Plan Your Visit

Here are all the details you need to make your experience at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum easy, enjoyable and memorable.

Hours of Operation

Wednesday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Special Holiday Hours:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • President’s Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Patriot Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Christmas Eve
  • New Year’s Eve
  • Easter Sunday
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year’s Day

*Items that are not permitted in the Museum include: guns, knives, or weapons of any kind.

Museum Guided Tours

Tours are offered for $10 per person (children under 5 are free) Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

Shop NVMM Gift Store

Shop NVMM is designed to uplift and promote Veteran-owned and Veteran-operated businesses throughout the country. After their service, many Veterans continued on with a new mission: to create and grow their own businesses. Your purchase directly helps support their next mission in life.

Shop in-person or online.

Parking

Visitors park in the Museum parking lot; use the entrance on Belle Street. Please take your parking ticket with you and have it validated at the Welcome Desk inside the Museum. Parking fees are credit card only and collected as you exit. The Museum is not responsible for any lost or damaged items in the parking lot. The Museum reserves the right to contact the Columbus Fire Department for any pets left unattended in vehicles parked in our lot.

Rates

0-3 HOURS3-24 HOURS
Museum Member$5.00$6.00
Museum Visitor$6.00$10.00
Veteran, Active-Duty, Gold Star FamilyFREEFREE
Lost Ticket$15.00$15.00

Alternate Transportation

Ride COTA on your next visit to the Museum, conveniently located on lines 10 and 12. Visit their website to view route maps and schedules.

Contact Us

(614) 362-2800
1-(888)-987-NVMM or 1-(888)-987-6866

Our Address

Located on the Scioto Peninsula.
300 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Admission is FREE for U.S. military Veterans, active-duty military members and Gold Star families thanks to the support of our generous sponsors:

Free Admission Sponsors American Legion, AmVets, and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) logos
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The NVMM is Open on MLK Day!

$1 Admission on Jan. 16 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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