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The Theatre, Virtual Reality Center, and International Museum of World War II are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 am until 5 pm. Please call 401.862.3030 or email us at info@wwiifoundation.org for more information. Our address is 344 Main Street, South Kingstown, Rhode Island. We are located 20 minutes from Newport and 30 minutes from Providence. We offer both guided and self-guided tours.
INCREDIBLE hidden gem we found when we just happened to be near Wakefield! Don’t be fooled by the small space, this museum is jam packed with one of a kind or otherwise extremely rare artifacts. We did a guided tour with Ken who was just so knowledgeable and showed us many highlights in a sea of fascinating history. My favorite was a captured German pistol his own father brought back from his service in Europe in WW2. We spent about an hour and fifteen minutes there, but you could easily spent double that exploring all the pieces there. Can’t recommend enough!!
This museum has tons of WWII artifacts that you will enjoy. It gives you a full picture of what was used during the war. They also have photo albums that were donated by some of the soldiers themselves. Those pictures showed where the soliders were stationed at. All amazing. Highly recommend l
A must for anyone remotely interested in WW2. It has just about every authentic uniform on display used by Americans, British, Russian, Japanese and German. The same goes for light weapons. A mini library is packed with every WW2 book imaginable. There are also some extremely rare items which are labeled in red, you will have discovered that for yourself. Everything is scattered within designated theaters of war. If you plan to look at everything in detail including reading letters and scrapbooks, expect 2-3 hours. If you are just browsing, perhaps 45mins - 1 hour.
What a fantastic experience we had. I brought my 9 and 11 year olds in for a tour and Thom kept it engaging and educational for them 😄
It was remarkable experience. A snapshot in time that made me realize what heroes are made of! Highly recommend seeing this memorabilia!