LASR.net Homepage

Menu

Vermilion County War Museum


category : Museums
The 12,800-square ft. military museum is housed in what used to be a Carnegie Library. Their collection contains over 2,000 artifacts and memorabilia from the 1800's to Desert Storm.


Admission: Donation
Hours: T-S: noon-3pm Su: 1pm-4pm. Closed major holidays.
Address: 307 N. Vermilion
Phone: 217-431-0034
Our Email: vermilioncountywarmuseum@yahoo.com
Our Website:www.prairienet.org/vcwms
Wheelchair Accessible Facility

Come visit us in Danville, Illinois

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Fithian Home

The Fithian home is a Lincoln site listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 1855 Victorian mansion was the home of Dr. William Fithian, a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln spent 2 nights there in 1858

Danville, IL Historic Homes

Off Track Betting Facility

Food, fun and horseracing are the order of the day at the Danville OTB parlor. Adjacent to the Ramada just off I-74. Catch the excitement of thoroughbread and harness racing on 100

Danville, IL Gaming

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Danville

The VA Medical Center was established by an Act of Congress in 1896

Danville, IL Historic Buildings

WWI Victory Memorial

The WWI Victory Memorial monument to Vermilion County's World War I veterans was sculpted by Lorado Taft. Its base displays the names of 51

Danville, IL Memorials

National Cemetary

Danville, IL Cemeteries

Things to do Museums near Danville, IL

Fayette County Museum

The century old First Presbyterian Church houses the Fayette County Museum. Found here are early American items dating back t...

Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum

The Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum houses a number of coal mining artifacts - Pictures, newspaper clippings, coal mining, tools an...

Clark County Museum

Learn of the Lincoln and Douglas debate and of unique country architecture....

John Philip Sousa Library & Museum

In honor of "the true music man," John Philip Sousa, the John Philip Sousa Library & Museum relives the era in which Sousa's ...

Heartland Antique Auto Museum

Walk among early cars from the turn-of-the-century through the early 1950's. This museum is also the site of a restoration sh...