Wicked cool museum! The chronological layout of the museum was really informative and interesting. The volunteer staff were very kind and helpful—they provided great insight on the history of the war machines, including details that were not written on the descriptive plaques!The Collings Foundation also offers tank driving sessions and flight sessions (for a cost of course) which is really cool. Where else would you be able to operate these historical machines?I would definitely recommend this museum and will definitely come back again in the future!

This is one of the best war museums I have ever been to. They have a wonderful setup of fully restored tanks and a few other unique items. The setup and design is well done with videos and sets that really give you an awe inspiring moment. They have vehicles from all sides of various wars. 95% of the units are fully operational. Some are very unique and not found anywhere else in the US or world.

Wow! Went to the WWII Battle for the Airfield reenactment in Fall 2018. With 300 reenactors and a few dozen working heavy artillery pieces, it was absolutely incredible. The narration was a huge plus. What was the icing on the cake is the new war history museum, its mind boggling! Just one impressive piece was a genuine scud missile from Desert Storm. Anyone interested in war history or would like to see more tanks under one roof than imaginable, GO SEE THIS!

Amazing experience! We went to the south tank museum. Very innovative and immersive first few rooms, and then an expansive hangar full of unique pieces. This is all made 100% better with the helpful guide of the veteran staff, who will tell you facts and history about literally everything in this place.

I brought my kids (8 and 9 years old) to see the American Heritage Museum. We had an awesome time, and the kids loved the immersion. I highly recommend going at least once.

Love this place. Everything is in superb condition. When they have the (annual?) Battle for the airfield its worth every penny. And its not just the reenactment....its also the excellent displays both before and after.Not just military stuff either, their classic cars are exactly that. And there is so much more.Highly recommended

A fantastic history museum with a collection of World War II airplanes, tanks, and other military vehicles, as well as race cars and other memorabilia. They put on battle reenactments that are a sight to see. Highly recommended!

A fantastic collection of historic cars, planes and military equipment. Located off the beaten path but not to far from the highway. Took the kids for the Battle of the Airfield reenactment and they loved it.

Amazing. Awsome tanks and vehicals. A must see

Interesting place for history buffs

Not open to the public except on special occasions so phoning and checking beforehand recommended. There are a couple of WW2 era tanks out back and a number of vehicles and aircraft in various stages of restoration within the facilities.

I/we are so sorry. Fond memories of flying 9-o-9 out of Long Beach many years ago. Our thoughts to the Crew, Passengers & bystanders at this time.Forever grateful to 1st responders. Thank you! Simon & Sherye Cantrell-Worboys.Please ignore the ignorant Politicians who wish to shut-down everything outside of their personal control. This is America. Thank you.

Beautiful place to visit and learn

Amazing collection of artifacts from WWI up to the Persian Gulf conflicts. The documentation is worth the time to read everything. The artifacts arent just sitting there, but artfully displayed. Worth every penny of admission to see things that you cant see anywhere else in the world.

Best antique car collection I have ever seen.

So sad to hear about this tremendous loss. A flight on 909 with my nephew as PIC was the reason I started on my 10 month journey to becoming a pilot years ago. FAA needs to continue to honor the need to keep these aircraft flying and not in museums. Best wishes to the Collings !

Loved the museum! It’s a 10 out of 10 must see and worth the money. The employees were eager to share their knowledge and experiences with the vehicles. The Panther tank was my favorite!

This place is amazing and any history buff, Particularly WWII will love what they have to offer and the great events they run!

I grew up with these planes. The B-17 and B-24 would show up just about the time school was getting over for the summer. As a child growing up in the 90s, it was such a delight to hear the 4 Wright Cyclone engines of the B-17 and the Pratt and Whitney twin row engines of the B-24 heralding the start of summer in the Seattle area as they flew overhead. We would visit them on static display and I used my allowance to pay to walk through them! I became enamored and wanted so badly to fly in them both! I got my chance on June 24, 2017. I had started truck driving on June 15, 2015 and decided to celebrate 2 years of safe truck driving with a flight on the bombers! They were flying out of Boeing field right by the Museum of Flight in Seattle. I flew in the B-24 first and the B-17 that evening. I cannot say I like either one better because they are both unique and beautiful in their own way. One has things to enjoy that the other dosent. I have to say, though, that sticking my head out the top of the fuselage over the radio operators compartment in the B-17 was incredible!! That whole day was just amazing and one of the best days of my life! If I had to describe the flying characteristics of the planes, I would have to say that the B-24 is solid and the B-17 is stable. I have since gotten a better truck driving job and was planning to celebrate again by flying in these beautiful planes in June of 2020, as that would be just over a year with my new company. I heard the tragic news of the B-17 crash in Connecticut on October 2 and it ripped my heart out! When I flew in the B-17, both the pilot and co-pilot signed my copy of A Higher Call, which I took aboard the flight. I dont know if those were the same pilots flying when it crashed, but I looked at the signatures through watery eyes. I dont know what the future holds, but thank you to the Collings Foundation for such incredible memories and experiences and my deepest sympathies, condolences and best wishes go out to everyone involved and affected by this tragedy! Quite Sincerely, Robert Sandberg.

Oct 13th I took my Mom for the 2nd time this year along with my sister.I took Mom for Mothers Day along with my 2 brothers.I also took my son on Fathers Day.Colling Foundation with American Heritage Museum is a historical educational mission to help citizens realize the service & sacrifice made by millions of Americans.

Great way to spend the day! An extensive and interactive tank display.

Enjoyed the reenactment and the vintage military equipment is unbelievable!

We attended the preview opening of the museum and the battle re-enactment today. Everything was so well done! We are so impressed with the collection in the museum and look forward to its completion and grand opening in April. The quality of the presentation was excellent.Looking forward to returning in the spring.

Fantastic museum of war machines and exhibits..

Great organization. Hope they make it through this without lawsuits.

If you ever get to Stow, Massachusetts, or in the area, a really cool museum! They are not quite finished with the museum, but it will be open to the public soon! Its our history and about all the brave men and women who have served through time, including today! If you like tanks, this is a must see!

What a great place, unbelievably on how much stuff they had to show.

Love this place! Looking forward to seeing there new museum fully finished this year.I love watching the battle for the airfield every year!

Only one word to describe it: AWESOME!

We experienced flight aboard a B 17 at Laconia airport. The experience was special because it was like one of the aircraft that my father in law served on .He was a waist gunner and flew on 25 missions. Like so many he didnt talk about his experience in the Army Aircorp. This flight was for my wife, to have a little idea of being aboard the B 17. She was able to be at the waist gunner station which was important to her. Her father was Master Sergeant Ernest Lussier. We flew on his birthdate. Great experience and memory !

Not worth a visit. Firstly, it’s open only for events - although that’s not evident from searching for the place. Also, there is no air strip for Collins to offer flights - like it does in other events the foundation hosts (e.g. we visited them in Seattle and took a package that allowed test flights). When we went the whole place was padlocked, but we peeped in to check out the museum and it wasn’t much

I have been here for both the race of the century, and the WW2 reenactment. If you like the antique cars, planes and tanks, many of them in working order them you will love this place. The new armour museum has to be the best collection of this side of the Atlantic.

Very well put together museum. It was especially interesting to hear from 3 World War II veterans. We also witnessed a battle reenactment which was worthwhile to see.

This is like an outpost of the Smithsonian. Its a real hidden Jewel. It open to the public 3 times a year, and I try not to miss any of them. Amazing cars and planes on display comma the planes you can fly. Gorgeous, out-of-this-world spot. Full of interesting things

Amazing place!! Highly recommend. We went to a WWII event and it was so enjoyable. Can’t wait to go back!

Battle for the airfield reanactment gets better every year. More vehicles were involved and it seemed to go longer than last year. Roughly 300 reanactors were involved. The sneak peak at the new American Experience Museum was great. Cant wait to got back once it is fully open.

The living history events held here are a great reminder of the sacrifices that generation made for the freedom we have today. Teaching future generations about that time and what it means to serve your country along with learning about true heroes is invaluable.

Great place if you like history of ww2 lot of stuff to look at

Fantastic museum! The volunteers who work there are very knowledgeable and passionate about sharing history with others.

This is a fantastic history lesson everyone should see at least once. I will definitely be back

Absolutely amazing history

For the second year now my family has gone out to the Battle for the Airfield at the Collings Foundation. While last year the event was amazing (in spite of the rain), this year they totally upped their game. There was even more to do and see.The reenactment is fantastic. Both years we went were different, with interesting little stories that play out and different equipment that are used. Last year they has a German aircraft take off and scan the area, demonstrating what they could do. This year a patrol was ambushed. I will warn everyone, the battle is loud. While all the rounds they fire are completely safe, youre still sitting or standing right next to guns, cannons, and tanks when they go off. They suggest earplugs for the noise, though were more comfortable without them. Theres also a narrator in an elevated booth who tells the story as it plays out, directing your attention to the things you may have missed or keeping you up with the plot. Theres so much going on, like I can imagine is the case in war, that its easy to miss things.Before and after the reenactment there are two camps to explore, the German camp and the Allies. There are period pieces set up everywhere, from firearms and vehicles to troop rations and even a German communications tent this year. The reenactors are incredibly knowledgeable and were able to answer questions that everyone in the family had. They were happy to get caught up in deep conversations about the whole time period, which resulted in hours of getting sidetracked in the camps when wed really just planned to walk through more like a museum. We probably could have spent the entire day were the kids not getting tired from all the excitement. We didnt even get to the veterans round table because there was so muc to do!Then theres the museum, which was new this year. The wait was long and not all the exhibits were up and running, but what we saw was amazing. The piece with the most impact was climbing down into a trench for a theatrical experience. This was followed by an exhibit that looks promising with political clips of the day and it was supposed to talk about being drafted. This led into a large exhibit hall with tanks and vehicles from WWII to the current war on terror. There was even a room with tank turrets cut open so you could see how it works. One one of them you could even operate the mechanism to raise and lower the cannon. There werent a lot of staff on hand to answer questions, and it would have been more helpful to have placards in place with information, but the museum is still in the process of being finished, so those may come in time.There was also a hangar on the property that housed a number of other exhibits. There were planes on the ground floor, as well as older vehicles on the second. There is even a race car exhibit. My kids were incredibly interested to see the rotary phone and the typewriter. The stairs are a little intimidating to someone afraid of heights, so I wasnt able to get up to the third floor this year, and Im not aware of it being accessible, but I hear it was great. The rest of my family loved it, and my little one who was too afraid didnt feel he missed out too much.Every year around Fathers Day they apparently bring out old cars and to a mock arrest of Al Capone, which sounds like fun. We may have to go out for that this upcoming year.

What a fantastic vintage automobile museum. I cant wait to see the new museum when it opens with the tanks and planes!

A great day to spend with the family for this annual event, along with visiting the new museum now open on weekends till Thanksgiving

I just went there for farther day, and It was a amazing experience.

Though it was not completely finished when I went was a stunning collection of tanks to look at

The three events they hold a year are living history. We went to the Race of the Century this year and saw many original vehicles from the turn of the century racing each other. Even cars racing planes.

We visited for Fathers Day. We were treated to a terrific collection of cars, planes, military vehicles, etc, several of which were brought out for a parade of sorts as they described the history behind each one.

Excellent reenactment and the museum is great, tank collection is amazing the Panther is a great center piece.

The place is beautiful.nice atmosphere.and the antique cars they are the cherry on the top.the aircraft were beautiful.

Went to see your display at PNE 8/28/18. I know it was a very hot day but there was no one from the foundation out there to explain, answer questions etc. But was charged $15 per person. Will never visit anything you do in the future. Very disappointed

Great place to see war machines

Beautiful new museum featuring tanks and other military vehicles. Some exhibits are still under construction (slated to open April 2019) but even as is, the place is awesome. Be sure to google the wwii reenactment featuring over 200 actors, tanks, jeeps and half-tracks firing blanks at each other for a spectacular 20 minute wwii remake (its usually in early october google: battle for the airfeild). The museum alone would be worth the trip, but paired w the show, awesome!

Great place where theyre preserving vital pieces of our nations history - automotive, aviational, military hardware. Secluded and scenic grounds.

Im so grateful to the Collings peoplel for the special treatment they gave my son in Sacramento. They may have changed his life. Thank you.

This place is great. To all of the jerks on Barton road who worked again the foundation, without the sacrifice of the vets who died for us we would all speaking German!

A must visit. Cars, planes, race cars, tanks, war vehicles. It has it all

Fun place to visit with the whole family

We went there for Fathers Day, June 19, 2016...... WOW!3 generations took a great trip down memory lane. My favorites were the Grumman TBM Avenger & IS 2, sitting in the field.

Collings Foundation has an impressive collection of classic cars, military vehicles and planes. It is hidden but findable after a nice drive in the countryside.

Unbelievable, what a gem, right in our own backyard

Awesome museum and experience with my boys!

The new tank museum is wonderful

The planes were AMAZING! At the event I went to, they took some of them out to fly.

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Amazing collection of antique automobiles, airplanes and WW11 equipment.

Great group dedicated to the preservation of military equipment and history, as well as aviation, race cars, and automobiles.

It was great .Every American should expose themselves to this kind of positive but largely ignored aspect of American history

Excellent foundation, keeping these old war birds alive.

Lots of good stuff to see

Amazing armor collection!

Some years back, my wife saved up to give me a ride on the Collings Foundation B-17, which had stopped off in Boca Raton, at what used to be one of the most significant training bases the Army Air Force maintained in the continental US during WWII. The Collings Foundation puts on what amounts to a traveling classroom presentation of what is definitely the most significant historical event in US history.There were veterans present, sharing their experiences and answering questions from the public. When I boarded the plane, I immediately was impressed by the solidity of the B-17s construction and high quality of the workmanship that went into the design, fabrication and construction of it. I noticed a gentleman in his 80s and struck up a conversation with him. It turned out that it was also his birthday, that he had trained at Boca Raton Air Base and that he knew my uncle, who commanded the training of the pilots who flew all of the then top-secret, radar-equipped, aircraft in the USAAF.The fellow was in his 80s and hopped around the aircraft, zipping up from the radio niche, through the bomb bay and into the cockpit area, where he had flown in Europe on his many missions. His grandson found it difficult to keep up with him and also found, I think, that if he was sent along to take care of gramps, that gramps was actually the guy that could take care of him!The flight, from take-off to landing, was superb. I have flown in many aircraft, from Piper Cubs to Jumbos and never experienced as smooth a take-off and landing. The acceleration and rate of climb was very, very impressive, as was the flight handling.If ever you are around one of these flying schoolrooms that the Collings Foundation puts on, visit one! Take your family with you, especially the youngest, who might only have seen such a plane in a movie and, given todays educational system, have been presented a very slanted and ambiguous history of WW II.I found it particularly interesting that the Collings Foundation takes their flying classroom show to small airfields in smaller cities. What many people really dont know is that these airfields were part of a vast network of US Army Air Force and Naval Aviation bases that served to train and support our fliers at that time.With regard to the noise, well folks, I think that there is something very reassuring about hearing a military power, piston engine equipped war bird that served to keep us a free nation and liberate dozens of oppressed nations from some of the evilest dictators in history.

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Amazing reenactment, very realistic

Amazing collection of War history

What a spectacular place and incredible people!

Great place to spend an afternoon.

I see few disgruntled neighbors to this museum put their 2 cents in with one star. :P A Stellar Foundation !!! A must see !

Fantastic historical visit

AMAZING

Awesome place

Great place to visit

Excellent for the whole family