Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
101st Airborne Museum — Le Mess
Museum
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaBastogne & the Bois Jacques
TypeMuseum
Time to allow1 h 15 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS49.99925, 5.71221
The story
In the former officers' mess: uniforms, a bomb-shelter experience and a strong 101st collection. Avenue de la Gare 11.
What to look for
Good for the human scale of the siege.
Plan your visit
- Open
- Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00; closed Mondays
- Price
- €14 adults; €8 ages 7–12; under-7s free
- Access
- Historic building with no lift
Checked September 2026 from official sources: 101airbornemuseumbastogne.com. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Place McAuliffe & the Sherman · under 1 km
- Bastogne Barracks · 1 km
- Bastogne War Museum & Mardasson Memorial · 2 km
- Bizory · 4 km
- Easy Company memorial, Bois Jacques · 5 km
- Easy Company foxholes, Bois Jacques · 5 km
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Easy Company: Holland & Bastogne
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne: Hell's Highway, Nijmegen and the Island, the Bois Jacques at Bastogne, the cemeteries of the Ardennes and Haguenau in Alsace.
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