A list of war museums to visit on your next trip (includes interactive map)
Are you planning a trip soon in the United States or abroad? Here is a list of war museums to visit that have been recommended by Republican Atheists’ supporters.
War museums enable visitors to learn about United States history and world history from multiple perspectives, such as the perspectives of military personnel, soldiers, family and society. They often display historic war equipment, gear and tools. Some have interactive displays that give visitors a more personal experience. They are great locations for individuals and families to visit.
Alabama:
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Mobile, Alabama
Website: https://www.ussalabama.com/
California:
General Patton Memorial Museum
Chiraco Summit, CA
Website: http://generalpattonmuseum.com/
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
San Diego, CA
Website: https://flyingleathernecks.org/
MCRD Museum Historical Society
San Diego, CA
Website: https://www.mcrdmuseumfoundation.org/
Palm Springs Air Museum
Palm Springs, CA
Website: https://palmspringsairmuseum.org/
USS Midway Aircraft Carrier
San Diego, CA
Website: https://www.midway.org/
Veterans Museum at Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
Website: https://www.balboapark.org/museums/veterans-museum
Florida:
Air Force Armament Museum
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Website: http://www.afarmamentmuseum.com/
Illinois:
First Division Museum
Wheaton, Illinois
Website: https://cantigny.org/plan-your-visit/museums/first-division-museum/
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (captured German U-boat display)
Chicago, Illinois
Website: https://www.msichicago.org/
Indiana:
Candles Holocaust Museum
Terre Haute, Indiana
Website: https://candlesholocaustmuseum.org/
Kansas:
The National World War I Museum and Memorial
Kansas City, Kansas
Website: https://www.theworldwar.org/
Kentucky:
General George Patton Museum of Leadership
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Website: http://generalpatton.org/visit/
New York:
The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
New York City, New York
Website: https://mjhnyc.org/
West Point Museum
West Point, New York
Website: https://history.army.mil/museums/IMCOM/westPoint/index.html#about
Texas:
National Museum of the Pacific War
Fredericksburg, Texas
Website: http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org
The Alamo
San Antonio, Texas
Website: https://www.thealamo.org/
Washington, D.C.:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, D.C.
Website: https://www.ushmm.org/
Abroad:
Museum of the Second World War
Warsaw, Poland
Website: https://muzeum1939.pl/en/home
Featured photo: USS Midway Aircraft Carrier in San Diego, CA. Photo credit: Lauren Ell.
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