The answer to the “What is it? Wednesday” question from July 9th is the shift pattern plate in our M3A1 Scout Car! Have you ever driven a WWII era truck like this?![]()
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Stay tuned for the next “What is it? Wednesday” question tomorrow, July 16th at 10:00 am EST!![]()
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Calling all car collectors! Register and spread the word about our first annual Heritage & Horsepower Fundraiser Car Show at the American Heritage Museum on Saturday, August 23rd from 11am to 3pm! Go to our website and register your car today and help us spread the word! All proceeds from the day go toward our Fuel Our Field Trips Fund to provide transportation and admission grants for underserved schools in our region!
If you didn't make it out to our WWII Pacific Reenactment yesterday, there's still time! Today, Sun, July 13th, all 3 of our museum buildings will be open, with food trucks, vendors and more! Plus, we will have our Pacific war reenactment at 1:00pm, honoring the 80 year anniversary of the end of WWII in the Pacific. So don't wait!![]()
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You can buy tickets in advance on our website, or pay at the gate. The weather looks good, so come join us for a day of learning at the American Heritage Museum!![]()
www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/wwii-pacific-re-enactment-saipan-campaign-2025/![]()
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(Photo credit to Matthew Ford, and Keith Reid @madbadger_aviationlens on IG)
Special for Saturday at the WWII in the Pacific Re-Enactment Weekend at the American Heritage Museum will be an appearance (weather permitting) of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the Massachusetts Army National Guard where it will be on display from arrival at 9am to departure around 3pm on Saturday. Unfortunately, it will not be on display on Sunday. Come and learn how the MANG uses it to support various missions, including disaster response, medevac, and troop transport.
The July 2025 Briefing Room eNewsletter just came out! Check out the latest news from the American Heritage Museum!
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The American Heritage Museum’s Vietnam War Gallery will be expanding with two significant new additions over the coming year: a Soviet SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile (SAM) on long-term loan ...World War II Tank Driving Experiences and Tank Rides!
The mission of the American Heritage Museum is to bring visitors an immersive experience in history to give a greater appreciation for those who lived it and an excitement to learn more. For the ultimate immersive experience, the American Heritage Museum is offering YOU the opportunity to ride aboard or even DRIVE a real tank from World War II… the M4A3 Sherman Medium Tank, the M24 Chaffee Light Tank, or the M36 Jackson Tank Destroyer.
Being a crew member or driving a tank is not particularly comfortable. These metal beasts are all business, designed to go over most obstacles with ease and destroy anything in its path. Once in a tank, it is clearly evident you are driving a machine with great power. When you’re in a tank, things don’t happen to you – You happen to them!
From April through October, the American Heritage Museum offers tank riding and driving programs in the Sherman, Chaffee, and Jackson right here at our tank training area right behind the museum in Hudson, Massachusetts. You’ll check in for your experience and be transported back to 1944 as you step aboard!
Learn about each tank riding or driving program in the listings below and book online if you desire! You may also call us to book at 978-562-9182 M-F from 9am to 5pm (ET).
All tank driving experiences are considered tax-deductible contributions and 100% of the donations for the experience goes into the upkeep and restoration of the vehicles and growth of the programs at the American Heritage Museum.
World War II Tank Driving Instruction Programs
Hour-Long Training Experience with 20-minutes of you at the controls of the M24 Chaffee or M4 Sherman. Select your tank driving experience below:
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World War II Tank Ride Programs
10-minute ride experiences aboard the M36 Jackson Tank Destroyer, M24 Chaffee light tank, and the M4 Sherman medium tank. Select your tank driving experience below:
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M36 JACKSON
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M24 CHAFFEE
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M4 SHERMAN
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Buy a Gift Certificate!
Do you have a special someone that you’d like to give the gift of a tank driving experience or tank ride to? We have gift certificates available for immediate shipping! Recipients can choose their own date to schedule their experience once they receive our experience certificate package.
