Tank and Ordnance War Memorial Museum
3401 U.S. Hwy. 29B, Danville, Va.
big and small, young and old will fall in love with the American
Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank Museum in Danville. It’s the most
extensive collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world with
more than 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 15o mid-size weapons, and more
than 1,800 uniforms, headgear, pins, patches, and more. The collection
dates from 1509 to present day with all nations represented. Open
Saturdays only through March, and then Wednesdays through Saturdays
April through December. $12 per adult and $10 for ages 5 to 12. – See
more at:
https://blog.virginia.org/2014/02/5-places-central-southern/#sthash.bnTHJlAv.dpuf
big and small, young and old will fall in love with the American
Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank Museum in Danville. It’s the most
extensive collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world with
more than 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 15o mid-size weapons, and more
than 1,800 uniforms, headgear, pins, patches, and more. The collection
dates from 1509 to present day with all nations represented. Open
Saturdays only through March, and then Wednesdays through Saturdays
April through December. $12 per adult and $10 for ages 5 to 12. – See
more at:
https://blog.virginia.org/2014/02/5-places-central-southern/#sthash.bnTHJlAv.dpuf
big and small, young and old will fall in love with the American
Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank Museum in Danville. It’s the most
extensive collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world with
more than 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 15o mid-size weapons, and more
than 1,800 uniforms, headgear, pins, patches, and more. The collection
dates from 1509 to present day with all nations represented. Open
Saturdays only through March, and then Wednesdays through Saturdays
April through December. $12 per adult and $10 for ages 5 to 12. – See
more at:
https://blog.virginia.org/2014/02/5-places-central-southern/#sthash.jkDHIUdU.dpuf
big and small, young and old will fall in love with the American
Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank Museum in Danville. It’s the most
extensive collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world with
more than 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 15o mid-size weapons, and more
than 1,800 uniforms, headgear, pins, patches, and more. The collection
dates from 1509 to present day with all nations represented. Open
Saturdays only through March, and then Wednesdays through Saturdays
April through December. $12 per adult and $10 for ages 5 to 12. – See
more at:
https://blog.virginia.org/2014/02/5-places-central-southern/#sthash.jkDHIUdU.dpuf
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| Panzer tank |
The American Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank and Ordnance War Memorial Museum has the most extensive collection
of international tank and cavalry artifacts in the world, dating from 1509 to the present, with all nations represented. The museum collection is exhibited in a 330,000-square-foot facility with over 30,000 international tank and cavalry artifacts, and is the only military museum with all artifacts under one roof.
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| Vietnam-period U.S. M38A1C recoil-less gun-mounted jeep |
Primarily a tank museum by design, the Museum’s diverse collection offers the visitor a
great many other interesting items relating to military history. The
collection presently has over 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 150 midsize weapons, over 1,500 tank and cavalry uniforms, 1,300 pieces of
headgear from 1790 to present, pins, patches and other military memorabilia all pertaining
to the tank and cavalry.
Also explore:
- Rifle Room Exhibit with over 60 rifles from the unique and rare to the very common military types.
- International Hall of Tank & Cavalry Generals with over 340 generals in attendance.
- Sandbox Soldiers Exhibit with 37 children’s military uniforms.
- 300 women’s uniforms dating from 1852 to present.
- Radio Control 1/16-scale indoor battlefield — 6,000 sq. ft in size and the only indoor RC battlefield in the world.
- And much more!
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| 1963 U.S. M108, 105mm self-propelled Howitzer |
The Tank Museum was founded
in 1981 as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization, with a mission
to educate, collect, restore, preserve and display as varied a collection of
military tank and cavalry artifacts as is possible, so that present and future generations will
have a significant part of military history available for them to learn from and
explore.
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| WWI tank |
Virginia is for Lovers is the tourism and travel slogan of the Commonwealth of Virginia. And it’s also home to the largest collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world. As the saying goes: “All’s fair in love and war”–at least in Virginia!
Take a journey through military history — this is an awesome adventure for young and old alike.
2014 Museum visitor hours:
January – March: Open Saturdays only, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; last admission at 3:15 p.m.
April – December: Open Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; last admission at 3:15 p.m.
(all photos courtesy AAF Tank Museum)