
National Infantry Museum
About National Infantry Museum
The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center is a museum located in Columbus, Georgia, United States, just outside the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning. The 190,000-square-foot (18,000 m2) museum opened in June 2009.
The museum chronicles the history of the United States Army Infantry from the American Revolution to current operations. It exhibits artifacts from all eras of American history and contains interactive multimedia exhibits. The National Infantry Museum emphasizes the values that are meant to define the Infantry, as well as the nation: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage.
In addition to galleries, the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center also consists of:
Officer Candidate School (OCS) Hall of Honor
OCS Hall of Fame
Ranger Hall of Honor
Ranger Hall of Fame
DownRange Combat Sims and Paradrop VR Simulator
The Fife and Drum Restaurant *opening times vary*
Giant Screen Theater
Heritage Walk
Inouye Parade Field
Korean War Memorial
Memorial Walk of Honor
Vietnam Memorial Plaza
Global War on Terrorism Memorial
The Soldier Store Gift Shop
World War II Company Street.
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- Founded
- 2009
- Annual visitors
- 300K
- 300,000
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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 4.2 miles of National Infantry Museum; the closest, Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center, is about a mile away.



