Tours


      Come visit the new Navy Lakehurst Information Center at NAES Lakehurst.

The all volunteer Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, in co-operation with the NAES Public Affairs Office offers tours as follows:

      November thru March - 2nd Saturday of the month
      April thru October -       2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month

The Navy Lakehurst Information Center is open on Wednesday for Military, DOD and group tours only!!
School groups are welcome.

Please call Don Adams at 732-818-7520 for reservations and information.

     Everyone wishing to take the tour must adhere to strict security requirements and must pre-register by calling 732-818-7520 or contacting     tours2@nlhs.com

No foreign nationals are permitted on the tours due to security reasons

All guests must be registered 2 weeks before the date of their tour. No walk-ins or additions to the group will be accepted on the day of the tour!

For directions to the base click here:

         Tours include

  • The Navy Lakehurst Information Center
  • The Ready Room
  • The POW-MIA Room
  • Historic Hangar One
  • The Hindenburg Crash Site Memorial Marker.


 Here are some of the points of interest you will be able to see when the tours are resumed:

Hangar One

Hindenburg Control Car

Historic Hangar No. 1

Hangar One was built to house the U.S. Navy's rigid airships.  You will get to see this fantastic structure from the inside and out.

Hindenburg Control Car

The control car mock-up built for the 1975 motion picture, "Hindenburg", can be seen right inside Hangar One.

Hindenburg Crash Site

Hindenburg Memorial Plaque

Hindenburg Crash Site

The exact spot where the Hindenburg crashed to the ground in flames on May 6, 1937 is marked by this monument.

Hindenburg Memorial Plaque

This plaque, located at the crash site, was donated in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Hindenburg Disaster


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