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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco
securing the conning tower seems to be a common thing for the WWII submarine museums. i have access to the Cobia in WI and the Silversides in MI and neither allow access to the conning tower. ladder is chained.
i was up at the Silversides this past winter with a pal who is also ex-USN, i pulled a string or two and got access, but let me tell you, that is a young man's territory. i had difficulty not only climbing the ladder but coming down as well. and the space itself...gets smaller every time i visit. plus there is not a rounded edge anywhere up there.
and the ladder...gets taller and straighter every year. 
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I know and it is pretty ridiculous its common to restrict access, one of the most interesting and vital portions to visit.. Drum's conning tower was always accessible until COVID. My last visit there (and first since the pandemic) was a large number of people due to the living history drill that day.