Hold the Phone!
Used on this ship during active duty, this type of phone is powered by magnets and the human voice.
What is a Sound Powered Phone
Tour route 4 takes you down into these decks.
What are the Lower decks
On this Tour Route, if you smile at them, some planes may smile back!
What is Tour Route 1
This large patriotic event happens once a year, this past year had more than 1,400 in attendance.
What is the 4th of July or Red, White, and Boom
Also on North Beach, this organization and attraction works with us to bring tourists to the area.
What is the Texas State Aquarium.
Need to call the ship after hours? When in doubt, try calling this.
The D.C. Cell Phone
This is the overnight camping adventure here on the Lex.
What is Live Aboard
Need a haircut? You can find the Barber Shop on this tour route.
What is Tour Route 4.
Open to Lexington Museum Members and to the public, this summer party has traditional naval roots.
What is the Steel Beach Party
Once a year, this team becomes the "Blue Ghosts" for a weekend, they also practice on the flight deck.
Who are the Corpus Christi Hooks.
You hear him on the radio often in the mornings saying "Whoever called Rusty please call back" at this extension.
What is 308
This battle is famous for the "shot heard round the world" and is a familiar name for us.
What is Lexington
DAILY DOUBLE!
On this Tour Route, you can find the history of all 5 USS Lexington ships.
Some High Schools in the region get to come aboard in May to have a special ceremony that celebrates the seniors scholarly accomplishments.
What are graduations
This organization sometimes parks its buggy in Aircraft Restoration for safe keeping.
What is the Corpus Christi Police Department
Though its not a phone, the captain would use this in the bridge to communicate with the engine room. You can find one of these in the Quarter Deck as well as on the bridge.
What is the Engine Order Telegraph
She can be found all over the ship, but most often in the Quarter Deck.
Who is Lori
This tour route contains a model of the Japanese carrier IMS Akagi.
What is Tour Route 2
Hosted by the Corpus Christi International Airport and the USO, this event is full of exercise for the ships employees!
What is Run the Runway
Though they are pesky, these little friends come aboard the Lexington daily, so much so that we have the Hotel Lex for them.
What are Pigeons
When the ship was active there were hundreds of phones on board, so many that there were more telephones than a city of this many people.
What is 5,000
He is our friendly mascot that appears throughout our community, especially at parades.
Who is Lieutenant Lex
This is where you will find a display dedicated to William E. Hall, showing his flight jacket and his Medal of Honor.
What is Tour Route 5
This yearly event has a four day long Live Aboard aspect to it. Its goal is to prepare young minds for success in the real world.
What is the Southwest Youth Leadership Conference
This Corpus Christi museum currently has a China Beach exhibit, we loaned some artifacts to them to help make it possible.
What is the Texas Surf Museum