Museum

National Vietnam War Museum

Weatherford · Parker County · Dedicated 1997 · THC Atlas #4200000788

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

National Vietnam War Museum is a museum in Weatherford, Parker County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 4 museums documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 204 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7998, -98.0390 near Weatherford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fort Wolters, Blackwell Family Plot, and Holders Chapel Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000788. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The National Vietnam War Museum was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1999 and purchased a 12-acre site on the Mineral Wells Highway in western Parker County, about 50 miles west of Fort Worth. It is dedicated to telling the unbiased story of the roughly 2.7 million Americans who served in Vietnam, along with the Vietnamese people and those on the home front. Exhibits include military equipment, photographs, and personal accounts.

Sources: nationalvnwarmuseum.org tripadvisor.com visitmineralwells.org

📍 32.7998, -98.0390 · Weatherford, Parker County

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Nearby in Parker County

Historical Marker

Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway

Blackwell Family Plot

Parker County

Cemetery

Millsap Family Cemetery

Parker County

Cemetery

Holders Chapel Cemetery