Such a nice clean environment.. enjoyed the experience seeing things on base and to watch all our young heroes of America USMC Turned into men.. so proud of them all..

Definitely a must do when visiting your new Marine!! Really cool and interesting displays of USMC history.

I wish I had an extra day to spend in the museum! Its really interesting to learn so much history on the US Marine Co & our country.

We visited the Military Base on Saturday and found Marine troops performing company drills. Additionally while at the Marine museum one of the training companys drill instructor brought a platoon of troops to the museum. It appeared that the purpose of that visit was to teach the troop some history about the development of the Marine corps. I was truly impressed. I served in the Army during the Vietnam war. I think that having the museum there on base and teaching the history of the marines in the US is significant. Hats off to the Corp

Very nice and interesting. It was a good way to spend time with our marine during family day.

This was a great museum that we were lucky enough to visit with our grandson the day before he graduated from Marine Boot Camp.

Awesome museum showing the history and how Marines are made. Definitely need to visit when on base.

Amazing museum with so much information about the United States Marine Corps.

Such a nice place to visit with your new Marine. So much meaning behind everything there. Also loved the gift shop, we had to buy coins and some clothes! Love supporting USMC. Staff was helpful and nice too!

So much has changed since 85. But great to go back.

What a testament to the most elite fighting force this country or the world has ever seen! Incredible artifacts of our military history in one beautiful location. An absolute must see and lifes bucket list item for anyone who loves the military and the United States of America!!

Take your time to read through all of the displays and take in the history.

This place was awesome! I learned so much and glad my son took us to visit the museum after he finished boot camp.

In January 2008 my Daughter graduated from basic training in the United States Marine Corps. We met her on family day, the day before graduation. We had not seen her since she joined the Marine Corps. What a joyful reunion. She said she never realized how great it felt to complete something! She then took us to this museum. The museum displayed the history and traditions of the United States Marine Corps. It is well worth the time it took to visit it!

I graduated from PI in September 1975. Finally made it back there in 2010. My barracks were still there. No way the Corps is going to tear down a brick building. I was in from 1975-1984. Wish I could have stayed in and retired. My wife was with me on my 2010 visit. I guess you really can not appreciate it unless you lived through boot camp. I loved it. If you graduated and have not been back, try to make the trip. Memories are great. Semper fi.

Very beautiful experience and learning of our Marines history.

I came through Parris Island and stood on the yellow footprints nearly 30 years ago and got to bring my 15 year old son through today. It was a prideful moment for me to watch the amount of attention he paid to a museum. There is a lot of history displayed within the walls here and it is clear theyve taken the time to display it with honor.

Great place to visit a must see on your visit to Parris Island! History of the Marine Corps and uniform and weapon examples. Really educational to this family of a US Marine.

Nice museum with a lot of interesting artifacts from marine history. Make sure to have your new Marine give you a tour if you are on the island for graduation.

Really nice place with so much information. Even my wife enjoyed it!

Got to see my son after three long months

This little museum packed a lot oh history in one place. Staff of volunteers were very knowledgeable. Nice gift shop too.

Awesome visit! Learned a lot. Organized and clean! Our Marine even enhanced the tour with personal commentary!

Its too bad that this isnt located for the general public to visit. A lot of good local history for the Marine Corps, Base, and local area town.

I really wanted my kids and Navy husband to see where I went to boot camp, 28 years ago next month (Sept 93). They were very impressed with the museum. Even 13 year old daughter!

Excellent experience. Loved to see knowledge of Parris Island and the History of the Marine Corp

What a great experience and to learn about Parris Island and the US Marine Corps. Highly recommend the Parris Island Museum.

If you take your time, you really get to see a TON of history. You can easily spend an hour and a half there, even more if you read everything!

Its not the favorite place for my kids, but being able to see this is amazing

As an Air Force Retiree (E-8) We were blown away by the displays you had. The movie outlining boot camp was great. USAF boot camp was not as intense(at least in 1968). Kudos 🇺🇲🇺🇲

Superb collection of pastime artifacts and education. Enjoyable.

A cool little museum on base that my best friend got to show me around

The PI museum is a Awesome place to go when you are in for a Graduation.

Being on PI and seeing my son graduate on a beautiful sunny day - well, sweating sunblock into my eye made me look like I was crying.The history of the Corps is so much bigger than any of us. The museum was great and seeing how much it all means to my boy is priceless.

Love this place, its awesome and very intreasting to go to and learn about the history, and some things are interactive.

Great museum, friendly staff. Will definitely return and bring friends and family who come to visit us. Very educational. Thankful to all our Marines!

So much history!

Beautifully Maintained and Rich with the History of making of a Marine...Came back with my Sisters to Celebrate our 20th Reunion of Graduating Boot Camp.Was wonderful to walk through and see everything.Thank you for making us so Proud.

Loved this place so much!!!!

Beautifully done and rich in history. Semper Fi

Came to see my new Marine, place gives lots of history

If you love history then this is a must stop.

Smaller, but very well done and a great 1-2 hour tour, a must do while at PI.

Love 💘 it shows eveything

What a great day what a great place to visit and we met the oldest living marine how cool is that a must see a must stop !!

The history is fantastic, and understanding the sacrifice that these men and women made is something that I couldnt do. My son is among that number and Ive never been more proud of him.

History of the Parris Island area from aboriginal peoples to present as well as USMC history 1795-present day. Even saw six companies of recruits practicing for graduation. See next post.

Since, it was crowded my husband and I did not stay longer, But, the organizational was well organized. The volunteers were helpful.

Nicely done, not to long but a place you must see on the island.

Amazing museum. Fantastic history and exhibits detailing the United States Marine Corp. 🇺🇸

It was great

Well organized, gives you a clear idea of what your marine goes through.

I loved the history of Paris Island and the marines it self. It showed how the marines came about and how the women became part of the military when it was a all male branch i loved it

Very cool! Love the history!

One word, AWESOME!!!! It was great being able to show my wife and son all about Parris Island and its truly wonderful and amazing history of making Marines!!!

I was told I had to have a sponsor to get on base to see the museum. Very disappointing not being able to see this Museum.The Museum called me and explained why it is currently closed to the public. I totally understand. I will be coming back to Beaufort in the near future and will look forward going to this Museum.My sincere thanks to the USMC.

So many MEMORIES!!! Visiting the USMC museum at Parris Island MCRD and seeing some of the changes (and things that have gone unchanged) was such a wonderful experience! I hope to visit again with my family next time! :-)

Very cool. Go if you like history!

Very nice place. Got there late, so I needed more time. What I saw was great.

I passed through Parris Island from July to October of 1995. 1st Battalion, Delta Co., Platoon 1020. My father trained here too, back in Dec 1967 to March of 1968. He was 3rd Battalion. I wanted to come here and show my daughter the Island. I wanted to see the base museum for the first time. Cool thing was, we shared the museum with recruits turning Marine, as they had a day to see the Marine history on the Island. We had both men and women from 1st and 4th Battalion in there, DIs and all. My daughter thought that was pretty cool. DIs, up close and personal. The museum is great and worth the visit. We spent about 2 hours there. Getting on base was easy. They just ran my state ID. I didnt have a VA ID card, which would have made the process quicker to get on. Overall, the day trip, up from Jacksonville, FL, was worth it. Semper Fi.

One of the best museums. The 45 minutes I allocated for this wasnt enough. To really get a good perspective on everything thats included in the museum oh, you will need 2 hours at minimum.

Everyone young and old should experience the history in this museum and the heroes of this country.

Not only is this place extremely educational but the AC in the building works great if your looking to beat the summer heat while visiting during family day or graduation. A must stop while your on the island.

Very well kept, and very fun and informative.

It was very interesting and learning experience with the history

Very informative and great exhibits on marine training and history of the area

Small but lots to see. Can easily spend over an hour

Times of history in this place. Beautiful place to go to learn history

Great place to visit and learn about the marines

This place houses some truly priceless pieces of American history. Its a real must visit for anyone visiting the island.

Its very spacious for one. The gift shop has a huge supply of gifts and souvenirs. Lots and lots of historical knowledge

Awesome information about Parris Island and all types of wars that the Marines have fought over the years!

Amazing free education about all things Marine....loved this hidden gem

Its a very good experience, i learned a lots.

It was a great experience to learn about the Corps

Really neat place. Lot of history in there

Great place on Paris Island to see the history of the Marines there.

Awesome experience!! Myself my wife and our Marine loved it.

It’s a must see when you’re in Beaufort. Make sure you have at least two hours to spend. I’ll be going back

It was nice and a lot of information to offer

Love it . Amor of history

It was awesome! Lots of history.

Wonderful experience! The veterans were very welcoming and informative. Also adored by everyone! The American pins that they have to my new Marine to place on the shirts of his younger siblings was an honor. Thank you!

They ran out of chicken and went they served us was cold horrible experience will never go back

Really nice displays and gift shop

Great museum. Worth the visit.

Very interesting and cool information of the Marines throughout the years.

Set up well. Very I formationnformative. Wish staff controlled traffic of visitors. It was an oppressively hot day in Parris Island and most of the visitors were just trying to escape the heat and not absorb the wonderful I formation it had to share.

Very educational and interesting. Well done.

Very beautiful and nice place to visit

Awesome to walk through with my new Marine!

This museum is located on Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Getting to the museum is a nice trip down memory lane for the few! The museum itself has 2 floors of information and artifacts about the history of the island before it became the training center, the beginnings of training Marines in 1915, as well as the current training methods.

Awesome look into history

Not much to see but it was fun

Great, too see history

This gave me chills,and brought back memories good and bad. All in all very well,put together. SEMPER FI .

This museum is very detailed and much more than I expected. Plan to spend a lot of time here so you can really experience and appreciate the whole thing.

Mr. Joe is the Best!!

Thank you for all who gave. Truly a humbling experience.

Small but packed with history. If you are on the island this is a place you dont want to miss.