The West Point Museum contains one of the world's largest collections of weapons, flags, uniforms and other military artifacts, from ancient Egypt and Roman times through today. An excellent reason to visit the Hudson Valley.
Look for items from some of the most famous graduates of the United States Military Academy, which is the official name of West Point, including the generals
- Dwight David Eisenhower,
- George S. Patton,
- Robert E. Lee,
- William Tecumseh Sherman.
There is an exhibit of items from the NASA space program, and sections on Native American weaponry, Revolutionary War flintlocks, even a 1916 Dodge Brothers car used by officers in World War I.
The West Point Museum is open daily.
West Point is one of the most famous and most popular sites to visit in the Hudson Valley.
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