#13 The USS Constitution

The USS Constitution

22 1st Avenue
Charlestown, MA 02129

(Charlestown Navy Yard)

Travel Time: 20 min MBTA Orange Line T to Community College Stop. 15 min walk to the Navy Yard.

Cost: Free! to get on the boat, and that is even with a guided tour. To go into the museum is by donation only, suggested donation is $4.00-$5.00.

The Tours leave every half an hour, guided by the ships navy members, or you can have access to the top deck only every 10 min or so.

So we decided to stick around and check out the whole boat on a guided t

our of the USS Constitution. While we waited for our tour to leave, there was a very young navy officer, who was chatting and taking any and all questions (such as how old he was. which by the way is 19!) He was informing us about the Ship, not a boat! and About the navy in general. After about 15 min of waiting another officer came to give us a tour of the first three levels of this ship.

This ship is also under construction so there were other levels and sections of the ship that were off limits, but you really didn't need to see them in order to get the feel of how old this ship is, and what an amazing thing that it is still floating, and with almost all its original materials. The USS Constitution, is still a war ship, and would be ready to sail at a moments notice if need be, so they kept reminding us.

The ship itself showed the harsh life of American Sailors way back when, the tight quarters, barely any sleep, food, or personal space, unless of course you were a captain or first mate. Now I get a tad sea sick, so once we hit the bottom layer I was beginning to feel it, however, up on the top of the deck, you felt nothing, It was as if the ship was sitting on land. It was totally strange. Fashion advice, if you are going here, please were backed shoes, my mom wore flip flops, and almost lost one getting of the gang way.

This was a fun and enjoyable time in the sun, and if you're spending some time here, something worth seeing!

Don't Forget to Check Out Their Website: http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/