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USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, LA

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USS Kidd Veterans Museum

Partly closed: the ship is away in Houma, LA, for drydock repairs and is expected back with the river's high water in spring 2027, with no fixed date. The Veterans Museum stays open daily 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., $8 for the museum only (per usskidd.com, checked 2026-11-02)

See naval and veteran artifacts, a restored WWII officers' wardroom and a pirates exhibit at the riverfront home of the destroyer USS Kidd.

305 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 · Baton Rouge, LA

About USS Kidd Veterans Museum

The USS Kidd Veterans Museum stands on the Baton Rouge riverfront next to the berth of USS Kidd, a Fletcher-class destroyer named for Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died aboard USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Commissioned in 1943, she earned eight battle stars in World War II, and a kamikaze hit off Okinawa on April 11, 1945 killed 38 of her crew. She has been a museum here since 1982 and rests in a cradle built for river swings of up to 40 feet. The museum shows naval and veteran artifacts, a wardroom restored to its WWII look and a pirates exhibit, and costs $8 while the ship is away.

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