u.s. army artillery museum

Ganders1984

I was at the fort for my son's graduation from his AIT training. He knows my passion for all things military and he suggested we stop by and check it out. I was not disappointed, except that we really didn't have nearly the amount of time I like to devote to truly look at and understand the displays. There is both indoor and outdoor sections, that are chocked full of really cool stuff that goes "boom". I would say for the real military buff you'd want a couple of hours in the museum and a couple of hours to go through all the outdoor displays. There are two sections indoors, a wing holding Revolutionary War through probably Spanish-American War and another wing holding WW1 through present displays. Due to time constraints we were only able to see the WW1 wing and a portion of the outdoor displays. Check out my pictures to get a flavor of what you'll see.

ArmyWife_2006

We visited this museum with our 3 children between 4 and 8 years old. I was surprised they were actually quite interested in the various weapons and things. It was free to go see, but they accept donations. I would recommend this for anyone in there area looking to see some interesting history.

slsund

My husband was stationed at Fort Sill and trained for the Korean Conflict. Much of what he remembers of the fort is gone. The museum had many artifacts that brought back good and some not so good memories. The museum covers from the revolutionary war till the present. The outdoor exhibits was very good too.

AlphaRam

My wife and I visited this museum with two of our granddaughters. There is no charge to visit, but there is a donation box to contribute to the upkeep of the museum. The museum is not open on Sundays and Mondays. Restrooms are available. The museum was staffed with a soldier to provide an overview of the two main galleries of the museum. Without giving too much away, there are exhibits that chronicle American artillery from the Revolutionary War to present day. Unless you and your party are really interested in this sort of military equipment, about an hour should suffice. If you are like me, you read and learn a great deal that you may not have known.Outside of the museum is Artillery Park. There are a variety of artillery and missile pieces used by the American army, as well as pieces captured from other armies from as early as World War I.This attraction is one of a number of things that a person can see at Ft. Sill. A couple of blocks east features the Ft. Sill museum, as well as other attractions and galleries. These are also free of charge.

deborahp595

My brother and I visited Fort Sill and Lawton. He was stationed at Fort Sill for artillery training for the Vietnam conflict. A walk down memory lane for him and a learning experience for me. A good place to spend time and get a little history. The fort personnel were very helpful and the grounds were exceedingly clean and cared for. Weather perfect this time of the year, not to hot or to cold.

rockhill2124

Interesting to view the changes and progression via technology of artillery pieces. Fact that windows were rattling due to live fire exercises made it even more relevant

Spike762x39

When I graduated Basic Training at Fort Sill my mom, girlfriend and I went to the Artillery museum because that was my job in the Army. It was a decent, static display museum with many historical domestic and foreign artillery pieces. Really a must-see for a soldier going into the Artillery branch and his family. Most memorable to me is "Atomic Annie" the howitzer that actually fired a nuclear warhead. She's even displayed at the same mil degree that she was when the atomic shell was fired. That was just awesome to me, to touch that part of history.The museum isn't big and doesn't have any in-depth information so it won't take very long to negotiate it. I would say an hour "tops" unless you stop to inspect every piece. I haven't been back to Fort Sill and I'm glad I stopped at this museum.

PatriotGal

Granted, I do not have a great interest in this subject matter and stopped primarily for my 12 yr old son, but I found the museum to be far less impressive than the newer and glitzier Infantry museum at Fort Benning, Ga. The lighting inside was very dark and just made it unenjoyable. My son was much more impressed with all the artillery on display outside the building which there is quite a bit of.

Spwilson13

Went to see what was what. Mediocre compared to other museums I have been to such as the 82d airborne and 1st Cav museum. Anyhow it wasn't bad, just underwhelming.

349ellenm

Everything you want to know about Field Artillery from Grecian times to the present is available in the museum. If you have time, take a look at the artillery outside the museum as well. The only thing negative is that the lighting could have been better along the back wall near the Civil War displays.

fryfamilygermany

A wonderful place to learn about the history of our country. Wonderful displays inside and lots of items outside on the lawn also.

rirri

This is a small museum, but well done and with a ton of information. It's easy to spend a couple of hours here learning about artillery since early times. While concentrating mainly on US Army weapons, pieces from other countries are also on display. There is also a large outdoor display of artillery pieces that you wander around. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to see them all. "Atomic Annie" was the most interesting display to me as it uses a tractor on each end to pick it up and carry it and is the first (only?) artillery piece to fire nuclear projectile.

DaveP259

If you have even a passing interest in weaponry, you will find that it is easy to pleasantly spend an hour or two here. They have everything from rifles to Atomic Annie- a cannon that fired a nuclear payload. The museum traces the history of artillery from catapults to today. The museum is Smithsonian quality: there are LOTS of items, all well-labeled and explained. Outside of the museum there an EXTENSIVE collection of artillery pieces and guns from around the U.S. and around the world, from WWI to the present. There is also a collection of U.S. rockets from the beginning of the rocketry program (for some reason, these did not yet have signs). The ONLY problem was that due to budget cuts the Army could not replace some of the specialty lightbulbs in the museum and some signs were hard to read where the lightbulbs had gone out. I was offered a flashlight to help me read the signs.The museum is next to the Old Fort Sill National Historic Site.

384aliciah

We visited here the same time as the other museum on base. We learned SO much from our visit. Displays from Revolutionary times to the present.

CarrieB507

We visited the museum while in town for my nephew's graduation from Basic Combat Training. It is packed with interesting stuff and worth a trip in!