Combo: San Diego Zoo + USS Midway Museum Tickets

Your experience

Combine two of San Diego’s standout attractions with one convenient combo pass: explore the wildlife-filled San Diego Zoo and step aboard the historic USS Midway Museum. Visit both attractions on the same day or on different dates, giving you more freedom to fit them around your itinerary.

Getting started

San Diego Zoo: Head to the Zoo and present your combo ticket at the entrance for validation. No reservation is required for Zoo admission; after your ticket is scanned, follow the entry procedures and begin exploring.

USS Midway Museum: Make your way to the USS Midway on Navy Pier and have your dated ticket ready at the museum entrance. Your ticket is checked before you board the ship; once inside, you can begin exploring the exhibits and decks at your own pace. General admission includes access to museum activities, exhibits, shops, restaurants, the self-guided audio tour, and docent presentations.

What to expect

San Diego Zoo

Explore one of San Diego’s most popular wildlife attractions, with animal habitats representing species from around the world. Your admission includes access to the Zoo’s regular experiences, including the Guided Bus Tour and Skyfari Aerial Tram, subject to availability.

Features:

• Global wildlife: Encounter animals from diverse regions and habitats, with opportunities to observe species ranging from big cats and bears to koalas and other wildlife.

• Guided Bus Tour: Take a narrated, approximately 35-minute round-trip ride through the Zoo on a double-decker bus. It covers much of the grounds while sharing insights into wildlife and conservation.

• Skyfari Aerial Tram: Ride above the treetops from one end of the Zoo to the other for an elevated view of the grounds and surrounding Balboa Park.

• Wildlife presentations: Join regularly scheduled presentations featuring wildlife ambassadors and wildlife care specialists for a closer look at animal behavior and conservation.

• Explore at your own pace: Walk between habitats, choose the exhibits and presentations you want to see, and use the included transportation to cover more of the Zoo.

• Family-friendly experiences: Add variety to your visit with play areas and other activities designed to keep younger visitors engaged between animal encounters.

USS Midway Museum

Step aboard the USS Midway, a historic aircraft carrier transformed into a museum on San Diego’s waterfront. Explore its decks, aircraft displays, and interactive exhibits while learning how sailors lived and worked aboard one of America’s longest-serving aircraft carriers.

Features:

• Historic aircraft carrier: Walk through the former USS Midway and explore spaces across the ship, from its flight deck to areas that reveal what daily life was like at sea.

• 25+ restored aircraft: See a collection of restored aircraft displayed around the carrier, offering a close-up look at military aviation across different eras.

• Flight deck: Head to the expansive flight deck to see aircraft up close while taking in views of San Diego Bay and the city waterfront.

• Self-guided audio tour: Follow the included audio tour as you move through the ship, with stories and information that help explain the Midway’s history and life aboard the carrier.

• Interactive exhibits: Explore hands-on displays and museum activities that make naval aviation and life at sea easier to understand for visitors of different ages.

• Full-day admission: Take your time exploring the museum’s exhibits, activities, shops, and restaurants, all included with general admission.