Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Naval museum on Charleston Harbor with the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, the destroyer USS Laffey, 27 historic aircraft and a three-acre Vietnam Experience.
Ways to visit
Museum ships, aircraft and Vietnam Experience (self-guided) Open
Accessibility on the ships is not covered here: ask about stairs and ladders before you go.
- What you see
- Exhibits, Groundspatriotspoint.org, 2026-11-05
- How
- Walk inpatriotspoint.org, 2026-11-05
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunDaily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the ticket office closes at 4 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. July 4: last ticket 2 p.m., closes 3 p.m. New Year's Eve: last ticket 2 p.m., closes 3:30 p.m.Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Daypatriotspoint.org, 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineThe site offers online ticket purchase ("Save Online"); whether walk-up tickets are sold is not stated.patriotspoint.org, 2026-11-05
- Cost
- PaidNo admission price is given. Friends of the Fleet members enter free. Flying Circus simulator and virtual reality ride, and a $3 scavenger hunt, are extra.patriotspoint.org, 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
Patriots Point has two ships open to walk through, the carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Laffey, with 27 historic aircraft and the Vietnam Experience. Plan two to three hours. It is open daily, with shorter days on July 4 and New Year's Eve. No admission price is stated here; tickets are sold through the museum's ticketing site. Simulator rides and scavenger hunts cost extra.
Getting there
40 Patriots Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, SC, 29464
Across the harbor from Charleston. A new entrance and visitor lot are open: follow Patriots Point Road past the old entrance to the traffic circle, then Club House Road. Parking is $5.50 an hour, $25 a day at most, plus card fees. The Charleston Water Taxi serves the museum in season.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (32.79038, -79.90821). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources are listed below.
More on the official page: ticketing.patriotspoint.org/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx. Check it before you go.
Sources
- patriotspoint.org/visit/hours-operation · official page · read 2026-11-05For: name; street address; Museum ships, aircraft and Vietnam Experience (self-guided): open or closed; Museum ships, aircraft and Vietnam Experience (self-guided): what you see; Museum ships, aircraft and Vietnam Experience (self-guided): kind of visit; Museum ships, aircraft and Vietnam Experience (self-guided): days and hours; Museum ships, aircraft and Vietnam Experience (self-guided): booking; Museum ships, aircraft and Vietnam Experience (self-guided): cost; Museum ships, aircraft and Vietnam Experience (self-guided): requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q3370… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
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