Directory of Military Museums

Directory of Military Museums
(Eastern States)
This directory of military museums covers the eastern half of the United States and primarily lists those museums with a significant display of military vehicles and/or aircraft Military Vehicles Magazine, 12 Indian Head Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

ALABAMA
Southern Museum of Flight 4343 73rd St. North
Birmingham, AL 35206 Telephone: 205-833-8226
Directions: Just east of Birmingham Municipal Airport.
Open: Tues.-Sat. 9:30-5, Sun 1-5. Adm.
Aircraft and memorabilia from early days of aviation to present including WWII aircraft.

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Battleship Parkway Mobile, AL 36601
Telephone: 334-433-2703
Directions: 1.5 mi east of Mobile on I-10, Battleship Pkwy exit.
Open: Daily 8am to sunset. Admission.
USS Alabama and 3 other ships preserved as during WWII.
Fort Morgan Rt. 1, Box 3540 Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Telephone: 334-540-7125
Directions: Hwy 180 at entrance to Mobile Bay on Mobile Point.
Open: Daily 9-5. Admission.
Fort with Army artillery pieces, small Museum.
US Army Aviation Museum PO Box 610
Ft. Rucker, AL 36362 Telephone: 334-255-4507
Directions: On grounds of Ft. Rucker at corner of Andrews Ave. & Novosel St.
Open: Daily 9-4. Free.
History of Army aviation. Large exhibit of helicopters & light planes.
US Army Military Police Corps Mus. Ft. McClellan, AL 36205-5000 Telephone: 205-848-3522 Directions: US 4316 mi N of Anniston Open: M-F 8-4. Sat & Sun by appointment. Free. Surveys the role and history of Army MPs from inception through WWII.

ARKANSAS
White & Yellow Ducks 406 Central Ave. Hot Springs, AR 71901 Telephone: 501-623-1111 Directions: 45 mi SW of Little Rock Open: Daily, tours at 9, 11, 2, 6. Adm. Land and water tours in WWII DUKWs,
CONNECTICUT
New England Air Museum Bradley Int'l Airport Windsor Locks, CT 06096 Telephone: 860-623-3305 Directions: 1-91 exit 40, west on CT 20, north on CT 75, west on Suffield. Open: Daily 10-5, Huge collection of vintage aircraft from WWI to present.
Military Museum of Southern New England 125 Park Ave. Danbury, CT 06810 Telephone: 203-790-9277 Directions: Half mile from exit 3 of 1-84. Open: Tues-Sat 10-5. Admission. WWII, history of tank destroyers. LIfe-size dioramas. Tanks & heavy equipment outside.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum 6th & Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20560 Telephone: 202357-2700 Directions: On the Mall between 4th and 7th Sts. on Independence Ave. Open: Daily 10-5:30. Over 75 aircraft on display. Simulated hanger deck. Best of the best.
National Museum of Naval Aviation
Box 33104, Bldg 3465 NAS Pensacola, FL 32508 Telephone: 904-452-3604 Directions: Exit2 from l-10 south on Pine Forest Rd; follow signs to NAS Pensacola. Open: Daily 9-5. History of Naval aviation from 1911 to present; over 100 aircraft on display. Multi-media theater.
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
12450 SW 152nd St. Miami, FL 33177 Telephone: 305-253-0063 Directions: Main entrance to Metrozoo 19 mi SW of Miami. Open: M-F 10-6, Weekends 10-5. Adm. Roosevelt's armored Pullman car & communication car.
U.S. Navy Museum Washington Naval Yard, Bldg 76 Washington, DC 20374-0571 Telephone: 202-433-4882 Directions: Southeastern DC on banks of Anacostia River, Open: M-F 9-4, Weekends 10-5. Largest naval museum in US, overview of US Navy history, USS Barry (destroyer), gun mounts, planes, more.

FLORIDA
UDT Seal Museum 3300 North AIA, N Hutchinson Island Ft. Pierce, FL 34949 Telephone: 407-489-3597 Directions: East coast 40 mi north of West Palm Beach. Open: Tues-Sat 10-4, Sun noon-4. Adm. History & development of Navy SEALs. Boats, submersibles, weapons, etc.

Flying Tigers Warbird Air Museum
231 Hoagland Blvd. (Airport Rd.) Kissimmee, FL 32741 Telephone: 407-933-1942 Directions: West side of Kissimmee Airport. Hoagland Rd. south from Hwy 192. Open: M-Sat 9-6, Sun 9-5. Admission. Restored & unrestored planes; restoration shop open to visitors.

Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park
Route 1, Box 465 Starke, FL 32091-9703 Telephone: 904-533-3196
Directions: Off FL Rt 16, 20 mi SW of Jacksonville.
Open: Daily 12-4.
13-acre museum and park with tanks, half-tracks, trucks, jeeps, artillery.
Yesterday's Air Force Museum 16055 Fairchild Dr.
Clearwater, FL 34622 Telephone: 813-535-9007
Directions: At St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport.
Open: Tues, Thurs, Sat 10-4, Sun 1-5. Admission.
About 12 military aircraft. Military vehicles, fire trucks, weapons.
U.S. Air Force Armament Museum 100 Museum Drive
Elgin AFB, FL 32542-5000 Telephone: 904-882-4062
Directions: SW of Valpariso on FL Rt 85. Open: Daily 9:30-4:30.
Wide variety of planes, bombs, missiles, tanks, from all nations, WWI to present.

GEORGIA
U.S. Army Signal Corps Museum ATZH-DPM, Bldg 36305
Ft. Gordon, GA 30905-5020 Telephone: 706-791-2818
Directions: From 1-20 take 1-520 south to US 1, south 5 mi to Gate 45. Museum 2 mi at 37th St.
Open: M-F 8-4, Sat-Sun noon-5.
Heavy weapons & tracked vehicles outside, exhibits on commo & 10th Armored Div inside.
Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park Rt. 3, Box 382
Cordele, GA 31015 Telephone: 912-273-2371
Directions: US 280 9 mi west of Cordele. Open: Daily 8-4:30.
Large outdoor display of military equipment and aircraft.

24th Infantry Division and Ft. Stewart Museum Wilson & Utility Sts. Ft. Stewart, GA 31314 Telephone: 912-767-4480
Open: Daily 10-6. Outside display of tanks, anti-aircraft guns, large weapons.
Museum of Aviation PO Box 2469 Warner Robins, GA 31009 Telephone: 912-926-6870 Directions: At Robins AFB off GA Rt 247 south of Russell Pkwy. Open: Tues-Sat 10-5. Large display of aircraft, ordnance, small arms, field equipment.
National Infantry Museum Building 396 Ft. Berming, GA 31905 Telephone: 706-545-2958 Directions: Follow signs from 1-185 south of Columbus. Open: Daily 8-4:30, Sat-Sun 12:30-4:30. 3 floors of displays from colonial times to present.

ILLINOIS
Rock Island Arsenal Museum Rock Island, IL 61299 Telephone: 309-782-5021 Directions: On Rock Island in the Mississippi at the center of the Quad Cities. Open: Daily 10-4. Wide variety of armor, artillery, small arms, and other weapons.

INDIANA
Grissom Air Museum 6500 Hoosier Blvd, Grissom AFB, IN 46971 Telephone: 317-688-2654 Directions: At old Grissom AFB off US 31 near Peru. Open: M, W, F, Sat 10-4. Admission. Display of aircraft WWII and later.

Indiana Military Museum 4305 Bruceville Rd. Vincennes, IN 47591 Telephone: 812-882-8668 Directions: 2 mi south of US 41/150/50 interchange. Open: Daily 8-5. Large collection of vehicles & artifacts from Civil War to present, mostly WWII.

Historical Military Armor Museum 2330 Crystal St. Anderson IN 46012 Excellent display of US light tanks, also many US & foreign heavy tanks.
Great Lakes Mus. of Military History 17 10 E. US Hwv 20

Michigan City, IN 46360 Telephone: 219-872-2702 Directions: 1.8 mi east on US 20 from US 42 1. On north side in a strip mall.
Open: Tues-Fri 9-4, Sat 10-4. Summer only Sun noon-4. Admission.
Military artifacts from all eras. 10 armored & wheeled vehicles outside.

KENTUCKY
Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor Fayette Ave.
Ft. Knox, KY 40121-0208 Telephone: 502-624-3812 Directions: Near Chaffee Ave. Gate of Ft. Knox.
Open: M-F 9-4:30, Sat-Sun 10-6 (MaySep), 10-4:30 (rest of yr).
Outstanding, large museum with armor & heavy equipment.

LOUISIANA
Fort Polk Military Museum
PO Drawer R
Ft. Polk, LA 71459-5000 Telephone: 318-531-7905 Directions: Main gate of Ft. Polk 5 mi south of Leesville off US 171.
Open: Wed-Fri 10-2, Sat-Sun 9-4.
Tanks, armor, artillery, helicopters, small arms, missiles.
Louisiana Museum of Military History PO Box 92110
Lafayette, LA 70509 Telephone: 318-235-4322
Directions: On 1-49 1 mi north of 1-10 on northbound frontage road.
Open: Tues-Sun 9-4. Admission.
Tanks, APCs, Huey helicopter, jeeps, weapons, videos, more.

MASSACHUSETTS
Battleship Cove Fall River, MA 02721 Telephone: 508-678-1100
Directions: Exit 5 off 1-195: follow signs. Open: July-Labor Day daily 9-8; rest of yr 9-5.
Battleship Massachusetts, submarines,

MARYLAND
U.S. Army Ordnance Museum Aberdeen Rd., Bldg 2601 Aberdeen Prov Ground, MD 21005 Telephone: 301-278-3602 Directions: 5 mi east of 1-95 exit 85 on NO Rt 22. Open: Tues-Fri noon-4:45, Sat-Sun 10-4:45. Indoor & outdoor collection of armor, vehicles, weapons, railway gun, missiles, weapons, much more.
Fort Meade Museum AFZT-PTS-MU Ft. Meade, MD 20755-5115 Telephone: 301-677-6966 Directions: At Ft. Meade 5 mi cast of Laurel on MD Rt 198. Open: W-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4. Tracked & wheeled vehicles, ordnance, artillery, weapons, more.

MAINE
Cole Land Transportation Museum 405 Perry Rd. Bangor, ME 04401 Telephone: 207-990-3600 Directions: At interchange of 1-95, 1-3 95, and Rt I -A. Open: May I-Nov 11, 9-5. Admission. Displays 200+ vehicles used in Maine, also restored MVs including a half-tract, fire truck, and command car.

MICHIGAN
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village 20900 Oakwood Blvd. Dearborn, MI 48121 Telephone: 313-271-1620 Directions: At Village Rd. & Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn. Open: Daily 9-5, Admission. Fabulous museum of American social, scientific, and industrial history.
Yankee Air Museum
PO Box 590 jBelleville, MI 48112 Telephone: 313-483-4030 Directions: Ay Willow Run Airport, cor Dier of Ecorse & Beck Roads. open: Tues-Sat 10-4, Sun noon-4. Adm open vintage aircraft; restoration area open Exhibit about huge Willow Run 30 Military Vehicles Magazine Sept/Oct 1999
Michigan Museum of Military Transport 3 3 90 Shumaker Rd. Bellaire, MI 49615 Telephone: 616-533-5511 No further information.

NORTH CAROLINA
USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial PO Box 417 Wilmington, NC 28402 Telephone: 910-762-1829 Directions: West side of Cape Fear River across from Wilmington waterfront. Open: Daily 8-sunset. Admission, Battleship North Carolina, light & music summer eves, related exhibits.
82nd Airborne Div. War Memorial Museum PO Box 70119 Ft. Bragg, NC 28307 Telephone: 910-432-5307 Directions: On Ft. Bragg at Ardennes Rd & Gela St. Open: Tues-Sat 10-4:30, Sun 11:30-4. History of 82nd Abn, artillery, small arms, field equipment.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wright Museum
77 Center St. Wolfeboro, NH 03894 Telephone: 603-569-1212 Directions: South on Rts 28 & 109 a few blocks from town. Open: Summer daily 10-5, rest of yr weekends only. 40+ US WWII-era vehicles. Much more.

NEW JERSEY
U.S. Naval Museum and Submarine USS Ling 150 River St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 Telephone: 201-342-3268 Directions: Borg Park near downtown. Open: Daily 10: 15-4. Admission. WWII Submarine Ling, artillery
pieces, vehicles, ordnance, models.
Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of NJ
400 Fred Wehran Drive Teterboro, NJ 07608 Telephone: 201-288-6344 Directions: South off US 46 at east side of
Teterboro Airport. Open: Tues-Sun 10-4. Admission. Small aviation museum with outside M.A.S,H. compound replica.
Millville Army Air Field Museum
PO Box 1547 Millville, NJ 08332 Telephone: 609-327-2347 Directions: Building I A at Millville Municipal Airport on Cedar St. Open: M-F 10-2. Sat-Sun 10-4. WWII aviation artifacts. Sponsors air shows and historic car shows.

NEW YORK
Watervliet Arsenal Museum
SMCWV-INM Watervliet, NY 12189-4050 Telephone: 518-266-5805 Directions: Off Broadway and NY Rt 32 in town. Open: Tues-Sat 10-3. History, sections, and models of large guns that were made here.
National Warplane Museum
PO Box 159 Geneseo, NY 14454 Telephone: 716-243-0690 Directions: At Geneseo Airport SW of town off NY Rt 63. Open: M-F 9-5, Sat-Sun 10-5. Admission. 12+ WWII vintage aircraft, Restoration shop open.
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86 New York, NY 10036 Telephone: 212-245-0072 Directions: 46th St & 12th Ave, Open: Summer daily 10-5, rest of yr WedSun 10-5. Aircraft carrier Intrepid, 2 other ships, aircraft, missiles.
U.S. Military Academy Museum
Olmstead Hall West Point, NY 10996 Telephone: 914-938-2203 Directions: On Academy grounds at New South Post Open Daily 10:30-4:15. One of the largest collections of military artifacts in the world.
American Armored Foundation Mus. 2383 5th Ave. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Mattituck, NY 11952 Telephone: 516-5880033
Directions: NY Rt 25 east to Mattituck, cast at blinker on Love Lane. Open: Sundays noon-5. Admission. Display of 65 tanks and artillery pieces, also many weapons.

OHIO
U.S. Air Force Museum Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-6518 Telephone: 513-255-3286 Directions: Springfield Pike 6 mi NE of Dayton. Open: Daily 9-5. Oldest & largest air museum in the world. 1500+ aircraft, 10,000+ artifacts.

PENNSYLVANIA
Mid-America Air Museum Reading Regional Airport Reading, PA 19605 Telephone: 610-372-7333 Directions: 3 mi NW of town off PA Rt 183. Open: Daily 9:30-4. Admission. 30 aircraft, many WWII vintage.
Pennsylvania Military Museum
PO Box 160A Boalsburg, PA 16827 Telephone: 814-466-6263 Directions: On US 322 3 mi east of State College. Open: Tues-Sat 9-5, Sun noon-5. Tracked & wheeled vehicles, artillery, weapons, equipment; WWII to Vietnam.
Allegheny Arms and Armor Museum
Box 119 Custer City, PA 16725 Telephone: 814-362-2642 Directions: On Rt 46 2-1/2 mi north of Smethport. Open: Daily 10-6. Armor, wheeled vehicles, aircraft, militaria; inside and out.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Mus.
40 Patriots Point Rd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465 Telephone: 803-884-2727 Directions: On Cooper River across from downtown Charleston, Open: Apr-Sept daily 9-6, rest of yr 9-5. Admission.
ing craft, aircraft, missiles, artillery, ordnance.

TENNESSEE
international Towing & Recovery Mus. 401 Broad St.
Chattanooga, TN 37402 Telephone: 423-267-3132
Directions: Downtown near the visitor center.
Open: M-F 10-4:30, Sat-Sun 11-5. Adm. Small, but high quality collection. Check out the Holmes W-45 on military Diamond-T chassis.

VIRGINIA
U.S. Army Transportation Museum Bldg 300, Besson Hall
Ft. Eustis, VA 23604-5260 Telephone: 757-878-1182
Directions: Exit 250A off 1-64 at Ft. Eustis east of Newport News.
Open: Tues-Sun 9-4:30.
Trucks, jeeps, aircraft, landing craft, trains, helicopters, experimental vehicles.
War Memorial Museum of Virginia 9285 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23607 Telephone: 804-247-8523 Directions: In Huntington Park near east end of James River Bridge.
Open: M-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5. Admission.
60,000 military artifacts & weapons; artillery outside.
U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum A St~ & 2nd St.
Fort Lee, VA 23801 Telephone: 804-734-4203
Directions: At Ft. Lee 10 mi NE of Petersburg on VA Rt 36.
Open: Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat-Sun 11-5.
Motorized & horse-drawn vehicles, Scout Car, Jeeps, field kitchens, all elements of supply.
U.S. Marine Corps Air-Ground Mus. Quantico, VA 22134
Telephone: 540-640-2606
Directions: 1-95 to Quantico, 2 mi south on Bauer Rd to Brown Field.
Open: Apr-Nov Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5. Marine aircraft, weapons, vehicles (incl Scout Car, tanks, Jeeps, Weasel, amphibians, motorcycles, more).

VERMONT
Camp Meade Victory Museum US Route 2 Middlesex, VT 05602 Telephone: 802-223-5537 Directions: Right off exit 9 from 1-89. 5 mi from Montpelier. Open: May-Oct daily 10-5. Admission. 13 rooms of WWII exhibits. Outside: tank, half-track, howitzer, DUKW, aircraft.

WISCONSIN
Kenosha Military Museum 10700 120th Ave. Kenosha, WI 53142 Telephone: 414-857-3418 Directions: On 1-94 service Rd south of Hwy 165 exit. Open: Wed-Sun 9-5. Admission. Large outdoor display of tanks, halftracks, trucks, jeeps, helicopters.
Wisconsin Ducks Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 Telephone: 608-254-8751 Directions: 1.5 mi south on US 12 and WI Rt 23. Open: May-Oct daily 8-7. Admission. DUKW rides.
Dells Duck Tours Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 Telephone: 608-254-6080 Directions: 2 mi south on US 12 and WI Rt 23. Open: May-Oct daily 9-6. Admission. DUKW rides.

WEST VIRGINIA
Top Kick's Military Museum PO Box 152 Petersburg, WV 26847 Telephone: 304-257-1392 Directions: 1.5 mi west of town on Rt 55, south at Ridgeview Estates, right on Maple Drive. Open: Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun noon-5. Adm. Small museum with Jeeps, trucks, tracks, field gear, more.