National Museum of the Marine Corps

Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually.

[5] A replica of the "Iron Mike" statue at Marine Corps Base Quantico stands on the lawn, to one side of the main entrance.

[6] This multi-use, 135-acre (0.55 km2) campus includes the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park and Semper Fidelis Chapel; a demonstration area with parade grounds; hiking trails and other outdoor recreational offerings; a conference center and hotel; and an archive facility to restore and preserve Marine artifacts.

The exhibit includes Marine Corps history from 1976 to the present, and covers Desert Storm, humanitarian missions, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

[9] The museum also includes classrooms, a theater, a gift shop, a bar, a restaurant, and a rifle range laser simulator.

Aerial view of the museum under construction in April 2006
Aerial view of the museum National Museum
Photosphere of the Leatherneck Gallery in the National Museum of the Marine Corps
The museum exhibits the flags from the first and second Iwo Jima flag-raisings. The second flag, pictured in the iconic 1945 photograph , was damaged by the high winds at the peak of Mount Suribachi , Iwo Jima .
National Museum of the Marine Corps
National Museum of the Marine Corps, looking southwest