Museums
82nd Airborne Museum
In Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Museum is located on base. Established in 1945, this museum houses exhibits of paratroopers, equipment, and weapons from 1917 to present regarding the famous Division.
US Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Fayetteville, NC- The US Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum is located just outside of Fort Bragg and has been open to the public since 2000. The museum focuses on military history and includes an outdoor exhibit of Harmony Church.
*See our Harmony Church gallery tragic massacre.
National Marine Corps Museum
Located in Triangle, Virginia, the National Museum of the Marine Corps offers a history about the Marine corps in general. They offer the history of the Military branch as well as preserve their message and honor. They offer detailed displays of uniforms, weapons, and equipment used by the marine corps in various battles and wars.
National Museum of the Pacific War
This Museum covers World War Two in the Pacific with exhibits of the uniforms, the vehicles, and the weapons used in the war. The museum is located in Fredericksburg, Texas. Their museum covers the war extensively while also offering education programs to teach about the outcomes and lessons of the war.
Infantry Museum- Fort Benning
Fort Benning is a post located outside of Columbus, GA. It supports more than 120,000 active-duty military and their families. “The National Infantry Museum emphasizes the values that define the infantryman as well as the nation that he protects”.
*Please note: A picture of the object will be placed before its designated plaque. For information on the object you see go to the next picture, the information will be provided there.*
Harmony Church-Fort Benning
Harmony Church is now located on the grounds of the Infantry Museum as its own separate exhibit (in association with Fort Benning, GA). Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active- duty military and families, and it is the largest infantry training center in the United States. Harmony Church is specifically part of the “700 Series”; this was a project started in WW2 to produce numerous buildings in a small amount of time to provide for the newly drafted men. Each building was constructed the exact same way whether it be in Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, or Fort Knox. These projects could be built quickly and locally making it a fascinating sight.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
A Texas-based museum which restores, operates, maintains, and displays aircrafts which are historically significant or vintage. They house a large collection of WW2 related aircraft as well as large collections on the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
National Air & Space Museum
Located in Washington DC, The National Air & Space Museum gives a history of flight throughout time. Flight history is covered from the Wright Brothers and their first flight to the space shuttle and landing on the moon. They offer floating exhibits of planes flown through various wars and used in various time periods.
Museum of the War of Chinese Peoples Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
Also known as the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, this museum is located inside of the Wanping Fortress near the Marco Polo Bridge. It is a hidden treasure for any history buff. The museum commemorates the Chinese people, and their fight through the Second Sino-Japanese War.
U-505 Museum of Science & Industry-Chicago
In Hyde Park, this beautiful museum houses many exhibits that have shaped American history. One of the most famous exhibits is the German Submarine U-505 that was captured during World War 2.