National Museum of the Marine Corps
The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually.- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—5:00 PM
December 25th: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: official museum of the United States Marine Corps, in Triangle, Virginia
- Also known as: “The National Museum of the Marine Corps”
- Address: 1775 Semper Fidelis Way, Triangle, VA 22172
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quantico National Cemetery and Quantico Middle / High School.
Quantico National Cemetery
Cemetery
Quantico Middle / High School
School
Quantico Middle/High School is a public secondary school on Marine Corps Base Quantico, and in Prince William County, Virginia. It is a part of the Department of Defense Education Activity. Quantico Middle / High School is situated 4,000 feet southeast of National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Weems–Botts Museum
Museum
Weems–Botts House Museum is a small historic museum in Dumfries, Virginia, United States. The museum includes the landmark Weems–Botts House on the corner of Duke Street and Cameron Street and the Weems–Botts Museum Annex, which houses the Lee Lansing Research Library and Archive, located at 3944 Cameron Street. Weems–Botts Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Triangle and Dumfries.
Triangle
Triangle is a census-designated place in southeastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,589 at the 2020 census. It is bounded to the south by the Marine Corps Base Quantico, which surrounds the town of Quantico.Dumfries
Town
Dumfries, officially the Town of Dumfries, is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dumfries had a population of 5,679. Dumfries is situated 2 miles northeast of National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Joplin
Hamlet
Joplin is an unincorporated community and former town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The town was located on land taken to form Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area and is now part of Prince William Forest Park, a National Park Service property located adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico. Joplin is situated 2½ miles northwest of National Museum of the Marine Corps.
National Museum of the Marine Corps
- Categories: history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.54423° or 38° 32′ 39″ north
Longitude
-77.34357° or 77° 20′ 37″ west
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
87C4GMV4+MH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“National Museum of the Marine Corps” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “海军陆战队传统基金会”
- Chinese: “海軍陸戰隊傳統基金會”
- Chinese: “海軍陸戰隊國家博物館”
- Chinese: “美國國家海軍陸戰隊博物館”
- Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊國家博物館”
- Japanese: “国立海兵隊博物館”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional del Cuerpo de Marines”
- Ukrainian: “Національний музей морської піхоти США”
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