Places to visit
War Memorials & Military Museums in Missouri
75 war memorials and 11 military museums in Missouri — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.
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Military museums (11)
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Museum | Branson |
| Battle of Carthage Civil War Museum | Carthage |
| Museum of Missouri Military History | Jefferson City |
| Lone Jack Civil War Museum Hours: Fr,Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 13:00-16:00 | Lone Jack |
| Nicolas-Beazley Aviation Museum / Martin Community Center | Marshall |
| Smallin Civil War Cave | Ozark |
| U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum | near Pulaski County |
| Air & Military Museum | near Springfield |
| Missouri Civil War Museum Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00 | St. Louis |
| Malden Army Airfield Museum | — |
| Veterans Memorial & Museum | — |
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in Missouri
- Bellefontaine Cemetery9 recipients
- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery8 recipients
- Springfield National Cemetery5 recipients
- Calvary Cemetery4 recipients
- Forest Hills Cemetery3 recipients
- Mount Washington Cemetery3 recipients
- Valhalla Cemetery2 recipients
- Bellafontaine Cemetery1 recipient
- Bethel Cemetery1 recipient
- Blue Springs Cemetery1 recipient
- Cape County Memorial Park1 recipient
- Crown Hill Cemetery1 recipient
- Dexter Cemetery1 recipient
- Elmwood Cemetery1 recipient
- Fairdealing 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 |
|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial | near Boonville |
| The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial | near Branson |
| Veteran's Grove | near Branson |
| War Memorial | near Brookfield |
| War Memorial | near Cameron |
| Vietnamese Martyrs;Các Thánh Tử Đạo Việt Nam | near Carthage |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Columbia |
| War Memorial for Engineers | near Columbia |
| Veteran's Memorial | near De Soto |
| War Memorial | near De Soto |
| Veterans Memorial | near Hannibal |
| Cole County War Memorial | near Jefferson City |
| Missouri Veterans Memorial | near Jefferson City |
| American War Mothers Memorial Fountain | near Kansas City |
| Battle of Westport Cannon | near Kansas City |
| Battle of Westport Monument | near Kansas City |
| Black Veterans Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Civil War Battlefield Marker | near Kansas City |
| Civil War Cannon | near Kansas City |
| Civil War Memorial | near Kansas City |
| G.A.R. Battle of Westport Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Gulf War Veterans Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Independence Veterans Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Kansas City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fountain | near Kansas City |
| Major Murray Davis Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Missouri Korean War Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Pearl Harbor Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Spanish-American War Memorial | near Kansas City |
| The City of Independence Veterans Courtyard “Dedicated June 5, 2004. Plaque placed by Independence Pioneers Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, November 11, 2009.” | near Kansas City |
| They Carried The Torch of Freedom | near Kansas City |
| Veterans Monument | near Kansas City |
| VFW Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Kansas City |
| World War II Memorial “Sacred to the memory of our sons who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War II, 1941-1945. Erected by Navy Mother's Club No. 185,...” | near Kansas City |
| World War Memorial | near Kansas City |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Lone Jack |
| Freedom Rock | near Maitland |
| Taylor School Veterans Memorial “To the boys of the Taylor School who fought for the cause of freedom. 1941-1945” | near Maplewood |
| Veterans Memorial | near Maplewood |
| War Memorial | near Maplewood |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Perryville |
| Confederate POW | near Saint Louis |
| Eternal Flame | near Saint Louis |
| Korean War Memorial | near Saint Louis |
| Soldiers Memorial Military Museum | Saint Louis |
| World War II Memorial | near Saint Louis |
| Veterans Memorial Walk | near Saint Louis County |
| Old Guard Monument | near St. Louis |
| To the Confederate Dead “Who knows but it may be given to us, after this life, to meet again in the old quarters, to play chess and draughts...” | near St. Louis |
| WWII in the Pacific | near St. Louis |
| Disabled Veterans Memorial | near Union |
| Veterans Memoria “Dedicated to the Veterans of Franklin County” | near Union |
| Korean War Memorial | near Washington |
| Veterans Memorial | near Washington |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Washington |
| World War I Memorial | near Washington |
| World War II Memorial | near Washington |
| Atchison County Walk of Honor | — |
| Civil War Memorial | — |
| Civil War Skirmish | — |
| Confederate Soldiers' Monument “Dedicated to the Memory and Valor of the Confederate Soldiers Confederate Memorial Park Higginsville, Missouri June 2, 1935” | — |
| Douglas County Veterans Memorial | — |
| Howell County War Memorial | — |
| Lafayette County War Memorial “Memorial to World War Veterans of Lafayette County 1925. World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War.” | — |
| Lt. Charles Garrison Memorial | — |
| Veteran's Memorial “Inscribed with the names of cemetery occupants who served in the US or Confederate Military.” | — |
| Veteran's Memorial | — |
| Veteran's Memorial | — |
| Veterans Memeorial | — |
| Veterans Memorial | — |
| Veterans Momorial | — |
| Veterans Wall of Honor | — |
| Vietnam Veterans of Pettis County Memorial | — |
| War Dogs Memorial | — |
| War Memorial | — |
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Help & support
Veteran resources in Missouri
VA care, cemeteries, USO centers, posts and meeting places.
Medal of HonorRecipients from Missouri
97 recipients.
Memorial and museum locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some entries may be incomplete; opening hours of museums should be checked before visiting.