first division museum at cantigny

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  powmia61

  Fantastic place to teach the children and adults alike about the military. Some great interactive displays. some very cool memorabilia also. Great to read about the tanks outside and the landing craft they just acquired last year.

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  andromedaeve

  This museum was amazing - fantastic- interactive - incredible. I can't say enough good things. My eight-year old was enthralled by the exhibits, and he has been there 3x this summer. For the incredibly low fee of $5, your whole carload is allowed to enter the park and visit any exhibit or garden that they want. Don't miss the tanks that are located around the museum - kids love to climb on them. The mansion is lovely to tour, and the food at the little restaurant tastes really good and is reasonably priced. We especially liked the tomato bisque soup with a grilled cheese sandwich, and the salsa that is served with the chips is fresh and not too spicy. Don't ignore the gardens - there are some great photo ops for the kids, plus they look and smell wonderful. It is a cheap, but incredibly rewarding way to spend 3-4 hours.

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  744terryw

  I normally don't care for museums but since I was with a group of veterans I went along. I have to say I was amazed at the exhibits. You actually walk through a WW1 trench (without the mud).Having served in the Army, I've often heard about the "Big Red One" but this place was dedicated to the unit that was formed during the civil war and fought in every major conflict. There is a bombed out replica of the French town of Cantigny. The grounds have many exhibits as well with tanks and artillary pieces. Takes about an hour and a half and well worth the time.

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  Big_bro_1_usa

  PROS: high quality permanent exhibits plus an annual one that will open May this year. You can have dog tags made inside from an antique machine. Great selection of tanks outside the museum. They also have a couple inside. Videos depicting the different wars can be seen inside. A great adjunct to seeing the Mansion in the other side of the Cantigny grounds.CONS: none.

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  J5858IWjoes

  it's a great location, the museum is excellent and if you have young kids then they can climb on the tanks!

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  StevenS142

  Trace the contributions of soldiers in the famous First Division. Especially moving are the displays of WWI and WWII, but the displays also bring it up to date with Vietnam and the Gulf Wars. In a beautiful park setting, don't miss the motor pool area.

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  NU49

  This is a first rate museum. Extremely well done and rivals larger museums for which you would pay a large entry fee. Very well done and appealing to all levels, whether children or adult, history buff or not.

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  jenjolley

  Kids can climb on tanks and will enjoy the museum exhibits too! I visited with a group of educators for a weekend seminar. I learned so much by walking around the grounds and viewing the military exhibits. It is truly a family museum that everyone will enjoy.

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  Janet12014

  Museum is well laid out with a passage of time recording significant US historic battles fought by the 1st. Infantry. One walks through well designed time environments that recognize the bravery and hardships of that infantry. Outside around the museum grounds there are numerous tanks displayed. My children grew up climbing around these tanks whenever we made our picnic trips to Cantigny for a day at the museum, Colonel McCormick Home Tour, and the beautiful gardens .

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  bobdoyle27

  This is a very well done museum at Cantigny Park. You walk through a simulation of the bunkers of Cantigny and hear the sounds of war from the bunker. Then walk through the other lifesize dioramas of battlefields where the First Division saw action. A very well done museum.