The market for aircraft carrier museums seems to be pretty much saturated. Last I heard there was one rusting away (perhaps the Cabot?) where the promoters weren't able to come up with the money needed. Some of the ones listed under 'efforts underway' may also be having trouble.
Current museums:
Hornet - Oakland
Intrepid - NYC
Lexington - Corpus Christi
Yorktown - Charleston, SC
Efforts underway:
Forrestal - Baltimore
Midway - San Diego
Ranger - Everett, WA
Saratoga - Rhode Island
I just did a few general area searchs for tourism in the areas you listed.
Does anyone know these museums are there?
They don't seem to be promoted too well.
They should have some programs and invite class trips.
The USS Midway museum in San Diego has been up for a little while now and the times I have been down there is has been quite busy.
http://www.midway.org