A great place to visit and see some history up close and personal! The pictures don’t tell the whole story but the young Sailor who provided our tour certainly did! If you have time in Boston, take a tour - they’re free! And educational about our country, our navy and our history.

Very cool piece of history to experience! If you are completing the Freedom Trail in Boston, do not skip this stop. Definitely worth your time to explore the levels of this old warship. Staff/soldiers on board were very friendly and knowledgeable, and were eager to answer any question.

I really have enjoyed this museum. You can first see the original ship and then come here and learn the whole history and experience the life of a sailor back two hundred years ago. The exhibition itself is pretty informative and interactive. You can find a lot of information here. also they have nice and clean restroom. One more good point is that there is no admission and you can get inside for free, it is actually donation-based but you can leave as much money as you want to, no pressure

One of the most important historical museums in the country. The Constitution is the oldest commissioned naval vessel in the world. The crew are your average 19 year old idiots who join the military, and they give the tours, but it really is a "hands on" museum. You are free to touch and explore as you descend the decks. The museum has fantastic pieces that rotate over the months and years, so it does offer opportunity to see it again and again.

To be honest, I didn’t think I would care much for touring a ship, but after being there at the Charlestown port and experiencing the museum, I completely changed my mind. The museum was wonderful! Looking at a piece of history like this was fascinating, especially on the inside.

Must visit if you are into history. The ship is beautiful & very well maintained. You can go to the bottom decks as well.

Must see this museum and great ship that had a huge impact on America's founding history! Free for military! (On certain days, its free for entire military family) The star of this historical landmark is no doubt the USS Constitution, but also enjoy the nice walk through of USS Cassin Young (DD 793) as well. Learn about how this area supported the entire rope making industry for the entire Navy or how tremendously large the anchor chain making foundries were! Highly recommend bring your entire family to see if in the Boston area!

We went in mainly to find the only bathroom around but it was full of interesting things to see. There were models of the ship, even one made of Legos in the kids section. We spent about an hour inside since it was much cooler than outside. They have a large gift shop but I wanted to find a historical book about the ship for kids but nothing but a novel sized edition.

The ship is something I had to see. It was on my bucket list! The museum is wonderful and only asks for a small donation. I would do the museum before seeing the ship so a person can imagine sailor life and survival intensity. Please also admire the dry dock next to it. I've never seen one 😳 very cool!

Really interactive and fun museum! We enjoyed getting a hands on experience learning about building of the USS Constitution, the history of what life was like for the sailors on it, and the history of the ship’s battles. It was informational, educational, and entertaining. Very family friendly. You can touch and interact with many of the exhibits. There’s also a mini golf right in front of the entrance. Entrance fee is a suggested donation.

Good ole iron side! the oldest ship to still be in service and better yet free to board! Definitely felt like I was part of the crew, and you learn about the USS Constitutions unique history and it’s glory days! It’s also super cool that it’s owned by the navy and people who are in the navy as your tour guides! If you’re not local and out looking for some of new England’s history this is definitely the stop 🛑

My sons loved exploring the museum and the ship. By donation only so I felt it was well worth the time. The water front area was pretty even though we went on a super foggy, overcast afternoon. Fun gift shop as well!

went this sunday while visiting boston with family and we enjoyed it! our tour guide was very friendly and informative by explaining everything! the gift shop had a lot of items to choose from! would recommend for people interested in american history and it’s also free 😁

Great facilities, amazing museums and great staff/tour guides. Highly recommend

Very interesting guided visit of this beautiful ship. Museum is great too with activities for the kids. And it's free !

Wonderful experience. Went aboard both the Constitution and the Cassin Young. Wear good walking shoes. Lots of steep ladders of you want to access lower decks on the Constitution. Access to the ships is free, but I believe the museum requires tickets.

Very cool site to see along the Freedom Trail. You can go above and below deck which is very interesting. Kids will enjoy clambering on things for sure.

Very interactive, lots of games and activities to do with kids if you're thinking about taking them. They will love going on the ship!

One of the few stops on the Freedom trail that didn't charge for entry. You can tour the boat walk below deck and see how small living space was on the ship

Very kids friendly! Love the Lego area, my 3 yrs old had a lot of fun there. A lot of things to learn and explore hands on in their history museum exhibition. Also loved the ship. The Charleston town harbor view is great. A great place to visit in warm sunny day! Will come back again.

Hidden gem! I did not think my children (8, 10, and 11) would appreciate me dragging them to another museum. I'm so glad we tried it! This one has an excellent kids area! It is so engaging and educational! Bonus that you can actually go onto the boat next door!

We went here on this particular day because they were having a lego exhibition. We really enjoyed the museum and all it had to offer. We also toured the USS constitution itself. Both the adults and the 7 year old had a great time.

Beautiful museum and historic landmark. 2 museums to walk through. Totally free of charge and operates on donations. Clean restrooms and lots of open space to walk around.

The museum does a great job of telling the story of this historic ship and its importance in the early years of America. It has great interactive experiences that will engage young children.

It's a relatively small museum housed in one of the old dockyard buildings. It's replete with great information documenting the history of the vessel along with some really interesting exhibits.

100% worth the time. It makes you feel so proud of our country. You don’t always realize how lucky we are to be US citizens. And when you see the proud history of these brave men and women who founded our country and the civility, they had towards each other and against the so-called enemies, instead of like today, tearing each other apart, it makes you long for some civility of times past

This museum and the ship herself are a must-see for anyone interested in American history. Try to visit on a day the Constitution sails - very impressive. The interactive exhibits in the museum are interesting and fun, suitable for kids and adults. Be advised that you will have to go through a metal detector (like an airport) to tour the ship. Lots of interesting educational items and cool bling in the gift shop. The Constitution Museum is a convenient stop on the hop on/hop off trolley tour.

I have been to Boston a few times, but this was my first visit to the USS Constitution. This is a fascinating piece of American history. The ship is beautiful, but going down below was tricky. Fantastic museum, and I can see why it would be a great place to take children. So many interactive exhibits.

Awesome historical site. Not to be missed. Great for the whole family and optional cost based on what you would like to donate. A ton for everyone of any age to do. Highly recommend.

What a great experience for Miles and Nathan and myself for that matter. They really enjoyed going on an actual" pirate ship" "type " ship. The statistics were mind blowing.There are over 40 miles of ropes on the USS CONSTITUTION alone!40 miles OMG! Definitely a great Museum and Ship tour . Thanks to the USN and all the sailors who made our visit happen.

Visit with friends & families @ Boston National Historic Park, Charleston, MA.

Security checkpoint was very quick and easy. Navy personnel were all friendly and helpful. Ship was very interesting. Despite some sections closed off for unknown reasons, it was a cool experience, especially below deck. Not much to do aside from look and listen but admission is also free. Easily a quick impulse destination as long as there are no large groups. Also an amazing piece of US naval history.

The museum was nice as it gives a description of the different crew members. Liked to explanation what happened afterwards too. Museum got back to me with a nice response and explanations. Professional and appreciated. Photos are obviously from the USS Constitution and not the museum.

The USS Constitution is America's first Navy Ship. The museum works on donations and they request $15-20 dollars for the entrance. After a full day touring Boston, we arrived close to 5pm when the museum was closing. We were asked to pay the full amount. Shortly after, another staff member came to the front and started greeting people as they walked into the lobby. He was also letting them know the museum worked on donations and to please donate any amount they were comfortable with paying. There is also a putt putt golf game in front of the building working fully on donations also. Pretty cool.

Great museum with many interesting and interactive ways to learn! Kid friendly and a great way to learn some history! The staff are great and very knowledgeable.

As adults we had an excellent time at this Hands-On museum. The interactive exhibits are really nice we had an enjoyable time and we learned a lot. Deep down inside me and my friends are just little children. The tour of the boat was nice, wish there was just a little bit more time for photos on the ship.

This was my favorite thing to do while visiting! It’s free and you get to go into the ship and see all the inner workings!

This museum was included on our City Pass and I'm so glad it was. What a great hands on museum for kids and adults of all ages. Definitely stop in after seeing the USS Constitution. The kids will love the Lego room or ship building game.

visiting this amazing ship was a bucket list item for me. I had a flight layover in Boston for 3 hours and realized that the USS Constitution was only 3 miles away from the airport. I had chills while riding in the taxi to the museum. and tears in my eyes as I walked toward the ship. this was a dream come true. I have a painting of this ship in my house and a decorative plate with it. it was a lucky break getting a layover in Boston so that now I won't have to make a special trip here just to see the ship. it was amazing. what's even better is I visited the ship on Memorial Day while traveling.

(Translated by Google) American National Monument. Worth seeing! (Original) Amerikanisches National Denkmal. Sehenswert!

The museum is free. But, a minimum $10 donation is highly suggested. While the museum is informative, it can be done in less than an hour. To access the Constitution itself, you need to pass through airport-style security. The ship is an active US military installation. After passing through another gift shop, you'll wait outside for the tour guide and he/she will lead you to the ship. One aspect of the ship is below decks. The height between floor & ceiling gets smaller as you go further down. Overall, not a bad experience. Especially if you're into American history.

A guided tour of the USS Constitution is free to the public. Tour is given by a member of the US Navy. Pretty amazing experience on board. The Visitor's Center is also free and has an extensive amount of information about the dock yard. The USS Constitution Museum, on the other hand, asks for a donation to enter. The exhibits are mostly about the history of the ship as well as the numerous restorations made to keep it as the oldest floating ship in the world. The Museum is family friendly.

Great tour of historical naval ship

If you visit Boston for it's history, you should not miss to visit the USS Constitution Museum and the surrounding area. All exhibits are very well maintained and restored. You would about two to three hours to visit everything. More if you are interested in detailed history of every major exhibit. Try and visit both ships that are docked there (USS Constitution & USS Cassin Young). Great experience for history buffs or not.

Had a private tour with the magnificent Jason. Excellent story telling and fascinating tour

Absolutely worth seeing. Personally, we enjoyed the ship more than the museum.

The museum has a kid's section with Legos to build ships. It also has many informative pieces on materials that go into making it. A nice 5 min documentary on the USS Constitution too!! And right outside is the big ship and you can see inside to peek back in the past. Right beside it is the USS Cassin Young ship, which was a WWII destroyer. There is some street parking near this place and also a parking garage.

Didn't go into the museum, but great area to walk around, have lunch, etc

What an incredible experience and opportunity to walk the oldest commissioned naval ship. The history and restoration were absolutely stunning. The museum is phenomenal as well. Well worth and can be toured within 2 hours and that is taking your time and reading everything as we do. The dry dock is a neat perk too.

It was an awesome experience. I will be joining the U.S. Navy mid August, so this was personally an amazing experience to see the oldest commissioned ship in the Navy! The personnel aboard the Constitution were also very helpful and answered all our questions and even gave me future advice!

(Translated by Google) Great free journey (Original) 很棒的免費旅程

I thought it was very interesting to check out the museum, learn about the ship, and then get to tour that ship. If you are a history fan, this is very cool. The whole family liked it. There are even things my 5 year old could play with. I'm very glad we stopped here.

Beautiful

Very nice place to visit. Good exibition, all kind of maritime history. Take some time to explore all. Old docks, ships basically good piece of maritime history. If you have time and interest visit it.

**If you are an adult, you need a government-issued ID to get on the ship itself.** Extremely thorough and highly interactive museum. Lots of things to read for the adults and simulations, examples, and activities for kids to touch and interact with. "Old Iron Sides" - the USS Constitution itself - is really neat. You can visit three decks of the ship, and there are Navy personnel present to give explanations and answer questions.

Valuable trip! It's interesting and worthwhile to learn about Boston's history, and the area is quite nice for a day trip. Ideal for a class or summer camp to visit as well. Being on the ship is a treasure itself, and again even More fun in an educational setting.

Oldest commissioned sailing ship in the WORLD! Immaculately preserved and staffed by USN Personnel! Free. Easily accessible. And the duration of the tour is up to you.

Took me back to my time in the US Navy. Great experience

First off the museum is free (donation encouraged). The ship is amazing. The museum it's self is ok, but geared towards little ones. It has some neat interactive exhibits. The sailors on the ship are knowledgeable, and professional. There are some amazing models in the museum if you like that kind of thing. I was there for about an hour, and feel like I saw everything I wanted to.

Had to stop by and see the ship my 3rd cousin 8x removed commanded, Edward Preble. We loved it. It was a quite crowded day, entry was free.

I was invited to check out the Charlestown Navy shipyard and the USS Constitution the Oldest battleship in the United States that was never defeated in war! The British Navy could not sink her! And the USS Constitution was instrumental in defeating the British Navy at that time taken down many of their warships! The ship is called old ironsides for a reason, she couldn't be sunk! And this ship is still active today with many tours that you can schedule on it! Minus the pandemic! They have another ship that has been decommissioned but I can't remember the name of the ship! I highly recommend seeing both of these ships especially the USS Constitution! They must have had short sailors on that ship because you could easily bump your head if your six feet tall in many areas of that ship! I'm 6 ft tall and I had to duck my head or lose it! 😬😀 I haven't been to the museum itself and I look forward to seeing that as well! But old ironsides is amazing, and the other ship across from it as well I wish I can remember its name?

Loved every bit! The Navy Officers presenting the USS Constitution Story were as much entertaining as they were detailed. Definitely worthy of the visit and walk through time. It’s the oldest Commissioned Navy Vessel today at only 225yrs old she’s looking great. 3 levels were open for viewing with sectioned closed off for renovations. She’s a beauty !

If you love Boston + History & Ships this is the right place to be!

The USS Constitution is just a great piece of history you can actual walk through and get the feel of the time.

It is as wonderful as everyone says - their building feels safe (covid times) and is still fun/enjoyable.

(Translated by Google) The USS Constitution is a very interesting part of the history of the United States. If you go to Boston, you must not miss visiting this ship, and there are no tickets here. The boat is well maintained, if there are not many people, you can cruise for a few hours on the boat. I went to visit on October 9, 2019, maybe because it was a drizzle early morning when I went, so there were few people at the time and it was very comfortable to walk on the main deck. You can learn from my experience here. But in the past it was always overcrowded. The security check here is very strict, just like the security check at the airport. I think this has almost become the norm since the 9/11 incident. (Original) 美国宪法号航空母舰是美国国家历史上非常有趣的一部分，如果你去波士顿，千万不能错过参观这艘船，而且这里没有门票。这艘船保养得很好，如果人不多的话，你可以在船上游览几个小时。我去参观的时候是2019年10月9日,可能是因为我去的时候是一个下着毛毛雨的清晨，所以当时人很少,行走在主甲板上很舒服,你可以借鉴我来这里的经验，但是以往这里总是人满为患。这里的安检很严格，就像是在机场安检一样，我觉得自从911事件发生后这一点几乎变成了常态。

Great history. The museum charges an entrance fee but you can take a free guided tour of the ship.

I do love me a ships museum...

I like my tour their Boston is a nice place

Great information, helpfull staff nice gift shop.

Amazing ship! Would reccommend everything! The security is a little difficult to get through but i don't care! Still good after over 200 years!

It was cute and small!

PROS: I like the fact the ship was free to go on and the museum was very affordable. The museum had some original stuff on it which made me happy to see since the boat was restored and nothing is original from it. The staff was very nice too and the place was scrubbed clean CONS: The museum didn't really have that much of a variety of things. It was mainly just 30% original stuff from crew and 70% interactive games for children, videos, and blurbs on the wall. The ship tour just showed the gun room and thats it (but since it was free what do you expect) OVERALL: I'd come by this place again to check it out if I was with a history buff. But if History isn't your thing, don't come here

Very informative. Would definitely go back!!!

(Translated by Google) A majestic wooden sailing large destroyer that appears on the pier of Charlestown Naval Base near the end of the Freedom Trail, a trail that traces American historic spots in Boston. (Original) ボストンにあるアメリカの歴史的なスポットをたどれる歩道「フリーダムトレイル」の終点近く、チャールズタウン海軍基地の桟橋に姿を現す堂々とした木造の帆走大型駆逐艦

Great day to learn history 🙌

Very informative and great history

This is one of the best museums I’ve ever been to in my life. For a small museum it was very Informative and laid out so nicely. It really felt you were back in time learning everything that happened to the ship. This is a somewhat hands on museum so during covid it felt safe with hand sanitizers everywhere. It’s also interesting how the museum told a story as you went through it. This is a must see if you’re coming Into Boston and the USS constitution is only open Friday-Sunday.

Definitely interesting, but I have to say very kid oriented. 65% deals with info about the ship, the other 35% is social justice stuff.

Wonderfully hosted by the U.S. Navy; got to meet the first female Capitan of the Constitution as well as board the vessel! Gift shop has what you'd expect, trinkets for family and friends; I purchased myself a $15 USS CONSTITUTION medallion which was double sided and HEAVY - which means it's worth it. The museum is likely angled towards a younger generation, me being 20 now, but all the same I learned much from the museum, as well as playing a PVPVE little pirate ship game. Undoubtedly worth your time, if it's a stop you can make then make it.

It was a nice sight however more then a few lights were burned out. I didn't expect it to be where it was. However the picture come out great. There should be a time limit on standing in the middle so everyone can get a great shot. I would return tho.

The museum was kinda small and not exactly what i expected. The ship itself was awesome. It was nice to be able to go aboard and get access to a high majority of the ship. It was also nice having someone there to answer questions.

Worth the trip to Charlestown and a memorable experience.

Love the history

Really awesome museum, everyone was super friendly. The ship was beautiful & super well kept.

We had not planned on devoting so much time to the museum here, but the exhibits were some of the most diverse and engaging we have seen. Definitely worth the entry fee. I would imagine those with children would be especially appreciative of the design of this museum. They also offer military discounts. At the time, they were only allowing visitors to get on the USS constitution on the weekends, so be sure and check before you go. We made a trip back and it was worth it.

The world’s oldest-commissioned floating warship, berthed on a dock at Charlestown’s Navy Yard. The museum has a “suggested admission fee” which I don’t mind after going through the interactive, experiential, hands on exhibits. Plentiful of historical artifacts, educational for all ages, just a wonderful place to visit. Prepare to spend an hour or two or more. The ship is accessible to visitors, state-issues ID is needed to enter, since its an active Naval base, and your bags go through xray

Very educational and neat things to see. Nice gift shop.

There were so much history there

History lessons well protected during this pandemic allowing us to see and hear about this iconic battle ship

So much fun for the kids and family. Interactive while learning!

One of the best small museums I’ve ever seen. Entertaining for the whole family. Very interactive and full of information. They did a great job by presenting history and science in simple and interesting ways. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon with my family. Staff was polite and helpful as well. Highly recommend whether you plan to have a tour of the ship or not.

Interesting history, guide was enthusiastic

Great. Very informative. Go see the ship after.