USS Alabama ranked as 6th best museum ship in the country

For the first time in nine years, the USS Alabama has been recognized by USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards.

The battleship in Mobile Bay earned No. 6 on the media outlet’s list of best museum ships around the country. It last made the list in 2016 as the No. 10 best museum ship.

Keep reading to see what makes the ship stand out + check out what other spots made the list.

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There are plenty of reasons to stop by the USS Alabama Memorial Battleship Park, giving visitors a chance to learn more about not only the ship’s history but much more.

“Visitors to the USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama, can not only tour the park’s namesake battleship and National Historic Landmark, but they can also tour the USS Drum, a submarine that patrolled from Pearl Harbor during WWII. Both vessels are open for self-guided tours, and the park also has on display a collection of 30 military aircraft.”

USA Today 10Best

If you haven’t had the chance to go before, here’s what you need to know:

• Where: 2703 Battleship Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36602
• Hours: Mon.-Tues., Thurs.-Sun., 8AM-5PM
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10Best Museum Ships

If you enjoy your trip to check out the USS Alabama in Mobile, you’ll probably enjoy checking out some of the other spots on USA Today’s 10Best list.

Here’s the top 10:

1. Battleship Cove – Fall River, Massachusetts
2. Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial – Camden, New Jersey
3. Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna at Independence Seaport Museum – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4. Intrepid Museum – New York City, New York
5. Battleship North Carolina – Wilmington, North Carolina
6. USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park – Mobile, Alabama
7. USS Hornet Museum – Alameda, California
8. USS Lexington Museum – Corpus Christi, Texas
9. USS Constitution – Boston, Massachusetts
10. Battleship Missouri Memorial – Honolulu, Hawaii

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