USS Kidd, Baton Rouge

Great little museum and self-guided tour of the ship. The tour was very thorough and covered most of the ship. We only had an hour, which was just enough time to get a good look at the ship itself without lingering in any one area too long. I plan to come back another time to look at the museum and take a little more time onboard the Kidd.

Some nice exhibits, including battleship models and explanations of naval warfare in different conflicts, but the main attraction is obviously the USS Kidd itself. The ship is moored just outside the museum, and there's a self guided tour which takes you through many of the ship's compartments and onto many different levels of the deck. You can climb into the seat of some of the 40mm guns and into the "cabins" of the larger 5 inch guns. Really gives you a great insight to what it was like as a sailor or marine in WW2. Admission was about $13 per adult, and we spent approximately two hours in total.