Fodor's Expert Review George C. Marshall Museum

Lexington

This museum preserves the memory of the World War II army chief of staff. Exhibits trace his brilliant career, which began when he was aide-de-camp to John "Black Jack" Pershing in World War I and culminated when, as secretary of state, he devised the Marshall Plan, a strategy for reviving postwar Western Europe. Marshall's Nobel Peace Prize is on display; so is the Oscar won by his aide Frank McCarthy, who produced the Academy Award–winning Best Picture of 1970, Patton. An electronically narrated map tells the story of World War II.

Quick Facts

Lexington, Virginia  24450, USA

540-463–7103

www.marshallfoundation.org

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: $5, Tues.–Sat. 9–5, Sun. 1–5, Closed Mon., Tues., and Thanksgiving, Blue Star museum: free to active duty military families

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