We visited this massive museum complex in early October 2026. It is just outside the Fort Benning Army Base where we were camping in their Uchee Creek FAM campground that is on the active Army base.
The National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center is off base, open to the public and has no admission fees but donations are appreciated. The museum is open 7 days a week, Sunday has limited hours. Some tours are only available at limited times i.e. the reconstructed WWII outdoor building displays. So check their website before visiting and for any special events or scheduled activities.
It is a very impressive building! there are also memorials and outdoor exhibits to see. Plan on spending at least 4 hours if you plan to visit everything! NOTE: the WWII compound is separate and behind a locked gate. It is only open to tours on Saturdays currently and at 11 AM and 2 PM with limited #s allowed. Get there early to sign up at the desk to the left just past the gift shop wall.
Once inside there are many helpful staff and volunteers to assist you. There is a large gift shop inside left and a small snack bar inside right.
The museum functions as a repository for the history of the Infantry from the American Revolutionary War up through modern day. Collections of artifacts, well done story boards and immersion areas guide you through our nation’s history of war and it’s soldiers.
The first place we went was through what is called ” the LAST 100 YARDS” and is a timeline with audio and visual effects that are quite good. Here is just a small sample video of what you can find here!
The Bottom Level of the museum has the timeline of various war eras of US history and involvement. Below are just a small collection of photos that we took of the various collections and timeline exhibits.
ARMOR & CAVALRY GALLERY:
DEFINING A NATION (1775-1898)
THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE (1898-1920)
A WORLD OF POWER (1920-1947)
THE COLD WAR (1947-1989)
A GLOBAL PRESENCE (1989-Present)
We really enjoyed our time here at this museum.
We were there probably about 3.5 hours and this did not include the 1.5 hour tour we took the next day which was a guided tour of the locked area of the WWII compound. We also only briefly went around some of the outdoor memorial exhibits directly to the left of the main building. There are also Virtual Simulator areas and TWO movie theaters with scheduled times of showings. (we did not do those either!) Additionally, off the rear side yard/ athletic field and bleacher area there is the HERITAGE PARK which is actually operated by the Armor & Cavalry Heritage Foundation which we have showcased in this other blog post. If you would chose to see all of these things in one visit…plan for the whole day!
NOTE: the WWII compound itself is only open through guide led tours on Saturdays 11AM and 2PM. You can walk to the fenced area and look but only tours allow entrance into most of the buildings which have been restored and currently interpreted as during WWII. One building on tour includes the actual HQ office of General George Patton when he was stationed here at Fort Benning. A quite impressive claim to fame! We will do a separate blog post article on that tour!
“from Luise” on a personal note: “I enjoy seeing these military history museums even though I have never served in the military. The historical nature, showing of the evolution of warfare, the social and material culture of objects, people, places and “stamps in time” are noteworthy. The ability to re-experience some of the key points in history that have happened during my lifetime is awe-inspiring and well worth the time…to remember, reflect and revere those who came before and fought for the freedoms we and people around the world currently enjoy.”
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Thank you from Kevin & Luise Sherman (and Nutmeg!)
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