Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
Bastogne Barracks
Museum · McAuliffe's HQ
The story
The Belgian barracks where General McAuliffe's staff worked in the cellars and where the German surrender demand was answered with 'Nuts!' on 22 December. Guided visits; large vehicle restoration hall.
What to look for
The cellar is the real thing.
Plan your visit
- Open
- Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00; closed Mondays, 1 Jan, 1 May, 1 Nov, 25 Dec
- Price
- €12 adults; €9 ages 6–18; under-6s free; free 1st Wed of month from 13:00
- Booking
- Guided group tours must be booked 3 weeks ahead (booking.bastogne@warheritage.be)
- Parking
- Car park on site
- Access
- Accessible for reduced mobility
Checked September 2026 from official sources: 365.be. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Place McAuliffe & the Sherman · 1 km
- 101st Airborne Museum — Le Mess · 1 km
- Bastogne War Museum & Mardasson Memorial · 2 km
- Easy Company memorial, Bois Jacques · 4 km
- Bizory · 4 km
- Easy Company foxholes, Bois Jacques · 4 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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