Truly a special opportunity to have had walk through this museum in Fort Bragg. Laura and Robyn are…read moresuperstars and the kindest women you will ever meet. They bring so much support and knowledge to the table, they deserve a shout out. Lots of freebies at the front desk, booklets, playing cards, pins, pamphlets and decals. I truly enjoyed learning about special operations and resonated with the incredible stories all throughout the facility.

If you're a military history nerd this museum is a must see. Excellent displays with well written…read morestoryboards.

I've been coming to the former Fr, Bragg for years! I have come here for training in the past and…read morenow occasionally I come for work. It's a very large installation and the home of Airborne.

How does one rate a military base? I mean, they're not meant for tourism or public visits but if…read moreyou are family/friends coming to see your soldiers and/or attend a graduation of some sort, or maybe you're a solider transferring to Bragg and want to see what it's like maybe this will help. It's Huge! Fort Bragg is one of the five largest military bases in the US. It's basically it's own town and if you are a soldier coming here for a long term station you may want to think about shipping your vehicle over or you're going to have to make friends real quick to ride to formations and such with as they are often a good long walk away from barracks. For family/friends visiting, I'd suggest staying at a hotel on base such the IHG hotels as they are just as nice as most the ones in the town of Fayetteville, in a lot safer location, and close as you can get to your soldier. The barracks here are standard military barracks, cement floors, fans that look like they'll fly off the ceiling but definitely work to cool you down, simple kitchens, pretty gross bathrooms, a window view of the building next to you, etc. There are definitely different levels of quality depending on rank and if you get lucky enough to move up to newer rooms. Being next to a PX, gym, or dining facility is a perk as well and pretty common for many. There's really not much to do on base for visitors. You will have to either Uber/Lyft (Lyft is cheaper generally) onto base or if you are driving yourself, go to the visitors center to get a pass of some sort which is at the front gate. You can bowl on base with your soldier, shop at the px or the mall behind the IHG moon hotel, and get some work done at Starbucks (one of the few places you don't need a military ID to spend money at). Other than that, I'd recommend going to "downtown Fayetteville" and having lunch at The Fried Turkey Sandwich Shop, getting a cupcake at The Sweet Palette, seeing a movie at AMC 14, and visiting the Airborne and Special Operations Museum - all off base. Make sure to check the hours of the museum as they are a little funky. Overall it's a pretty standard military base. I've met some incredible soldiers that work/train there and heard some pretty terrible things about the civilians that run the cafeterias, which disappoints me. The hours for these military cafeterias are ridiculous as well, closing multiple weekends at a time and choosing random hours to shut down during the week. Personally, if I could change anything about this base, it'd be the cafeteria staff's attitude/respect for the soldiers and their open hours, as the soldiers are required to pay hundreds for a monthly meal card and can't even fulfill that with the amount of times they close up. That's just not cool, looking forward to change.

Nice place to take the Grand kiddos for a walk...run down the trails. Throw rocks (pinecones) in…read morethe pond, look for tad poles. Have a pic nic. Great for a few hours of killing boredom with littles.

Not the most exciting trail, but worth doing if you have some down time and want to see some…read moreRockefeller History. The Carver Creek State Park is broken into two different sections: Long Valley Farm Access (with the historic Rockefeller Retreat House) and the Sandhill Access (just flat trails for hikers/horses). They are about 20 minutes apart. Between the two, I'd go to the Long Valley Farm Access since the history component whereas the other is just trails. Overall, there is really not much else here and you can complete it within an hour an a half or so. The loop is 2 miles long, but if you go straight back then it's about 1.5 miles total.

This is a very nice facility. It has a large computer lab, good selection of children's books and a…read morereally pretty salt water aquarium. They have events here for kids on a pretty regular basis. It's worth checking out since they are always free and my kids enjoy them very much. Sometimes parking here can be an issue as a lot of Soldiers come here to use the computer lab. There is a newly remodeled playground right outside the library. My kids love to go on the swings and the playhouse with the slides.

The library computer lab is one of the best I've seen at an installation. Lots of room whether you…read moreare new to the installation or transitioning out of the installation this is the place to come to if yih need computer access.

I've been here a bunch of times and typically the wait to see a clerk is short. Today, however,…read morethere was one lady working the counter at lunch hour. Personally, I don't mind this but the 10 people behind me seemed to. The people who work here are always very nice though. Major props for that. There is a machine in the lobby that will allow you to do your business without seeing a clerk. I prefer the person to person way myself.

I never seen employees standing around staring at a line with one attendee. 20 minutes for one…read moreperson?