Location: Patton Museum Ft. Knox, Kentucky
Ages: all but read below before visiting
Cost: Free
With my military brother visiting for the holiday weekend, we visited the Patton Museum at Ft. Knox. In addition to highlighting Gen. Patton's life and war sagas, there is a nice tribute to ROTC's throughout the country, including an old picture from UofA's ROTC! There is a full size movie theater inside showing a movie about Patton that my boys loved.
In speaking with the soldiers stationed there we learned that the museum is in the process of being moved to another location. Consequently, there were fewer tanks and other displays there than my brother remembered from the last time he was here.
After the move, the current Patton Museum will be a hands on tribute to all branches of the military. They will have bunkers for the kids to climb down into, fox holes to explore and other hands on activities for kids and grown ups to enjoy. The new museum will be opening next year so if you plan on seeing it, you would do better to wait until next year.
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