Mickey Mouse gas mask.
Mickey Mouse gas mask for kids.

Army Chemical Corps Museum

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

"Over 6,000 chemical warfare artifacts from Biblical times to the Nuclear Age."

Those who visited this memorable museum when it was at Fort McClellan in Alabama will not be disappointed. All of the old exhibits are still here: the replica World War I trench, the diorama depicting bodies being catapulted into a besieged city, the terrifying Mickey Mouse gas mask for kids.

And the War on Terror has spawned new exhibits as well, including one of a Florida Support Team in bio-hazard suits, using special tweezers to collect samples of items contaminated by anthrax.

Army Chemical Corps Museum

Address:: 495 South Dakota Ave., Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Directions:: I-44 exit 161A. Drive south on the I-44 extension for several miles to Fort Leonard Wood. Once past the Visitors Center, continue south on Missouri Ave., then bear left onto Constitution Ave. for 1.5 miles. When Constitution Ave. dead ends, turn left onto South Dakota Ave. The Museum complex will be on the left, Building 1607, between Illinois and Nebraska Aves.
Hours:: M-F 8-4, Sa 10-4. (Call to verify)
Phone:: 573-596-0240

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November 25, 2009