Military tourism
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Military tourism is for those with an interest in current or historical military sites and facilities, including museums, battlefields, cemeteries and technology.
Almost any capital city and many other cities and towns will have some sort of monument for the fallen, and many museums include weapons or paintings of war (making up a whole genre of European art). This article tries to cover the specifically military sites beyond that.
UnderstandWar. War never changes.
Wars and battlefieldsThe Revolution began in 1775, with the 1776 Declaration of Independence seen as the birth of the United States. The war continued until the colonists achieved victory against the British in 1783.
Weapons and vehiclesIn many countries, the capital city (or other prominent city) has a national military museum with a collection spanning the nation's entire history.
FacilitiesVirtually all countries with militaries have academies dedicated to training their commissioned officers.
In fictionAnyone interested in military history, especially in the 19th century, who does not already know them should consider looking at George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman novels.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Military tourism" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Jim Gordon, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons