Monuments, Memorials & Museums 2025-2026: State-by-State Guide to Military History Museums in the USA

Sherry McKee was married to a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran for 43 years. Together, they spent a lot of time traveling and visiting military museums, often finding them in out of the way plac-es. After she lost her husband, Gary, Sherry decided to gather information on museums in her area, hoping that other people might find her research helpful. The project expanded to a na-tionwide search across all branches of service, and quickly evolved into this comprehensive guide book.

While not intended to be a com-plete list of every military museum in the United States, it is a well-curated guide to select museums, monuments and me-morials which may be of particular inter-est to those with a passion for preserving history-especially veterans. From large and prestigious insti-tutions, to smaller, less well-known col-lections, this guide is invaluable for plan-ning a visit to America’s finest military history museums.