War Memorial

War Memorial: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit War Memorial

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach War Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.72879, -94.24257. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Memorial

• Wallace State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Watkins Mill State Park · sanctuary · Clay · ~46 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~56 km · Must-see
• Glore Psychiatric Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Albrecht-Kemper Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pony Express Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St. Joseph · church · Doniphan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Liberty Christian Fellowship · church · Clay · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saint Munchin Catholic Church · church · Clinton · ~2 km
• Old School of Cameron · museum · Clinton · ~2 km
• Cameron Reservoir Number 2 Dam · lake · DeKalb · ~5 km
• Far West Community of Christ · church · Caldwell · ~14 km
• Far West Temple Site · fort · Caldwell · ~14 km
• DeKalb A-33 Lake · lake · DeKalb · ~15 km
• Pony Express Lake · lake · DeKalb · ~18 km
• Pony Express Lake Dam · lake · DeKalb · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of War Memorial

Other forts & heritage near War Memorial

• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~88 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~92 km · Must-see
• Fort de Cavagnial · fort · Wyandotte · ~98 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~117 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~123 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~124 km · Must-see
• J.B. Mahaffie House and Stagecoach Stop · fort · Johnson · ~131 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~141 km · Must-see

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