I came to Bastogne for WW2 history to see museums, monuments, and the like…read more I did the 101st, Bastogne war, and "Au Pays d'Ardenne" museums and thought the Barracks was the best of all. Make sure to check the times. When I went, admission was free, but they only offered the tour (roughly 2 hours, maybe 2.5 if you are lucky) twice per day, at 1000 and 1400. Joel was not only a fantastic and personable guide, but went out of his way to give extra info to those who had specific questions.

Bastogne Barrack is a unique and interesting museum to visit while in Bastogne. This museum is all…read moreabout mechanized vehicles used by both the Allies and Axis powers during WW 2. I am talking about not only tanks but also artillery pieces both self propelled and towed, half tracks, freight trucks used to bring troops and materials to the front, jeeps, and anything else that rolled on the ground. Most of the vehicles are US, British, Russian and German. Some of these are stationed outside but most of them are in a large building spit into two parts. Most of them are examples that look fully restored while some of them are still being restored. It is the vehicles in this museum that makes it unique. I appreciated the hard work that someone put into restoring all of these museum pieces. Adult entry fee is 12€ and budget about an hour for your visit. This is a nice museum especially for anyone interested in machinery. Parking info. While parking is free you can't actually park in the campus. Parking is about 200 yards from the entrance on the side of the road. Just follow the signage.

I went to Belgium with a couple of friends and the plan was to visit Bastogne and sightsee. The…read moreprimary reason was to visit the Bastogne War Museum! Being a history buff, this was a win-win! The story of the battle is told from the Allied, German and Civilian perspectives. Parking is free, you pay at the entrance and you are given a communication pack that you wear around you neck, about the same weight as a camera. It has headphones, you tell the staff member handing them out which language you prefer to hear. I suggest wearing one. There are no other options to hear what is being said during the tour. You can take pictures of all of the exhibits, they request that pictures taken inside the exhibit theaters, to turn off your flash. The flow is designed to keep the sightseers moving. There are plenty of photo ops. After seeing the indoor portion of the museum you are guided outside. The centerpiece is the Mardasson Memorial. You can see it from the road. It is in the shape of a star. All 50 states and every unit that fought in the war are inscribed on the memorial. You can walk around at ground level, view the crypt and then you can take the stairs to the top and walk around on top and look at the surrounding area. There are 5 points on the star, each point has a plaque with a map showing the direction and which units (German/Allied) were fighting each other. Very detailed maps molded on each point. Another cool sight is the 30ft tall "Victory Kiss" statue. If you find yourself in Bastogne, and are a history buff. Pay a visit to this museum. The cost of admission is $14 Euro, or $17.05 USD. Cash, credit or debit cards are all accepted forms of payment. Kids under 6 and Senior Citizens get an admission discount.

A visit to the Bastogne War Museum actually includes admission to 3 locations. I will review each…read moreseparately. I recommend visiting each of the 3 sites in my order of listing below. The Bastogne War Museum is where you should start and buy your adult ticket for 28€. The Yelp location is accurate. It's located just outside of town. The only parking option is a pay lot for 7.50€ for the day next to the museum. Once inside you are given a free audio guide in your language that is very helpful. Use it. This is a very good museum that chronicles all of WW2 not just the Battle of the Bulge. One unique aspect of this museum are 4 video sequences paired each with a life like set that adds realism to the video presentation. I would budget 2.5 hours to visit here which also includes time at the outdoor Mardasson Memorial (separate Yelp review). The facility also has an onsite cafe if you get hungry. I rated this location a 4 and enjoyed my visit. It was better than I expected. The Bois Jacques battlefield is about a 5 minute drive away from the War Museum where you are given tickets for the Bois Jacques battlefield and the War Rooms. At Bois Jacques, this facility is unmanned. It has a free parking lot and you use your ticket from the Museum to scan a QR code at the gate of the battlefield to gain entrance. Bois Jacques is an actual battle site depicted in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. This is an outdoor visitation so weather plays a factor regarding your visit. Budget 30 minutes for here. I rated this site a 4 also. The Bastogne War Rooms is the third location that your Museum ticket gains you admission into. It is located less than a 10 minute drive from the museum and also has a free parking lot available. It is located very near another good museum called Bastogne Barracks (separate Yelp review) which is NOT affiliated with the War Museum. The War Rooms disappointed me. I found it boring and somewhat difficult to understand and poorly organized. If you attend I would budget 1 hour. Honestly, I would skip it and is why I gave it a 2 score.

Powerful monument to the Battle of the Bulge, marking the efforts of the American forces to hold…read moreoff the Germans later in the war. There's a sign with the full inscription in French, English, and German. There's an eagle statue for the 101st Airborne. The monument is imposing and dignified with the full story of the campaign etched in the internal facets. Each of the United States is engraved on the outer upper facets of the star. The monument is placed on the ridge, overlooking the surrounding hills, where the battle was fought. The crypt has a bright mural, a good space for reflection on the sacrifices of human kind during war.

This monument also known as The Battle of the Bulge Memorial is next door to the Bastogne War…read moreMuseum. It is an outside structure in the shape of a 5 pointed star. On the walls of the monument are the names of US States along with the names of the different US military units that were involved in the battle. During my visit the gates were locked due to some renovation going on inside so I was only able to observe from the outside. Surrounding the monument are many concrete benches for sitting and taking in the views of not only the impressive monument but also the beautiful Belgium countryside visible from that location. This monument is managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission who also manage all of the foreign based military cemetery's that include US war dead. There is no cost to visiting other than possibly having to pay for parking at the museum next door. Budget 20 minutes to visit here. Best time to visit is immediately before or after visiting the Bastogne War Museum next door.

Good museum. There's a lot to look at here, lots of German artifacts. Definitely worth a stop by…read more Plus there's a tank out front!

An sich reichhaltiges und anschauliches Museum, das die Geschichte Triers von den ersten…read moreBehausungen in vor-römischer Zeit bis zur Stadt im Spätmittelalter und der Renaissance illustriert. Vor allem die Ausstellungsstücke aus der Zeit der römischen Besatzung sind beeindruckend. Der Eintritt für die Dauerausstellung beträgt €8, was angesichts der Fülle und Qualität der Exponate vollkommen angemessen ist. Im Untergeschoss beherbergt das Museum ein Café/Restaurant. Wer will kann auch die aktuelle Sonderausstellung (zur Zeit: Der Untergang des römischen Reiches) für €6 zusätzlich dazu buchen, doch dafür hatte ich nicht genug Zeit. Weshalb also nur 3 Sterne? Ganz einfach, der Service. Zum Einen ist das Ticketoffice nicht in die großzügige Vorhalle integriert, obwohl genug Platz dafür wäre. Nein, man muss sich zu einer Art Dixiklo Container bewegen. Ärgerlich. Aber noch viel ärgerlicher sind die unverschämten, meist arabischen(!) "Platzwarte" in der Eingangshalle, die einen unverhohlen von Oben herab behandeln und regelrecht aggressiv sind. Einfach nur frech, unverschämt! Diese sollte man sofort feuern!!! Das hat meine Stimmung schon vor dem eigentlichen Besuch empfindlich getrübt.

The Museum: I think they've done a superb job here in peicing together Trier's ancient past from…read moreits Celtic heritage to the Roman and Medieval eras ,up to the present. The audioguides in English were very helpful with the major exhibitions and were indispensable, actually; get them and your tickets in the gift shop. Plenty of statuary, artifacts, friezes, mosaics, on and on. There is a good display of ancient Roman coinage that was interesting. We missed the grave monuments display as entrance to that is timed. On the third floor there is a great diorama of ancient Roman Trier that gives one a thorough visual layout of the ancient city in miniature. And no museum is complete without a mummy--there is a tiny one, but it counts. One star just for the mummy. The museum is worth every penny. The Bistro: there is a bistro on the ground floor in the back that has a sweeping view over a pool toward the Basilica. They serve some phenomenal food there, and the employees were very encouraging when they saw me eying the marvelous dessert display case. We had a gorgonzola-champignon soup that was excellent, had excellent bread, and a burrito. They have outstanding looking torts in that display case, but, alas, we were too full! Our waitress was very helpful in translating the menu and helping us make choices. You kind of have to wave them down to get your check and pay, but this is true at almost every place we ate at in Germany--they give you a lot of privacy and time to eat.