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• Seawolf Park (Galveston Naval Museum)-https://www.galvestonnavalmuseum.com/  (Galveston)

Situated on the tip of Historic Pelican Island, USS Stewart and USS Cavalla are dry berthed for visitors to explore. Also around is the conning tower of the USS Carp (SS-338), the sail of the USS Tautog (SSN-639), and the sunken remains of oil tanker SS Selma. The Galveston Naval Museum is the only place in the world where one can view a hunter, hunted, and protector.

• National Museum of the Pacific War-https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/  (Fredericksburg)

This is the only museum in Texas devoted solely to the Pacific War. Visitors can view the PT-309 , the only surviving patrol-torpedo boat that served in the Mediterranean Sea, recreation of a Pacific War battle zone, and numerous aircraft from different eras. Also displayed there is the HA-19, a Japanese mini sub captured after the attack of Pearl Harbor. The ensign, Kazuo Sakamaki, became the first Japanese prisoner of war in 1941.

• USS Lexington museum on the bay-https://usslexington.com/  (Corpus Christi)

The USS Lexington museum on the bay is the only aircraft carrier museum in Texas and is one of 5 in the world. It houses more than 20 aircraft and even 4 5-inch/50'' dual-purpose guns from the USS Des Moines (CA-134)! The museum also sports a gift shop, more than 1 mile of self-guided tours, and a 3D MEGA theater (R).

• Clifton Steamboat Museum-https://www.cliftonsteamboatmuseum.com/  (Beaumont)

Clifton Steamboat Museum is currently closed due to flood damage. The museum housed the 1938 tugboat Hercules. It also commemorates Beaumont survivors that served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. 

• Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum-https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/  (Austin)

The Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin showcases the illustrious history of Texas, from the earliest settlements by La Salle and his group to the modern era. The museum houses the 1685 Barque La Belle, which sank in Matagorda Bay before La Belle's ill-fated mission. The museum also contains the CS Bayou City, a Passenger Side-Wheeled Steamer-turned Confederate "Cottonclad", which rammed and sank the USS Harriet Lane in the Battle of Galveston in 1863. 

Below: USS Texas, a New York-class Dreadnought in Dry Dock at the Gulf Copper Dry Dock and Rig Repair, Galveston.