Alphabetical List of Military Museums and Memorials I Have Visited

 

45th Infantry Division Museum

• 2145 N.E. 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
• http://45thdivisionmuseum.com/
• Date(s) visited: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

 

Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum (USS Razorback SS-394)

• 120 Riverfront Park Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114
• http://aimmuseum.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2012

 

B-29 Doc at Doc’s Friends, Inc.

• 1788 S Airport Rd, Wichita, KS 67209
• https://www.b29doc.com/
• Date(s) visited: January, February, March & April 2021
• Intern: January 2021 – March 2022

 

B-39 Soviet Submarine (Maritime Museum of San Diego)

• 1492 North Harbor Drive, San Diego CA 92101-3309
• https://sdmaritime.org/visit/the-ships/b-39-submarine/
• (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric attack submarine
• Date(s) visited: 2002 (Seattle, WA while in transit to San Diego)

 

Combat Air Museum

• 7015 SE Forbes Ave, Forbes Field, Topeka, KS
  
• http://www.combatairmuseum.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2014, 2015

 

Fagen Fighters World War II Museum

• 2450 540th St, Granite Falls, MN 56241
• http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023

 

First Infantry Division Museum

• Fort Riley, KS 66442
• http://www.riley.army.mil/About-Us/Museums/
• Date(s) visited: 2009

 

Fort Leonard Wood John B Mahaffey Museum Complex

• 495 S Dakota Ave, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473
• https://home.army.mil/wood/
• Date(s) visited: 7/28/2018
• US Army Engineer Museum
• US Army Military Police Corps Museum
• US Army Chemical Corps Museum
• Outdoor Military Vehicle Museum
• WW II Camp Replica walking tour

 

Fort Smith National Historic Site

• 301 Parker Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901
• https://www.nps.gov/fosm/index.htm
• Date(s) visited: 2023

 

Gettysburg National Military Park

• 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA 17325
• https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm
• Date(s) visited: 1998

 

Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles

• 606 Heartland Road, Lexington, NE
• https://www.heartlandmuseum.com/
• Date(s) visited: 2015, 2016, 2017

 

Heroes Plaza – Medal of Honor Museum

• 358-398 Central Main St, Pueblo, CO 81003
• http://www.pueblohomeofheroes.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2016

 

ITOW (In Their Own Words) Veterans Museum

• 805 W Main St, Perham, MN 56573
• http://www.historymuseumeot.com/itow_new/
• Date(s) visited: 2016 and June 18, 2019

 

Kansas Aviation Museum

• 3350 South George Washington Blvd., Wichita, KS 67210
• http://kansasaviationmuseum.org
• Date(s) visited: 2015, 2017

 

Kansas Museum of Military History

• 135 Walnut St, Augusta, KS 67010
• http://www.kansastravel.org/kansasmilitarymuseum.htm
• Date(s) visited: 2014

 

Korean War Veterans Memorial

• 900 Ohio Drive SW, Washington , DC 20024
• https://www.nps.gov/kowa/index.htm
• Date(s) visited: 1998

 

MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History

• 503 E. 9th Street, Little Rock, AR 72202
• www.arkmilitaryheritage.com
• Date(s) visited: 2012

 

Minnesota Military Museum

• Camp Ripley, 15000 Highway 115, Little Falls, MN 56345
• https://www.mnmilitarymuseum.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2016 and June 15, 2019

 

Museum of the Kansas National Guard

• 125 SE Airport Dr. Topeka, KS 66619
• http://www.kansasguardmuseum.com/
• Date(s) visited: 2015

 

Museum of Missouri Military History

• 2405 Logistics Rd, Jefferson City, MO 65101
• https://www.visitmo.com/things-to-do/museum-of-missouri-military-history
• Date(s) visited: 2018

 

National Mall and  Memorial Parks

• 900 Ohio Drive SW, Washington , DC 20024
• https://www.nps.gov/nama/index.htm
• Date(s) visited: 1998

 

National Museum of the Pacific War

• 340 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
• http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2008, 2017
• Special Note: Imperial Japanese Navy Type A Kō-hyōteki-class midget submarine that was part of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 is on display.

 

National World War I Museum and Memorial

• 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri
• https://www.theworldwar.org/
• Date(s) visited: 8/2/2018, 8/1/2018

 

National Veterans Art Museum

• 4041 N Milwaukee Ave 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60641
• https://www.nvam.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2000, 2005, 2012

 

Pratt Army Air Field (PAAF) – AKA, B-29 All Veterans Memorial

• 82 Curran Rd, Pratt, KS 67124
• https://www.facebook.com/PrattVeteransMemorial/
• Date(s) visited: 11/16/2018

 

Reno County Veterans Memorial

• 209 W Des Monies Ave, South Hutchinson, KS 67505
• http://renocountyveterans.com/
• Date(s) visited: 2017, 2018. 2019, 2020, 2021

 

Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center

• 305 Harbor View Parkway, Superior, WI 54880
• https://www.bongcenter.org/
• Date(s) visited: June 16, 2019

 

Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site

• 555 113-1/2 Ave NE Hwy 45, Cooperstown, ND 58425-0006
• http://www.history.nd.gov/historicsites/minutemanmissile/index.html
• Date(s) visited: 2015

 

Sallows Military Museum

• 1101 Niobrara Ave. Alliance, NE 69301
• http://www.sallowsmilitarymuseum.com/
• Date(s) visited: 2015

 

SS Jeremiah O’Brien

• Pier 45, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA 94133
• https://www.ssjeremiahobrien.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2001

 

Stearns History Museum

• 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN 56301
• http://stearns-museum.org
• Date(s) visited: 2016 and June 15, 2019

 

Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

• 28210 West Park Highway, Ashland, NE 68003
• https://sacmuseum.org/
• Date(s) visited: 2016

 

U-505 Submarine – Museum of Space and Industry, Chicago, ILL

• 5700 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637
• https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/u-505-submarine/
• Date(s) visited: 2005

 

USS Cassin Young Museum

• 198 3rd St, Boston, MA 02129
• https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/historyculture/usscassinyoung.htm
• Date(s) visited: 1994

USS Constitution Museum

• Building 22, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA 02129
• https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
• Date(s) visited: 1994

 

USS Kidd Museum

• 305 S River Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
• https://www.usskidd.com/
• Date(s) visited: 2011

 

USS Pampanito SS-383 (Balao class submarine)

• San Francisco, CA 94133
• https://maritime.org/uss-pampanito/
• Date(s) visited: 2001

 

USS South Dakota (BB 57) Battleship Memorial

• 2705 W 12th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
• http://www.usssouthdakota.com/
• Date(s) visited: 2013

 

Veterans Memorial Museum

• 1250 W 76 Country Blvd, Branson, MO 65616
• http://veteransmemorialbranson.com/
• Date(s) visited: 2000, 2018

 

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

• 900 Ohio Drive SW, Washington , DC 20024
• https://www.nps.gov/vive/index.htm
• Date(s) visited: 1998

 

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield (Civil War)

• 6424 West Farm Road 182, Republic, MO 65738-9514
• http://wilsonscreek.com/battlefield
• Date(s) visited: 2018

 

Wimbledon, ND Veterans Memorial

• Wimbledon ND 58492
• https://wimbledonnd.com/directory/veterans-memorial/
• Date(s) visited: 2018

 

World War II Memorial

• 900 Ohio Drive SW, Washington , DC 20024
• https://www.nps.gov/wwii/index.htm
• Date(s) visited: 1998