Take a self-guided tour of the most decorated battleship in the US. Nicknamed the 'Black Dragon,' the battleship's guns were able to shoot 23 miles. On Saturday and Sunday at 11am there's a guided 90-minute tour that allows you to see more of the battleship and crawl in a 16-inch gun turret.
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