USS Lexington on Display in Corpus Christi
Perhaps the greatest aircraft carrier in U.S. military history is proudly docked in Corpus Christi Bay.
The USS Lexington, which spans more than three football fields, is open for tours, with multiple exhibits and hundreds of artifacts devoted to its more than 60-year history.
Visitors can tour the hangar deck, flight deck, bridge and commanding officer’s quarters. Exhibits include an overview of the last-ditch kamikaze campaign waged by the Japanese during World War II and a high-tech flight simulator that tourists can enjoy.
The USS Lexington, nicknamed “The Blue Ghost” for all its surprise attacks in WWII, is also equipped with an IMAX theater that has a gigantic screen three stories tall.






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