Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum - Groton Museum
- Address: 1 Crystal Lake Road, Groton, CT 06340-2464
- Phone: 860 / 694-3174
- Website:www.ussnautilus.org
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4.5
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7+ reviews from 3 sources |
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| Yelp | 5.0 |
2+ reviews |
| Yahoo! Travel | 5.0 |
4+ reviews |
| Frommers | 0.0 |
1+ reviews |
Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum
1 Crystal Lake RoadGroton, CT 06340-2464
Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum Details
Descriptions from Across the Web
- This museum contains the world's first nuclear powered submarine. This is the United States Navy's official submarine museum. more on Yahoo! Travel
- The home of the world's first nuclear submarine has several other exhibits on the history of submarines. more on TripAdvisor
- The museum's entry hall and adjoining galleries display models of submarines, torpedoes, missiles, deck guns, periscopes, and a full-scale cross section of Bushnell's Turtle, the "first submersible ever used in a military conflict," in 1776. Out back, the USS Nautilus itself stands at its mooring... more on Frommers
- The world's first nuclear-powered submarine, the Historic Ship Nautilus, was launched and commissioned in Groton in 1954 and spent her 25-year active career as a show horse of U.S. technological know-how. She is permanently berthed at the Submarine Force Museum, where you're welcome to climb aboa... more on Fodor's
Reviews From Across The Web read all
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5.0
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A little bit of history
(October 06, 2009 00:00)
What's not to like? You get to go into a submarine, learn some history, see some cool exhibits, pay tribute to our ... By A Yahoo! User from Jersey City, NJ, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
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Eye-opener
My girlfriend and I visited her friend who lived in Groton, CT, while we were on a holiday to New York and New Jersey. Her friend's husband was recently back from naval service and offered to take us to the museum one afternoon. Here, you are able to wander around to look at various types of sea-... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
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5.0
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Aisling M. 's review
this is a great museum, especially since its free! as a navy wife, i loved coming here with my husband and learned alot about his career as a submariner. ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
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5.0
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Lots of Fun!
(November 05, 2009 00:00)
This was a really cool experience. The museum was really informative (but fun!) and was interesting. The actual tour of the Nautilus was really fun too. Its a definite stop for ... By A Yahoo! User from Cleveland, OH, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
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4.0
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Educational and fun
We visited the Nautilis museum and the nuclear submarine on a rainy Saturday afternoon in June, 2006. There were no crowds and no wait to get onto the submarine. The admission price is free. They do ask for a donation and that you exit through the gift shop, but for the admission price I thought ... scuba traveler, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
Directions
Naval Submarine Base
Hours
May 15-Oct 31 daily 9am-5pm, except Tues 1-5pm; Nov 1-May 14 Wed-Mon 9am-4pm
Miscellaneous
- Admission: Free
Other Web Resources
- Read more about Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum on Yahoo! Travel
- www.ussnautilus.org
- http://www.ctvisit.com
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