Clarksville, Tennessee: Atomic Mortar and Hitler's Bowl
Worthy items in this military museum include Hitler's calling card bowl and walking stick, and an atomic mortar -- arguably the stupidest weapon ever created.Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum
- Address:
- Tennessee Ave., Clarksville, TN
- Directions:
- Just south of the Kentucky border. I-24 exit 86 in Kentucky. South on US Hwy 41/41A for four miles. Enter Fort Campbell through the main gate (Gate 4). Stop at the visitors center for a visitor's vehicle registration certificate. Continue on Screaming Eagle Blvd/26th St., through two stop lights, to the 3-way stop sign at the corner of 26th and Tennessee Ave. Make a right onto Tennessee, and then a left into the Museum's parking lot. The museum is a large brown metal building with Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum painted on the front, Building 5702.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Closed Su. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 270-798-4986
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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One of the acknowledged worst weapons in military history is now on permanent display at the Fort Campbell Don F. Pratt Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee.... [07/22/2007] Complete News Story
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