West Point, New York: West Point Museum: War Booty
The permanent depository of America's war trophies -- which include Adolf Hitler's handgun and the safety plug pulled on the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki.- Address:
- 2110 New South Post Rd, West Point, NY
- Directions:
- Just outside the military academy's front gate, right behind the West Point Visitors Center.
- Hours:
- Daily 10:30-4:15 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 845-938-3590
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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West Point Museum: War Booty Open since 1854. Designated by Presidential Order as the permanent depository of America's war trophies. There's a lot of them to see: Adolf Hitler's handgun, a Fat Man atomic bomb (and the safety plug pulled on an identical bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki), the cannon that fired the first American shot of World War I, the last note written by George Armstrong Custer, George Washington's pistols, Napoleon's sword, Geronimo's rifle... you get the idea.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 08/13/2012]
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