MacArthur Memorial Museum

This is an incredible museum that is rich in history and detail. Two separate buildings that are filled with the details of America's General. Details from his family history, academy and rise to 5 stars this is a MUST do when in Norfolk. Best thing...IT'S FREE!!

This is an underrated and hidden gem in Norfolk. The museum is incredible regardless of your feelings about General MacArthur. The fact of the matter is he went all over the world, served his country, and tipped the scales of history wherever he went from the time he graduated West Point until his death and thus museum has a collection that showcases the history and travels extremely well while providing a worthy memorial for a man and his wife who served their nation for as long as they did.

I was surprised to find out it was free to enter. The displays were informative . Took me about a hour and 1/2 to walk through and read all the displays. I would recommend a visit if you are a vet or if you enjoy history. Worth a visit.

I've been there more than 10 times. You see how much I like this museum. Many things to learn here.Price: Donations.Parking: Free for 2 hours, if you get a stamp at the entrance.

This little museum is a great spot to come and find out all about Gen. Douglas MacArthur. What was the best thing about it? It is FREE. Of course, it's always nice to donate money to help keep it running. Everything was beautifully displayed. All the artifact, flags, posters, medals, uniforms, and weapons were organized very well in chronological order. This is a MUST GO-TO when in the area!!

After over a year of living in Hampton Roads, I made my visit to the museum. Despite being a fan of US history, I knew very little of the general, other than "I shall return" and he fought WW2 in the Pacific. First of all, major props for the museum being free to enter. I would have paid $10-12 for admission and not thought twice about it. The first thing to do is to visit the theater for the 27 minute video which provides an overview of MacArthur's life and times. The rest of the first building contained the gift shop and several rooms with war memorabilia. The second building was much more interesting, starting with the status of the General in front of the steps. I never expected to see the resting places of both the General and his wife inside the building in the main rotunda. The course of the General's life and the context of the wars is very easy to follow with seven rooms going in a circle around the rotunda both upstairs and downstairs. My total visit took a little over an hour. It's well worth the time to visit one of Norfolk's unique offerings.

What a great museum. All the exhibits and movies are free. They accept donations. It is definitely one of our national treasures. MacArthur is known as the "Bravest of the Brave". If you have not been here in several years like I have make it s point to come back and bring someone.

Free and certainly worth seeing when in the Norfolk area. Gen. MacArthur was a military kid and while he considered the Philippines or New York City his home, his mother was from Norfolk so chose to be interred in Norfolk.The building is the old city hall, so certainly stately and fitting for a man of his stature, however limited in space so the museum is small.The exhibits are nicely presented and anyone who takes the time to visit will leave enriched with atleast a finer appreciation of US - Philippine history as both he and his father spent a significant portion of their lives there in governance.The memorial does a good job presenting both he and his father's contributions to the military and their role's in history.

We were lucky enough to have a curated tour of the museum. I'm not a history buff but I was definitely interested in learning everything our curator had to say. At the end of the tour, I found out our curator had written a book on MacArthur and that's why he knew soooooooo much stuff about him. Our private tour lasted about 1.5 hours and was definitely informative.MacArthur and his wife are both buried here. His wife lived to be almost 102 years old!!!! There are multiple buildings of this museum. The gift shop is in one building. The movie theater, where they show you a 20 minute film about MacArthur's life is in another building. The main museum with items of MacArthur's life is in another building and is two stories tall. It houses the first purple heart ever issued and the first medal of honor ever issued by the Philippines (MacArthur served in both the U.S. and Philippines military simultaneously). Lots of history here! I had a great visit.

Absolutely loved visiting while in town for a military school in June. I highly recommend this place!