Places to visit
War Memorials & Military Museums in Michigan
78 war memorials and 8 military museums in Michigan — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.
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Military museums (8)
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum | near Fraser |
| Fighting Falcon Military Museum | Greenville |
| Kinross Heritage and Military Museum | near Kinross |
| Kinross Heritage Park & Military Museum Hours: Jun-Aug Th-Sa 13:00-17:30 | Kinross |
| Manton Veteran's Museum | near Lake City |
| USS LST 393 Veterans Museum | Muskegon |
| Vietnam Veterans Historical Museum Hours: May-Sep: We 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-16:00 | near Trenton |
| Beaver Island Marine Museum | — |
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in Michigan
- Riverside Cemetery4 recipients
- Elmwood Cemetery3 recipients
- Mount Evergreen Cemetery3 recipients
- Oak Grove Cemetery3 recipients
- Oak Hill Cemetery3 recipients
- Evergreen Cemetery2 recipients
- Great Lakes National Cemetery2 recipients
- Highland Cemetery2 recipients
- Maple Hill Cemetery2 recipients
- Mount Hope Cemetery2 recipients
- Oakwood Cemetery2 recipients
- Pilgrim Home Cemetery2 recipients
- Allen Cemetery1 recipient
- Blanchard Cemetery1 recipient
- Carleton Cemetery1 recipient
War memorials
Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Civil War Memorial | near Adrian |
| Ossineke Veterans Memorial “In memory of Bruce E. Hahn (Vietnam) and Roger P. Briunski (Persian Gulf).” | near Alpena |
| Milan Veterans Wall of Honor | near Ann Arbor |
| Milan War Veterans Memorial | near Ann Arbor |
| Spanish-American War Memorial | near Ann Arbor |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Ann Arbor |
| Orangeville Veterans' Memorial | near Battle Creek |
| Rose Park Veteran's Memorial | near Battle Creek |
| Veterans Memorial | near Battle Creek |
| Marenisco Veterans Memorial | near Bessemer |
| All Veterans Memorial | near Detroit |
| Civil War Monument “There are now forty-eight reasons why we will always remember the Grand Army of the Republic” | near Detroit |
| Civil War Veterans of Michigan | near Detroit |
| Michigan Soldier's and Sailor's Monument | near Detroit |
| Michigan War Veterans Memorial | near Detroit |
| Burton Veterans' Memorial | near Flint |
| Columbiaville Veterans Memorial | near Flint |
| Helicopter Memorial | Fraser |
| Veterans Memorial | near Garden City |
| Blue Star Memorial “A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY The Garden Club of Greater Lansing a member...” | near Grand Ledge |
| Michigan Veteran's Memorial | near Grand Ledge |
| Fenton Veterans Memorial | near Holly |
| Linden Veterans Memorial | near Holly |
| War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial | near Indian River |
| World War II Memorial “Role of Honor” | near Indian River |
| St. Johns Veterans Memorial | near Laingsburg |
| Veterans Memorial | near Laingsburg |
| Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes “Until the 1930's the Coast Guard surfmen were shore based, equipped only with oarpowered surfboats to rescue shipwrecked seamen. As...” | near Muskegon |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Pinckney |
| Veterans Memorial | near Pinckney |
| Orion War Memorial | near Pontiac |
| Veterans Memorial | near Pontiac |
| Waterford Veterans Memorial | near Pontiac |
| Veteran's Memorials | near Posen |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Redford Township |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Redford Township |
| Veteran's Memorials | near Rogers City |
| Veterans Memorial “Veterans Memorial On October 14. 1995, the Frankenmuth American Legion Post 150 dedicated this Memorial as a tribute to our veterans. It...” | near Saginaw |
| Veterans Memorial Building Committee “Veterans Memorial Building Committee * * * * * * Woody Chall - Chairman Herb F. Beyerlein Harold Eckert George Stolz Harry Boesnecker and more” | near Saginaw |
| Veterans Park War Memorial | near Saginaw |
| Lawrence Veterans Memorial “[Seals of US ARMY, US NAVY, US AIR FORCE, US MARINE CORPS, US COAST GUARD] In memoriam... for their loyalty, patriotism, dedication, and...” | near South Haven |
| F-4 Phantom Jet | near Sterling Heights |
| Gold Star Family Monument | near Sterling Heights |
| Huey Helicopter | near Sterling Heights |
| M60 Main Battle Tank | near Sterling Heights |
| Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial | near Traverse City |
| Kingsley Veterans Memorial “IN RECOGNITION OF ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE OF THEMSELVES UNSELFISHLY IN SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY ERECTED BY THE...” | near Traverse City |
| Veterans Memorial | near Traverse City |
| The Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Trenton |
| Woodhaven Veterans Eternal Flame Memorial | near Trenton |
| POW/MIA Memorial | near Utica |
| Vietnam & Korean Wars Memorial | near Utica |
| World War I Polar Bear Memorial | near Utica |
| World War II Four Freedoms Memorial | near Utica |
| Veterans' Memorial | near Wixom |
| War Memorial | near Wyandotte |
| Algonac Veteran's Memorial | — |
| Bellaire Veteran's Memorial | — |
| Delta County Veterans Memorial | — |
| Hubbell Veterans Memorial “Hubbell Tamarack City Honor Roll” | — |
| Kent County Civil War Monument | — |
| Korean War Memorial “Freedom is not free 1950 - Korea - 1953 A grateful community remembers” | — |
| Michigan Tech War Memorial Wall “In memory of the men and women who served our country in war and in peace and later died as a result of their service. We honor and...” | — |
| Plainwell Veteran's Memorial | — |
| Still on Patrol “U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52...” | — |
| The Hiker | — |
| Union Monument “Dedicated to those who offered up their lives that the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, should not perish...” | — |
| Veteran's Memorial | — |
| Veteran's Memorial “Middleville Area POW MIA” | — |
| Veteran's Memorial Park | — |
| Veterans and Marine City Firemans Memorial | — |
| Veterans Memorial | — |
| Veterans Memorial “This Memorial is Dedicated to the Men and Women Who Served Their Country, State, and Community With Courage, Dedication, and Sacrifice...” | — |
| Veterans' Memorial | — |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | — |
| War Memorial | — |
| World War I Veterans Memorial “In memory of the World War Veterans of Isabella County” | — |
| World War II Veterans Memorial “Dedicated, in loving memory, to those brave sons and daughters of Isabella County who served their country in World War II. Erected 1948.” | — |
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Veteran resources in Michigan
VA care, cemeteries, USO centers, posts and meeting places.
Medal of HonorRecipients from Michigan
135 recipients.
Memorial and museum locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some entries may be incomplete; opening hours of museums should be checked before visiting.