However, the owner of the place is a grumpy old man. He was very rude, yelling at my boys for getting excited during the tank ride. If he doesn't want little kids yelling or screaming of excitement during the ride, he should not be offering tank ride with kids sitting on top of the tank without any proper seating or restraints and driving over big bumps and quick turns on a dirt track at a fair speed. The driver later apologized and said he doesn't know what set the owner off. Needless to say, the owner's behavior abruptly ended what was to be a start of decent morning.
At first sight it looks small, but the display outside is huge, great representation out our US Military.
Good assortment of memorabilias from 1st World War to Vietnam. However the upkeep and organization is level of flee market. Could use some updates to the displays. Same goes for the outdoor planes and tanks. It resembled a junk yard than a proper museum. The tank ride was exciting for kids. The tank operator, who was also the cashier, was friendly.
This place was awesome! The owners are super friendly and fun, the gift shop is reasonably priced- we should know as we have 2 spoiled boys-, and the museum is full of old equipment and vehicles that show the age and history. I would recommend this to friends and family! We will definitely be returning for the tank ride.
It's a shame the way they are allowing these beautiful pieces of history rot away. A few pieces are on loan from the military. I wonder if they now how poorly they are being cared for. The people running this place should be ashamed of themselves. I doubt they even care.
I went with 6 friends. The museum was awesome. The people at the museum were very nice. There is no guided tour like their website says. And it would be nice if there were plaques with information for every piece of equipment with way more info on them. Many of the Plaques that were in place were so faded and water damaged so they couldn’t be read. Still well worth the money. The armored personal carrier ride was a lot of fun.
Russell Military Museum is a US Museum based in Zion, Wisconsin. Russell Military Museum is located at N, 43363 US-41, Zion, IL 60075, USA.
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