About

The only institution in the U.S dedicated to telling the story of the Pacific and Asiatic Theaters in World War II, the museum first opened in 1968 in the nearby Steamboat Hotel, once operated by Admiral Nimitz’s grandfather. It has since expanded to occupy a six-acre campus, gaining a reputation as one of the premier military museums in the nation. Tour the 33,000-square-foot George H. W. Bush Gallery, with its 40 media installations, 900 artifacts and hundreds of photographs, as well as the Memorial Courtyard, the Plaza of Presidents and the Japanese Garden of Peace.