Chiriaco Summit, California -
General Patton Memorial Museum

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The story of career warrior General George "Blood 'n' Guts" Patton is told.

Address:
2 Chiriaco Rd, Chiriaco Summit, CA
Directions:
General George S. Patton Memorial Museum, Chiriaco Rd., on I-10 about 40 mi E of Indio.
Hours:
Daily 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. (Call to verify)
Phone:
760-227-3483

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George S. Patton Memorial Museum

This small museum and tank collection is well worth stopping to see. Located near the original site of Camp Young, Patton's WWII tank training area. $4 adults, discount for seniors, kids under 16 free. Open every day of the year except Thanksgiving and Christmas day. Many sites list hours as 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. - The hours are now 9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. [Ralph Livingstone, 01/19/2005]

General Patton Museum

There is a huge relief map of southern California that, to me, was worth the price of admission to view -- a great discovery for desert rats like me. The map is so large that Mt. San Jacinto is almost a foot high. [Steve Yoder, 09/07/2003]

Yellow bellies graffiti General Patton Museum
Unidentified vandals spray-painted anti-war slogans on the General Patton Memorial Museum at Chiriaco Summit, CA, last week. In an act apparently related to the conflict in Iraq, aerosol can-wielding cowards defaced 19 tanks and symbols of American military honor.... [03/29/2003] Complete News Story

Plywood cutout provides inspirational souvenir photo. Patton Museum Photo Opportunity

Photo Op at the George S. Patton Memorial Museum in Chiriaco Summit, California. [Mark Holloway, 07/14/2002]

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