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USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park – Mobile

WWII-Battleship Visit for Two Adults or Two Adults and Two Children (Up to 52% Off)

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In a Nutshell

Historic park invites you to explore a WWII battleship and submarine and take in displays of military equipment and aircraft

The Fine Print

  • Expires May 22, 2013
  • Limit 2 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased.
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History tends to repeat itself, which means there's a good chance you'll get run over by another war elephant. Learn from the past with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

  • $15 for battleship admission for two adults (up to a $30 value)
  • $20 for battleship admission for two adults and two children (up to a $42 value)

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

The USS Alabama spent 37 months in active duty during World War II. It earned nine battle stars and never suffered significant damage from enemy fire. Following this illustrious military career, the battleship was set to be scrapped because of the prohibitive cost of maintaining a wartime fleet. But in 1964, Alabama schoolchildren put forth a fierce fundraising campaign and raised $100,000 to save the ship. Their efforts inspired a corporate sponsor to supply the $1 million balance, and the navy donated the ship. And so the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park was born.

Today, the ship rests safe and sound in the harbor—a 680-foot mammoth whose enormous mass displaces more than 44,500 tons of water. More than 13 million visitors have trod its deck, wandered through its passages, and gazed at its 29 16-inch and .38-caliber guns.

Resting alongside the ship, the WWII submarine USS Drum welcomes visitors to explore inside its labyrinthine hull, inviting them to climb through hatches and imagine what life would be like if every doorway were round. The memorial park also houses a cavalcade of military equipment, vehicles, and aircraft on display, including a T-55 Iraqi tank, a Cold War–era Lockheed A-12 Blackbird, and a World War II–era Douglas C-47D Skytrain.

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USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

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  • This was an amazing tour. You basically get to run around unchecked in a battleship.... The experience is a must-see for any military junkie.
    Jim W, TripAdvisor, 12/29/12
  • Walking through the ships decks, learning more about what the sailors went through, and the history of the ship just left an indelible mark on me.
    Jean C. M., Yelp!, 11/24/12
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