have a good time here. Also, be prepared to walk and climb. The Laffy had some maintenance going on so some areas were not open to the public. The self guided tour is not as clearly marked as it is on the Yorktown. Over all, a great day. We spent about five hours going through all three displays and probably could have spent a good deal more time there if we had read EVERY little thing.

Highly recommend the "Captain's Tour" on USS Yorktown. We were able to see special areas not shown on regular tour. Our guide Paul Watters is very knowledgeable and provided great insight about USS Yorktown's history.

So much to see. You could spend all day there. Would highly recommend. Lots of info to read and learn about. Be prepared to climb lots of steps on the ships. Some of our party was a little older and struggled a little toward the end. They do have an elevator if needed. Unbeknownst to us we went on a day they had a gold star family run. It was an honor to meet some of these families.

We gained a much greater appreciation and understanding of the challenges and difficulties that members of the US Navy shared that served on the USS Yorktown. It was such an honor to get a brief glimpse of the incredible achievements, both with those that constructed this carrier ship, and those that sacrificially served on it. It was quite fitting that we toured this on Veterans Day weekend. We felt a deep connection with the countless individuals that sacrificed their lives to help preserve the freedoms that we sell appreciate today. We highly recommend investing 2 to 3 hours to fully embrace this unique adventure, and gain a greater insight into what helps make America and its military so important and so powerful! Take this tour today. You’ll be glad you did!

More than a pair of ships and an aircraft exhibit. You truly feel the presence of the brave men of the greatest generation, who stood between our safety and those who threatened it. I came away with a better appreciation of the complex variety of specialists required to man and operate a mobile wartime floating air base, and the awe inspiring sacrifices these men had to make to defend our country. Not to be missed. Plan for a whole day.

If you like anything about history, this is a hands-on must see when traveling to Charleston! It not only captured the attention and interest of the men of the family, but the women and children too. There is so much to see, plan on spending the whole day to see it all. And when we visit Charleston again, we will go back to Patriots Point!

We elected to take the Captain’s tour and had Thom Ford from Bulldog Tours as our guide. Thom was amazing with his fund of knowledge. He is a Navy veteran career officer and knew tons of details about Navy life as well as the facts about the Yorktown and her history. The tour is really about 2 hours and gives you a wonderful overview of the ship. You get to see areas that are not on the regular tours and you get the info that only a carrier veteran would know to point out. Strongly recommend this tour. We now plan to go back and do the other walking tours on our own.

We had a guided tour from Paul Watters with Bulldog tours. Paul was a fantastic tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and made learning about the yorktown fun. Highly recommend doing the guided tour with Paul.

So much history at this museum. Give yourself plenty of time to visit the USS Yorktown and the USS Laffey, and also the Vietnam Experience Exhibit. There are several short documentaries with veterans sharing their combat experience that brings history to life. This is a must see while visiting Charleston.

If you have any interest in WW2 history this is a must see. My wife and I did the Captains tour and were very happy that we did. The guide did a great job of supplying details of what it must have been like on the Yorktown back then. While this ship was obviously not the one that sank after the battle of Midway it is the same class carrier and very similar. It was amazing seeing just how much equipment is packed into every area. After the tour you can stay aboard until they close up late afternoon. Be sure to leave a little time to see the destroyer berthed next to the carrier.