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National Infantry Museum
All OutGlory
Saluting Those Who Serve
olumbus is forever grateful to the NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM
soldiers, families, and citizens who AND SOLDIER CENTER
C go all out for our country every day. Voted America’s Best Free Museum, Best
History Museum, and among the world’s
ETERNAL FLAME MEMORIAL top 12 military museums by CNN Travel.
Honor our veterans and Medal of Honor Trace the footsteps of the Infantry from the
Revolutionary War to today. Free admission.
recipients when you visit the Eternal Flame Suggested donation $5 per person.
memorial on the south side of Columbus’ 1775 Legacy Way at Patriot Park
Government Center at 100 10th Street (the 706.685.5800 | nationalinfantrymuseum.org
9th Street side of the building).
NATIONAL CIVIL WAR NAVAL
U.S. ARMY FORT MOORE & MUSEUM AT PORT COLUMBUS
THE MANEUVER CENTER OF See the remains of the CSS Jackson, an
EXCELLENCE ironclad built in Columbus. Go aboard the
Established in 1918, Fort Moore (formerly recreated USS Hartford. Explore a unique
Fort Benning) is home to the U.S. Army collection of flags, cannons and wartime
Maneuver Center of Excellence. artifacts. The museum connects people
with the past. (outside)
- Annual Celebrations 1002 Victory Dr., Columbus, GA
- Recreation 706.327.9798 | portcolumbus.org
- Airborne Jump Towers
- Doughboy Stadium ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL
- Campbell King Horse Show Bowl HISTORIC SITE
1 Karker St., Fort Moore, GA 31905 The largest of military prisons of the
706.545.1500 | army.mil/moore Civil War, this is also home to the National
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800.999.1613 | VisitColumbusGa.com