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Smiling man and child stand on a ship deck near large equipment. Text reads Kids Board Free Launching Labor Day Weekend. Promo details mention free admission for children with a paid adult.

Limited time only beginning on September 5, 2026!

Kids Board Free

In the all-new Life of a Sailor experience, kids become sailor recruits, building their skills, following the story of a famous sailor, and joining Vicky the Dog on a scavenger hunt through Battleship IOWA.

Kids board free with a paid adult.

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Tales From The Ghost Fleet And Other Memories Part III

August 9, 2022 | History, Podcasts

In the final installment of our series from our 10th anniversary panel, our team discusses how the state of Iowa came through with some critical funding just in time, how our transition to become the National Museum of the Surface Navy came about, and takes a few...

Tales From The Ghost Fleet And Other Memories Part I

July 19, 2022 | History, Podcasts

July 2022 marks ten years since Battleship IOWA opened to the public as a museum in the Port of Los Angeles. We’ve come a long way in a decade, and we thought it would be fun to take a look back at where we started.CEO Jonathan Williams, COO Mike Getscher, CIO...

Homecoming: 1980s Crew Members Return To Battleship IOWA

April 29, 2022 | History

If you’ve been following this podcast, you know that April 19 is an important date for our organization. It is our time to celebrate the lives of 47 sailors lost on that day in 1989.For the last two years, Covid forced us to hold the ceremony as a mainly virtual...