Chennault Aviation and Military Museum, Monroe

Name: Chennault Aviation and Military Museum
Address: 701 Kansas Ln, Monroe, 71203-4775, United States
Telephone: +1 318-362-5540

#3 among attractions in Monroe

History museum, Museum, Military museum

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Chennault Aviation and Military Museum, Monroe

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The Chennault Aviation and Military Museum is a Monroe, Louisiana, museum covering the establishment of the local aviation industry generally, and the career of United States Army Air Force General Claire Lee Chennault in particular. ()

Established: 2000 (24 years ago)Coordinates: 32°30'41"N, 92°3'17"W

Address

701 Kansas LnMonroe 71203-4775 United States

Contact

+1 318-362-5540

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Monroe

Day trips

Chennault Aviation and Military Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pecanland Mall, Biedenharn Museum and Gardens, University of Louisiana Monroe, First United Methodist Church.

1 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Pecanland Mall, Monroe
25 min walk • Pecanland Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Monroe, Louisiana. The mall was named Pecanland because the land on which the mall is located was formerly a pecan farm. The mall is on Interstate 20 near U.S. Highway 165, the two major highways in the area.
4.5 miW
Historical place, Museum, Garden
Biedenharn Museum and Gardens, Monroe
115 min walk • The Biedenharn Museum and Gardens is a home museum and botanical garden located beside the Ouachita River at 2006 Riverside Drive in Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has three exhibits: the historic home and botanical gardens, Coca-Cola museum, and Bible museum.
1.6 miNW
Opera, Concerts and shows, Universities and schools
University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe
41 min walk • The University of Louisiana Monroe is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System.
4.1 miW
Church
First United Methodist Church, Monroe
106 min walk • First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church at 101 N. 2nd Street in West Monroe, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register in 2001. Its main block is a Colonial Revival-style two-and-one-half story masonry church erected in 1920. A two-story education wing was added between 1945 and 1950.
3.9 miSW
Zoo
Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Monroe
99 min walk • Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, located in Monroe, Louisiana, is an 80-acre zoological park that exhibits over 500 animals.
2.3 miW
Museum, Art museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe
60 min walk • The Masur Museum of Art in Monroe, Louisiana in the United States, is the largest visual arts museum in northeast Louisiana. It is in the former home of the Masur family, the Masur House, also known as the Slagle-Masur House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
6.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area
164 min walk • Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area, also referred to as Russell Sage WMA, became the first WMA owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries upon purchasing 15,000 acres of property in 1960.
3.1 miW
Entertainment, Sport venue, Sport
Monroe Civic Center, Monroe
78 min walk • The Monroe Civic Center is a 7,600-seat, full-service, multi-purpose arena located in Monroe, Louisiana, built in 1965. The facility was home to the Monroe Moccasins ice hockey team and Louisiana Bayou Beast indoor football team.
2.9 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. James United Methodist Church, Monroe
76 min walk • St. James United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church building at 916 Adams Street in Monroe, Louisiana. It was built in 1923 in a Gothic Revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
1.5 miNW
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Malone Stadium, Monroe
38 min walk • JPS Field at Malone Stadium is a stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, United States, on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. It is primarily used for football and is the home field of the ULM Warhawks. The stadium, named for former coach James L. Malone, opened in 1978 and has a seating capacity of 27,617 people.
1.6 miNW
Basketball, Event space, Sport venue
Fant–Ewing Coliseum, Monroe
41 min walk • Fant–Ewing Coliseum is a 7,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Monroe, Louisiana, United States, on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. It was built in 1971 and is home to the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The arena also hosts concerts and events.