American Military Museum (Tankland)
South El Monte, CA
By Simir Shah
★★★★★4.6(510 Google reviews)
180+ tanks and military vehicles outdoors — the standout El Monte-area spot. Weather-dependent.
Good for
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
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1918 Rosemead Blvd, South El Monte, CA 91733, USA
Modest admission
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What visitors say
- chun wang★★★★★
I'm a devoted War Thunder and World of Tanks player, and this museum houses all the American tanks I'm keen on—the M4 Sherman, M7 Priest, M47, M48, and the M60A1. It was absolutely thrilling to see the real things for the first time. To my surprise, they even had Japanese and German 37mm anti-tank guns and a Type 95 Ha-Go light tank. However, the biggest disappointment of the visit was not being able to get up close to touch or measure the gun mantlets on the M4 Sherman, M47, M48, and M60A1. The weather was scorching, but as an avid military buff, today was well worth the trip.
4 months ago
- Motiu Laura★★★★★
Very interesting museum with fascinating exhibits. A gentleman from the museum kindly guided us through everything and explained the exhibits in detail. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and made our visit even more enjoyable. Highly recommended!
2 months ago
- Denise Phan★★★★★
For Father's Day, we spent a sweet hour walking around this outdoor museum where my husband can discuss the uses history and merits of gun mounts, torpedo launchers, tanks, and amphibious vehicles with the kids.
a month ago
- Peter Chun★★★★★
So glad my FB feed brought this place up. I remember seeing it featured on an episode of Storage Wars long ago but forgot about it. It is a very cool place and nice to see they had M60 and M48/47 tanks as well as Shermans. Some big artillery pieces as well. Nice folks running the place.
a month ago
- amckx81★★★★★
Awesome visit! Great place to see vintage military equipment tanks and all terrain vehicles! Very cool!!!
5 months ago
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