Everyone at the American Heritage Museum wishes all of you a very happy and healthy holidays! Please come visit! We will be hosting the Battle of the Bulge Experience Weekend on December 28th & 29th and will be open Monday and Tuesday, December 30th & 31st.
As you come to experience what it was like to be an American surrounded in the cold of the Battle of Bulge (12/28 & 12/29), join the American Heritage museum on Saturday December 28th to learn about a similar battle 6 years later in the Korean War. Here the U.S. 1st Marine Division found themselves surrounded in a desperate fight in the extreme cold, outnumbered 5:1 against Chinese forces in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. Like the Battle of the Bulge, the Chosin Reservoir is regarded as one of the most intense battles in American History, yet most Americans know little of this great battle of Korea, “The Forgotten War.” On December 28th at 1:00pm the museum will host a speaker series event about the Chosin Reservoir: “All Roads Lead to Hagaru” a special interactive discussion analyzing the crucial leadership decisions in the Chosin Reservoir that would decide whether or not the 1st Marine Division would escape the Chinese trap. More information see: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/speaker-series-korea-all-roads-lead-to-hagaru/
Check out the latest video from SpruesNBrews Scale Modeling in partnership with the American Heritage Museum featuring our M18 Hellcat!
Up Close & Personal with the M18 Hellcat | 360° WWII Tank Destroyer Tour
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Don't miss our great talk on How To Research WWII Veterans - Friday, December 13th, 1pm to 2:30pm. No reservations needed. For more information see:
Speaker Series: How To Research WWII Veterans - The American Heritage Museum
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Autumn Hendrickson, who has spent the last four and a half years working on a project to tell the stories of the men and women from Reading & North Reading, Massachusetts that served in World War II, ...
Battle of the Bulge History Experience Weekend
December 28 @ 10:00 am, ending December 29 @ 4:00 pm
$20 – $40
Join us on December 28th and 29th for the Battle of the Bulge Commemorative Weekend at the American Heritage Museum to honor the 80th Anniversary of the German offensive siege that surrounded and cut-off the Allies in the Ardennes region of Europe during the Winter of 1944/1945.
Over 40 re-enactors of the 101st Airborne and other Allied forces will be entrenched in our woods, encircled by over 40 German re-enactors in opposing positions, recreating the dire weeks of uncertainty that took place eight decades ago before the Allies were able to push forward. You’ll experience what it would have felt like to be stranded in the cold forests like soldiers in 1944.*
Admission to the American Heritage Museum is Included in Your Event Ticket
Your ticket to the history experience weekend includes admission to the world-famous, American Heritage Museum, featuring over 67,000 square feet of climate-controlled display space highlighting vehicles, tanks, aircraft and artifacts from World War I through the modern era!
Your Transportation Back 80 Years is a Real WWII Military Vehicle!
Adding to the experience of going back in time, all guests will be shuttled from the museum to the encampments and back on a 1943 vintage M3 Half Track or 1943 Dodge Command Car, like ones used by soldiers at that time.* This experience alone is worth the ticket as WWII half-track rides are traditionally $30 per person.
Advance Sale Discount Tickets Available
Save by purchasing your combo tickets online before the event weekend. Tickets include museum admission and the Battle of the Bulge History Experience.
Adult – $40.00 ($48 on the day of the event)
Senior (62+) – $36.00 ($40 on the day of the event)
Veterans/Military – $36.00 ($40 on the day of the event)
Children 16 & Under – $20.00 ($27 on the day of the event)
Battle of the Bulge History Experience Pricing on Event Day
If you already have admission tickets for the American Heritage Museum and wish to buy tickets for the Battle of the Bulge History Experience only on the day of the event, they will be available for $25 Adults / $20 Seniors & Veterans / $15 Children Under 16. Tickets are not available for the history experience only without admission to the museum.
American Heritage Museum Members get $5 off Event Day Experience Tickets
If you are a current member, you get $5 off the event day pricing in the paragraph above when you use your membership for free museum admission.
Standard museum admission is available on the event weekend if visitors choose not to participate in the history experience.
The American Heritage Museum will be open each day until 5:00pm but the last ride from the encampments will be at 4:00pm each day as the camps will close at sunset each day – please plan accordingly.
*Please note: Participants should be physically fit enough to board and disembark a 1943 vintage military vehicle without assistance or accommodation. Due to the rough nature of the encampment zone and the potential for cold & inclement weather, we do not recommend the experience for guests in poor health, with mobility or circulation issues, and children under the age of 3.
