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We drove to see this museum. Great experience! It's housed in an old factory, and they have some incredible tanks. The Panzer IV is great. Overall, we'll worth a visit as long as you are into tanks!!!
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We were travelling from the Blue Ridge to Virginia Beach and stopped at Danville - a nice town (city?). The tank museum is only open on Friday and part of the weekend - so dont try to get there unless you have checked whether it is open. It is a private collection and may lack some of the sophistication of, say, the Smithsonians of this world, but it has a great collection of tanks. Some are soviet and some other nations however the collection is largely US centric. But for all that it is interesting - and large. It is manned by volunteers when it is open and there is an entrance fee which is reasonable given the upkeep costs which must be immense. There was one guy on a bike that offered to answer questions and had we had more time we might have taken the time to have a chat about the exhibits. The lady on the desk was a volunteer and professed not to be an expert, Thery have some great kits for sale in the shop - if you are not travelling by plane....
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This place is about the size of four WalMarts, and it is full of military stuff. If you like history, or even if you are just into old machinery and like to see it in 'real life', this is the place to come to and visit. It is a bit hard to find, once you leave the well marked highway exit, (something the local tourism authorities need to address). Taking the 29 By-Pass, you will go about 5 miles - through the town of Danville (if you come from North Carolina - like I did), and go North on Business 29. The Museum is located just on the North side of Danville. You can't miss the armored vehicles parked in front, and the green buildings are just a flavor of what you will find inside. The admission is $15.00 for adults, and it will take you at least 3 - 4 hours to see the place. There are tours, or you can do it on your own. Highly recommend to go here, and enjoy as Saturday with family, by yourself, or with friends. Great way of introducing young people to real history. Wen you get hungry, go down the street to O'Kelly's for one of the best deli sandwiches you have ever had.Enjoy...
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My daughter and I stopped in here Saturday morning just for something to do, since we had seen the sign numerous times while traveling through Danville. I wasn't sure she would like it all that much (she's 10) but to my surprise she was fascinated. First, it's waaaayyyy bigger than it looks from the front. Think two and a half football fields big, with roughly 150 tanks, half-tracks, light armored vehicles and the like, plus rooms full of uniforms, machine guns, and even a display on Elvis and his military service. There are several exhibits you can touch (no, sadly, you can't actually get in the tanks, but you can get right up to them.) Flash photography is not allowed, and the huge rooms are not as well lit as they might be, The museum seems to be privately owned, so I'm guessing there is little state or other funding, and it is open limited hours so call ahead to make sure you don't waste a trip. It has a decent gift shop with military books, patches, tank models and the like. It cost $22 for the two of us when we went.One note: the display areas are not heated/cooled due to their size; so if it is 40 degrees outside, that's pretty much what it'll be in the exhibit areas. Just keep it in mind before you visit. And as always, happy motoring....
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Had no idea that there even was such a place, let alone that it would be in Danville. No frills, no dog and pony show, just lots and lots of tanks, as well as more military-related items and memoribilia than I have ever seen in one place (patches, hats, uniforms, guns). It was nice to visit something like this where you are welcome to do your own thing and see the exhibits in whatever order you please, as many times as you like. Be sure to chat with the chief cook and bottle washer - he's the one on the 3-wheeled bike!
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The AAF Tank Museum is easy to find along main highway in Danville; plan ahead due to museum's limited hours of being open. Metal detector at entry gate reinforces no personnel firearms allowed - this place is one of largest private collections of operable automatic weapons in USA so hosts take no chances on people bringing in their own weapons. I did the tour in 3 hours while my wife went shopping elsewhere; could have used 1 more hour to really inspect the uniforms & small arms. Enjoyed the film room of Russian movies about WW II. The tank displays are well done either as basic show & tell or dioramas with mannequins in uniform, etc. The German Panver Mark IV is great, the Sherman dozer tank is even more rare. Hope benefactors with big bucks can help keep this place open, would be a shame to see the collection split apart.
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This place was amazing! We are an Army family and have lived on most Armor bases and this museum had the most tanks and artillery pieces we've seen. It's really two museums, one section is full of uniforms, small arms, and machine guns; and the second section filled with the armor. We spent over two hrs walking through this massive place and would have spent more time but it was freezing inside (no heat). Plan to return when it gets warmer.
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The museum has uniforms, weapons, and tanks from different countries and wars. Everything thing is displayed nicely. We did not run into any "rude owners" like other people have commented about. Everyone was really nice. Would definitely recommend a visit.
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If you like military hardware this is a great place. Takes about 3 hours to see everything. These people are doing great work restoring tanks and other war machinery. Mostly WW II equipment. There are even German tanks there. Huge collection of artillery, both towed and self-propelled.
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I worked at this site when it was Disston Tool manufacturing & distribution. Since becoming a military museum, it provides a great historical attraction for the area. It has a nice gift shop with military memorabilia and informative exhibits--not only tanks but rifles,machine guns, and other combat weapons. Well worth the time for anyone who appreciates military history.