Tickets

Our Boarding Pass entitles you to visit all open museum ships and exhibits, and are valid until used. You can visit different ships on different days. Please check our Hours to confirm which ships are open.

You can also purchase boarding passes in person upon arrival. Our crew are ready to help you with your purchase on board each ship.

Historic Ships is proud to offer Free Admission to active duty, reservist, and retired uniformed service personnel ARRIVING IN UNIFORM and with valid military ID. Discounted tickets are available for all other active duty, reservist, and retired uniformed service personnel and dependents.

All groups must include ten or more people age 6 and above, with at least one adult (age 18+) for every 10 minors.

Guided Tours

For school, youth, and scout groups, we highly recommend a guided experience of USS Constellation. This includes a presentation of your choosing with a Civil War sailor as your host and a hands-on activity. Activities (bracing the yards, turning the capstan, and drilling with one of the ship’s broadside guns) focus on the lives and duties of those who served at sea in Mr. Lincoln’s Navy.

Groups may also purchase tickets for the Constellation tour plus self-guided tours of the rest of the exhibits.

Self-Guided Group Tours

Visit the exhibits at your own pace with group-rate general admission. From January through May, only USS Constellation and USS Torsk are open, and groups may choose between visiting one or both ships.

To Purchase Group Tickets:

To request a group, self-guided tour, please use our reservation request form here: Guided Tour Programs. All group tours, guided or not, should be arranged in advance. The balance of payment is due prior to or at the time of the tour and may be made by check or credit.

If purchasing a guided tour, note that a $50 non-refundable deposit is required.

All ticket sales are final, nonrefundable, and nonexchangeable. In the event of an exhibit closing or event cancellation with no rescheduled date, a refund may be issued at the sole discretion of Historic Ships. All tickets remain valid for one year from date of purchase.

All visitors agree to abide by any rules or notices posted on premises as well as the direction, supervision, and guidance of Historic Ships staff. Failure to do so may result in loss of visitation privileges. All children 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Hours of operation and ticket rates are subject to change without notice.

Complementary Tickets:

Historic Ships also offers complementary tickets to certain groups. Elementary, middle, and high schools will receive 1 complementary adult ticket per 10 student tickets, and travel agencies will receive a complementary ticket each for the leader and the bus driver.