History Mystery Tours

• History Mystery tickets may be purchased on our website (please see link for available times and dates)

• History Mystery Tours will be capped at 60 for capacity with 5-6 different tour groups

• Some spaces may not be available for touring for safety modifications

• All ship safety protocol must be followed

Next Tours:

Friday, November,15, 2024-SOLD OUT

Friday, November, 22, 2024- Tickets 

Friday, December,20, 2024- Tickets 

Friday, January,24, 2025- Tickets 

Please join us for special Paranormal Events as well!

Is USS Hornet Haunted?

Spend an evening with us and find out! Come aboard and learn about Hornet’s more chilling history as you travel about her decks. This is your chance for an exclusive, after-hours tour of the ship! Traverse this steel labyrinth in small groups while investigating our most well-known “paranormal hot-spots” with one of our experienced crew members in the dead of night.

History Mystery tour options are listed below but are also posted on our Online Calendar. For future dates or additional information, please contact (510) 521-8448 x224 or email edu@uss-hornet.org.

I just want to say thank you for the History Mystery Tour of the USS Hornet. My wife, four children and I toured last night and had a great time. The staff was absolutely wonderful. They filled us with a great history of the ship, along with some absolutely fun ghost hunting. I am looking forward to my next visit to the USS Hornet.

Chris Harman

History Mystery Tour

Your behind the scenes tour includes areas aboard the ship that have not yet been opened to the public, virtually untouched since the ship’s decommissioning over forty years ago, as well as other eerie spaces that have been reported to host unseen visitors. Tour participants must be at least 13 years old. 

For those more interested in history than spirits, be sure to arrive on time and request to join our “history” tour group that evening!

Please remember to bring a flashlight!

Times

7 PM to 10 PM. For available dates, please see below.

Rates

$40.00 per person

$30.00 for museum members
Advance payment required

History Mystery Overnight

For those who want more time to get better acquainted with the ship’s secrets, we offer an overnight version of the History Mystery Tour. Sleep where the crew slept–and perhaps still sleep–eat where they ate, and investigate with us from 6 PM to 9 AM the next morning. All overnight guests must be at least 16 years old. $100.00 per person

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Book a Private History Mystery Overnight

$1000.00 Minimum Fee

Private HM Overnights are available for groups of 10 or less during weeknights. Please use the Inquiry Form to inquire about dates. Please note that Saturday nights are not typically an option for this program.  *Meals are also not included in this program.

Start Time: 8:00 pm to 10:00 am the following morning

Cost: A flat fee of $1000.00 for groups of 10 or less.  For groups between 10 and 20 the flat rate is $2000.00.

What’s included?

*Private Hornet guides and access to our paranormal spaces for investigations

*Berthing Quarters for guests

Inquire HERE