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jamesjohns -> Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/25/2018 11:15:10 PM)
Just starting a thread to see what military museums and sites are recommended. Also are they an "in the area" trip or "make vacation plans" trip? Some I have seen Iowa Gold Star Museum - Des Moines, IA History of the Iowa National Guard from the Civil War to modern times. Lot of relics and history of the Citizen-Soldier Strategic Air Command Museum - Omaha, Nebraska Planes of SAC from WWII through Cold War. Worth a visit if in area Gettysburg - Several day trip and read up about the battle and Civil War before going Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Has U-boat captured during war, can tour and even has "sound effects" to simulate what it was like. Also has large collection/room built around the sub dedicated to the Merchant Marine, seen it once and want to go back Lake Superior Maritime Museum - Duluth, MN dedicated to the history of the shipping of the Great Lakes, free to get in and an interesting museum, lot of models of types of ships used WWI Museum - Kansas City Recently remodelled and only National museum dedicated to WWI, worth a trip if in area, has a simulated trench line The Wall - Very moving, gut wrenching National Holocaust Museum - everyone should see this, emotional, heart-breaking

mrchuck -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/25/2018 11:24:30 PM)
Kubinka Tank Museum Central Armed Forces Museum Both in Moscow, went there in 2016. Awesome! Also a flea market where they had Schmeisser smgs for sale, $80 AUD... The wild, wild East

btd64 -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/25/2018 11:33:35 PM)
Airforce museum in Dayton, Ohio. Full day easy....GP 5000th

JeffroK -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 12:00:03 AM)
RAAF Museum - Pt Cook

btd64 -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 12:17:06 AM)
Motts Military Museum, Groveport, Ohio. A few hours to see it all. U.S. Civil War to modern day. Has a lot of artifacts. It's located in my town....GP

T Rav -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 12:18:10 AM)
Short answer is all of them. I go to any museum that my travels take me to. Air & Space Museum Yad Vashem National WWII Museum in New Orleans Anything in Pearl Harbor/Ford Island Every military base in CONUS has something... - Beale AFB has U-2, SR-71 and amusingly, a T-55 - Point Mugu has a missile "air park" -- ever seen a Regulus before? I hadn't either. Cool though. - Etc

Lokasenna -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 1:29:51 AM)
Being from Des Moines, I didn't know the Gold Star Museum even existed. There's a mini-museum in the Iowa statehouse downtown, complete with a large model of the Iowa (scale 1/4" = 1' so that's 1:48). https://imgur.com/a/RNz1w I'm not sure the bell was there when I last saw it, probably back in high school). Lots of Civil War stuff. Regimental colors, uniforms, cannons and mortars, etc.

LST Express -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 1:39:30 AM)
National museum of the Pacific war, Fredericksburg Texas.

BBfanboy -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 2:05:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lokasenna Being from Des Moines, I didn't know the Gold Star Museum even existed. There's a mini-museum in the Iowa statehouse downtown, complete with a large model of the Iowa (scale 1/4" = 1' so that's 1:48). https://imgur.com/a/RNz1w I'm not sure the bell was there when I last saw it, probably back in high school). Lots of Civil War stuff. Regimental colors, uniforms, cannons and mortars, etc. Did they have Radar O'Reilly's glasses and knitted hat? [8\|]

Major Shane -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 2:27:31 AM)
National World War I museum, Kansas City, Missouri. https://www.theworldwar.org

Lokasenna -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 3:00:44 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: Lokasenna Being from Des Moines, I didn't know the Gold Star Museum even existed. There's a mini-museum in the Iowa statehouse downtown, complete with a large model of the Iowa (scale 1/4" = 1' so that's 1:48). https://imgur.com/a/RNz1w I'm not sure the bell was there when I last saw it, probably back in high school). Lots of Civil War stuff. Regimental colors, uniforms, cannons and mortars, etc. Did they have Radar O'Reilly's glasses and knitted hat? [8\|] I know the character, but I don't follow...

Major Shane -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 3:17:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LST Express National museum of the Pacific war, Fredericksburg Texas. Been there when we we stationed at Fort Hood. What a great museum and cool small town. A must see if you are in Central Texas.

JeffroK -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 4:11:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Major Shane National World War I museum, Kansas City, Missouri. https://www.theworldwar.org Been there (around 2004 before it was the National museum, Custodian/Guard/Guide whatever had little idea of WW1 beyond the USA involvement

BBfanboy -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 12:11:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lokasenna quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: Lokasenna Being from Des Moines, I didn't know the Gold Star Museum even existed. There's a mini-museum in the Iowa statehouse downtown, complete with a large model of the Iowa (scale 1/4" = 1' so that's 1:48). https://imgur.com/a/RNz1w I'm not sure the bell was there when I last saw it, probably back in high school). Lots of Civil War stuff. Regimental colors, uniforms, cannons and mortars, etc. Did they have Radar O'Reilly's glasses and knitted hat? [8\|] I know the character, but I don't follow... He was from Sioux City, Iowa.

rms1pa -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 12:46:04 PM)
PA military museum in Boalsburg PA it started as a museum for the 28 ID but has expanded. they have gun tubes from the USS Pennsylvania on display. immpressive. rms/pa

fcooke -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 1:04:15 PM)
Duxford, UK. They also have a few great airshows. Hendon, UK - RAF museum. Only time I have seen a Sunderland. Intrepid Air & Space museum, New York City Fall River, Massachusetts. USS Massachusetts, A WW2 DD, a couple of PT boats, etc USS Constitution, Boston. Farmingdale, NY - cannot recall the name, but the old Republic site where they built P-47s. Naval museum, Greenwich, UK Imperial War Museum, London - I used to like this one more but was there earlier this year and they have 'dumbed it down' a bit. Still has one sobering Holocaust exhibit. HMS Belfast, London National Air & Space museum. The one in Washington is very cool but the one out near Dulles is awesome. You can walk under one of the space shuttles and watch restoration work on planes. Lots of one of a kind planes. Non WW2: Museum of Natural History - London Museum of Natural History - New York Tower - London New England Aquarium - Boston Guinness museum - Dublin Edinburgh Castle - Edinburgh, Scotland London Science & Technology museum - London Regards, Frank

Lowpe -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 1:32:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rms1pa PA military museum in Boalsburg PA it started as a museum for the 28 ID but has expanded. they have gun tubes from the USS Pennsylvania on display. immpressive. rms/pa Hey, thanks for this one. Fairly close and looks very interesting! Supposedly the birthplace of Memorial Day and also some interesting ties to Columbus as in Christopher.

MakeeLearn -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 1:52:02 PM)
The Infantry Museum at Ft. Benning Ga. use to be a "Library of Alexandria" of the American Infantryman. After it was redone in 2009 it's now a "Walt Disney World of Propaganda" for our latest "War on.....".

crsutton -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 2:29:55 PM)
If you have been to Washington DC and did not visit the Navy Yard and the US Navy Museum there then I feel sorry for you. [;)] It is my favorite. Not large and not flashy, it is a wonderful old time museum with some pretty cool things. The Washington Navy yard dates back to before the War of 1812 and is a pretty cool place to see. If you have ever read the excellent "Six Frigates" you will remember that some of those very first frigates were built there. If you love ship models, (and who here does not?) then this is a place to see. https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/artifacts/ship-models.html

wegman58 -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 3:09:37 PM)
IF you go to Mount Rushmore, a side trip (depending on where you come from 10-15 minutes out of the way, about an hour to walk around) to Ellsworth AFB might be worth the trip unless you've seen statics before. B-29 and other stuff. Washington, DC - the Smithsonian Air and Space. Natural History Museum is cool - they have a Foucault pendulum (proves the world moves). NYC - the INTREPID and their museum of Natural History.

Gregg -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 4:05:46 PM)
It is rather out of the way, but: Peoples Liberation Army Museum, Beijing China Really a very interesting place; Japanese-China War, Chinese Civil War, Korea, Vietnam & Cold War Era. Really three museums in the same place: Tanks/Artillery and Aircraft (both out side) and the main Museum (guns, uniforms, missiles and such). The most memorable was the display case that was 6 foot tall, 3 foot deep and at least 30 feet long, filled with surrendered Japanese swords.

Major Shane -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 5:16:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JeffroK quote: ORIGINAL: Major Shane National World War I museum, Kansas City, Missouri. https://www.theworldwar.org Been there (around 2004 before it was the National museum, Custodian/Guard/Guide whatever had little idea of WW1 beyond the USA involvement Sorry to hear that. My first visit was 2008. I have been back 4 times since, most rrecently 2015. I think a lot has changed. Many of the volunteers are retired or former military. You should go again if you are in the area.

Major Shane -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 5:42:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wegman58 IF you go to Mount Rushmore, a side trip (depending on where you come from 10-15 minutes out of the way, about an hour to walk around) to Ellsworth AFB might be worth the trip unless you've seen statics before. B-29 and other stuff. Washington, DC - the Smithsonian Air and Space. Natural History Museum is cool - they have a Foucault pendulum (proves the world moves). NYC - the INTREPID and their museum of Natural History. Visited the Ellsworth museum last year. The tour of the Minuteman command silo is one of a kind. Very neat tour.

Lowpe -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 5:43:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn The Infantry Museum at Ft. Benning Ga. use to be a "Library of Alexandria" of the American Infantryman. After it was redone in 2009 it's now a "Walt Disney World of Propaganda" for our latest "War on.....". Been there around 2017 when my son graduated Ranger school...lots of diorama's or that is my memory. Stayed at the Hampton Inn right next door...or at least I think it was a Hampton. The museum at West Point is nice...and very small, but worth it especially on a football weekend. Tailgate! [:)]

USSAmerica -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 6:00:13 PM)
I'll add the USS North Carolina in Wilmington, NC. It is very well maintained and has more spaces open to tour than I ever could imagine. Also, the Naval Aviation Museum on Pensacola Naval Air Station is a fantastic place with the bonus of getting the see the Blue Angels practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, right behind the museum. [&o]

JeffroK -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 8:27:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Major Shane quote: ORIGINAL: JeffroK quote: ORIGINAL: Major Shane National World War I museum, Kansas City, Missouri. https://www.theworldwar.org Been there (around 2004 before it was the National museum, Custodian/Guard/Guide whatever had little idea of WW1 beyond the USA involvement Sorry to hear that. My first visit was 2008. I have been back 4 times since, most rrecently 2015. I think a lot has changed. Many of the volunteers are retired or former military. You should go again if you are in the area. A bit of a drive for a weekend visit.

btd64 -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 8:53:18 PM)
USS Constitution. Oldest commissioned ship in the navy. Boston Harbor. Take the tour....GP

Lokasenna -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 9:44:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wegman58 IF you go to Mount Rushmore, a side trip (depending on where you come from 10-15 minutes out of the way, about an hour to walk around) to Ellsworth AFB might be worth the trip unless you've seen statics before. B-29 and other stuff. Washington, DC - the Smithsonian Air and Space. Natural History Museum is cool - they have a Foucault pendulum (proves the world moves). NYC - the INTREPID and their museum of Natural History. I think they removed the pendulum. I've been there numerous times since 2010 and never seen it. So far as I know, I've seen the whole thing...

Anachro -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/26/2018 11:46:00 PM)
Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona

SierraJuliet -> RE: Museums worth a stop or specific trip (5/27/2018 12:23:28 AM)
If Japan is on your itinerary there are some very good places to visit and while away time. Kure has an excellent naval museum with that exceptionally large model of Yamato. Various items salvaged from Mutsu, models of all manner of Japanese vessels and masses of resources (ability to read Japanese is a bonus). Yokohoma has Hikawa Maru moored in very close proximity to The New Grand Hotel of Macarthur fame post war. Yokosuka has a big fleet base with a water tour of the harbour - plenty of close ups of Japanese and US ships. A short stroll through town and Mikasa awaits. Amazing to stand in the same spot that Togo stood during the Battle of Tsushima. Friendly guides on board who are more than willing to engage in conversation. [image]local://upfiles/31385/3D779C9421D04B5FBDB13ED51B629DF0.jpg[/image]

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