The USS Hornet isn’t just a floating museum—it’s an archive of memories that refuse to sink. This WWII warship, which played pivotal roles in the Pacific and even recovered Apollo astronauts, now guards darker tales. Visitors to its infirmary swear they catch the pungent scent of ether (a banned 1950s anesthetic), while others hear footsteps in corridors where wounded sailors once groaned. Guides admit even their equipment records sudden temperature drops in the same spots, decade after decade.

This summer, the Hornet offers special night tours and overnight investigation where flashlights illuminate only half the truth. You can walk its steel bowels and decide for yourself: Are these just echoes of history... or something more? Tickets on the museum’s official site in Alameda, California.