While there, check out the Visitors Center. Check out the US Naval Academy Museum. Plan on 2+ hours if you like to read the information. In the Naval Academy Chapel where you can tour the Crypt of John Paul Jones.

Traveled to the Academy to watch our son compete in a gymnastics meet. The grounds are historic and amazing. The visitor's center is a must stop. The architecture is incredible.

I enjoyed visiting the museum. But if you want to understand more about the gallery you can alway hire a guide. Outside the academy is the Main Street surrounded by bars and restaurants and other historical sites.

I have visited the academy over a dozen times over the years. It never disappoints. Things I like to see during every visit is the Chapel and John Paul Jones' extraordinary crypt underneath. The housing building. The marina. The library. On my last visit I...More

A tour of the campus and/or a trip to the visitor's center (including the intro film and store) are must sees. See where navy officers in training are educated, as well as the beautiful views of the adjacent Severn River, the Chapel with John Paul...More

Well done tour and ended up timing it so we could watch the students do their marching drills before heading in for lunch.

If you are looking for a friendly welcome, go somewhere else. You would think that these guards are in charge of gold and diamonds. There has got to be a friendlier way to vet the guests interested in seeing a taxpayer funded institution.