USS Midway Museum luggage storage

About USS Midway Museum 

Located on Navy Pier in San Diego, California, the USS Midway Museum is an aircraft carrier turned into a museum. The museum is full of different aircraft with exhibits all over the ship. In fact, there are 60 exhibit areas, starting in the sleeping quarters all the way to the flight deck. You can see 30 restored airplanes, including the Bird Dog, the plane that worked to save refugees in 1975 when Saigon fell. And the T-2 Buckeye from 1959 trained thousands of pilots until it was replaced by the Goshawk.

The Battle of Midway Exhibit is also a great place to learn about the Midway history and see the SBD Dauntless, a bomber that sunk more ships than any other during WWII. Learn how to tie some sailor’s knots and see the giant anchor chains in the Anchor Chain Room. Below deck, see the chow line, chapel, wardroom, sickbay, and engineering. 

On the Flight Deck, see 26 aircraft, including helicopters, attack aircraft, and fighters. You can also go up to the bridge and see where the captain steered the ship and led the flight operations. Learn how the pilots and other staff lived and played on the carrier. The interactive Meatball Exhibit shows how the deck crew used the Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System to help pilots land. 

Fun Fact: You can watch the Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun” on the flight deck on Top Gun Movie Nights. 

Things to do Near USS Midway Museum

You can do all sorts of fun things both on and off the USS Midway Museum. San Diego is a fantastic city with a wide variety of amazing places to visit and things to do. Here are some of our favorites. 

• Get a fantastic selfie with the Midway flight crew
• Go through the food line in the mess hall
• Buy some great souvenirs from the Jet Shop
• Grab a bite to eat at the Midway Marketplace
• Test your flying skills in the flight simulators
• Take a guided island tour
• Learn more about landing planes at a catapult and trap talk
• See the Midway Battle relived at the Battle of Midway Theater

Transit Options Near USS Midway Museum

• Santa Fe Train 
• Santa Fe Coaster
• American Plaza Bus
• American Plaza Trolley 
• Taxicab service
• Ridesharing apps

Luggage Storage Near USS Midway Museum

Whether you have one or five bags, big or small, you cannot take them into most places, so leave them with us. Take your things to one of our Bounce locations where our partners will keep your belongings safe while you have fun in the city. Even locals are welcome to use our services. Heading out after work? Have Bounce watch your things while you wine and dine.

Luggage Storage Options Near USS Midway Museum

Just because you have backpacks or bags does not mean you have to cart them around with you. In fact, luggage is not allowed on the USS Midway or many of the other attractions. You can download our Bounce app to find the most convenient location, make your booking, and then just drop them off. 

Luggage Storage Near Balboa Park

Less than five miles from the museum, Balboa Park can be found on Florida Drive near I-5 and CA-163. The park has over 1,200 acres featuring 17 gardens, 65 miles of trails, 15 museums, and even the San Diego Zoo. The sports complex has various activities you can participate in or watch, such as golf, disc golf, and a remote-control race car track. The zoo features about 3,700 animals, including tigers, bears, gorillas, elephants, pandas, monkeys, and thousands of birds. With more than 99 acres, it is the most visited zoo in the United States, with more than four million visitors as of 2019. Some of the most popular museums include the Natural History Museum, the Timken Museum of Art, the Railroad Museum, the Automotive Museum, and the Museum of Us. Make sure you have your camera handy and leave your luggage at any one of our Bounce spots.

Luggage Storage Near Old Town San Diego Historic Park

About five miles to the northwest on Wallace Street, Old Town San Diego Historic Park opened to the public in 1968 and has a living history museum you cannot miss. The old town features about a mile of historic buildings dating back to the 1800s. The Spanish settlement was built in 1769, where you can still see the old fort and town. The Casa de Estudillo is the oldest building in California and is thought to be from 1830. Don’t miss the Mason Street Schoolhouse from 1855, where they still have some of the vintage desks. See the Colorado House, a hotel from the 1850s that is now a museum. The park also has restaurants and gift shops so you can refuel and get some souvenirs for the folks back home. Just don’t bring your bags. Any of our local Bounce partners will keep them safe for you. 

Luggage Storage Near La Jolla Shores Park and Beach

If you want to hang out on the beach, La Jolla Shores Park and Beach on Camino Del Oro is only about 13 miles away. The gentle waves of this beach are perfect for swimming, kayaking, and paddleboarding, and they even offer scuba classes if you want to try that. There are lifeguards on duty 24/7/365, so it is safe for everyone to enjoy. The beach is a popular hangout for seals and stingrays. Be ready to take some pictures! Once you work up an appetite, there are several places to grab a bite along the beach, too, like the Shores Restaurant, Piatti, and the Shorehouse Kitchen. Be sure to check out the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography next door to see thousands of marine creatures before you go. But drop off your luggage first at any of our Bounce locations in San Diego.