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    Heroes Hall Museum

    5.0 (8 reviews)
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    Angie M.

    This place was SO cool. A Veterans Museum at the OC Fair. It looks like this is new this year, but I hope it sticks around! I was able to sit down in a little tent area and make a postcard for a veteran, and drop it in one of the few HUGE mailboxes on site. I wish I had more time to sit and color a bunch of them, but I was with a group and I felt bad making them wait. (I know they wouldnt have minded, but still). I stayed on the bottom level of this museum, and didnt go upstairs but there were so many cool things to look at. I definitely want to go back and spend more time here. They have tours, you can bring your group there to rent the courtyard space, and you can volunteer. Check it out for sure!

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    Cristina B.

    Never knew this place existed, but I'm glad I discovered it. As a Veteran I appreciated that this place was created. It used to be an old Army barracks building and is now a museum/ history/information installation at the OC Fair grounds. So glad my boyfriend and I (both Veterans) found this hidden gem. The current installation is about Prisoners of war. There are videos you can watch, a lot of framed photographs and information on POW's. The woman at the front desk was very kind and is also a Veteran. She mentioned to us that the installations are periodically changed. Such an honor to be a Veteran and to see how much has changed in a positive way to acknowledge and educate people about veterans and military history. Left here with a full and grateful heart.

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