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December 2025 by Raffi Chen
Interesting museum. The box that the building is felt uninviting and the museum was open and sparse, but there was tons of informative content!
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December 2025 by Precha Meelaphsom
Easy access for all ages and families for a great pass time and fun
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December 2025 by Stacie Black
All I can say is WOW! From the moment I stepped inside, it is amazing. What a great place to learn all the history of the Army!!!!! You definitely need some time to go through everything.
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December 2025 by william staun
Terrible missed opportunity by the Army and historians involved. It is so heavily focused on Officer and minority contributions to the Army it completely misses the Enlisted spirit.
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November 2025 by Brian Mason
This is a hidden gem you won't want to miss. Volunteer staff here are among the best I have ever encountered in any museum. Highly recommend.
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November 2025 by e n
Great layout, staff was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic
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November 2025 by George Lomasney
Awesome! Sums it up in one word. Very informative and chronological throughout. Found numerous volunteers that were respectful and gracious. Brought back lots of memories.
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November 2025 by Júlio França
A museum worthy of the size and history of the American army, with an emphasis on wars, very well detailed... It was a fantastic experience, surrounded by interactive images, lights, relics and soldiers, represented by special figures. The modern architecture of the building is a highlight. Friendly staff. The restaurant is simple, without many options. However, I loved the sandwich, which was very tasty. Entrance and parking were free. Just gratitude!
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November 2025 by Brian Princer
Well done with awesome docents who point out cool stuff. The Goring sword is something you might Miss. Cool stuff is sprinkled everywhere.
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November 2025 by Jameylyn Warren
This is actually probably the best museum I’ve ever been to. It clearly has a lot of money and the staff, especially older volunteer vets and the educational history crew, are great. I was so hesitant to take my children here for a long time because you know… guns and war… but it’s quickly become our favorite place to visit and there’s no strong imagery of violence/war. The good: it’s free (parking free too!); great indoor play area for kids; they offer a sensory-friendly movie time (15min Army film that’s more like an Army promo commercial); they have a breastfeeding pod upstairs; great history on display. The not so good: the cafe is limited, and you can’t bring outside food OR EVEN water; the movie is LOUD; weird paper tickets upon entry that you fill out by hand.
We love this place (and I’m a pacifist, lol).
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November 2025 by Anthony Mellema
Well organized a good guides of you have questions. Move at your own pace. Great commissary.
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October 2025 by J Chappell
Very detailed and educational.
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October 2025 by Becky Priga
Very nice place
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October 2025 by ryan kracinski
Go during special engagements and events; amazing exhibits. Well worth the time spent, plan for a few hours
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September 2025 by Ophelia Grace777
(September 13, 2025) The National Museum of the United States Army is the finest military museum I have ever encountered in my life. If you plan to go admission is free. Reservations can be made online or you can do a walk in - in person. Parking is far from the entrance if you are handicapped or can't walk long distances, they have a golf cart to pick you up and wheelchairs to assist you.
Presently, they have a temporary exhibit for The American Revolution in the second floor. I recommend picking up a map & info brochure of the museum and watching the free movie in the little theater they have to get an introduction of the US Army. The theater has HD quality and surround sound with vibrating chairs to give you the most virtual reality experience when watching the movie. There are many exhibits to explore in the museum. If you want to see the whole museum in one day or can only see it in one visit, I suggest going to the museum when it opens, browsing through each exhibit & floor, and leaving till the museum closes. It also helps if you go with people who want to see the whole museum or alone. I have never been able to spend as much time as I want in most museums like this one due to my companions wanting to leave early. My last visit was with my in laws, they were captivated by the museum and what it had to offer. They want to revisit the museum again.
On my last visit, I explored the 9/11 exhibit, the Gulf War, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the exhibit showing the impact of the US Army throughout the years - all on the first floor. I watched most of the movies in the exhibits I explored. It was nice to have sitting areas for these movie exhibits. The most memorable movie was World War II - The bombing of Hiroshima and The Vietnam War. There were many grand exhibits that caught my eye that I shot photos of on my phone. I ended my visit when I was alerted that my group wanted to leave and met up with them in the gift store. The gift store has many souvenirs and items to buy. I wish they had a penny presser to make souvenir coins like some museums do. I purchased postcards and a sticker.
The only features of the museum I had concern for is that some of the interactive exhibits could not be accessed because they needed repairs or needed a code from the ticket to access it. My ticket holder was away from me so I could not play the virtual reality game there.
They have a children's area for children in the museum. One idea I have is to provide a map & scavenger hunt for children and a more complex scavenger hunt & map for teens to adults to highlight the most important features of the museum and to make learning more easy & fun for different age groups.
