Motts Military Museum, Inc. — Attraction in Madison Township

Purchased our tickets ahead of time on Groupon for $9.72/each. For those of you reading this review, I suggest you do the same.

So I commute from Westerville to Groveport for work once a week on Friday’s. I get done really early, so one Friday my aunt and I decided to visit Motts Museum having driven by it countless times heading into town.

Motts was founded by Warren Motts, who was a photographer in the US Army. I really want to meet him, because from what everyone says he’s an extremely interesting person, especially if you’re into war photography like myself. The museum was originally located on the family property in Groveport in the 1980’s, but moved to its current location at the turn of the century because of expansion.

It really doesn’t look like much at first, but I assure you, this place is loaded with history. Exhibits include the Ohio Military Hall of Fame, the Ohio Mobile Vietnam Memorial wall, and the Vietnam War Dog Team Memorial. We spent hours in the place, and are anxious to return as I know there are things we missed that I’d like to see. We didn’t get to spend much time out back but they also have a small collection aircraft and ground vehicles. The Douglas C-47 Skytrain was my personal favorite. This aircraft has been in service in the United States military since December 23, 1941. It was used extensively in both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters of WW2, and dropped over 50,000 paratroopers during the first few days of the D-Day campaign.

I could really go on and on about the place, but you’ll really have to check it out for yourself. We saw plenty of children and families, as there is just so much to see, even if you’re not a big fan of history. I learned so much about Ohio’s military history. Can’t wait to go...

A group of us from the Stonewall Columbus Trailblazers, a community of LGBTQ adults 55 and older from Columbus, Ohio, toured the Motts Military Museum, at 5075 S. Hamilton Rd. in Groveport, Ohio, on 11-16-2023.

The main building of the Motts Military Museum has displays of historic military items that are inside of -- or are occasionally hanging from the ceiling near -- large plastic display cases.

Thankfully, there are benches scattered throughout that building so that those who cannot stand up for long periods of time will be able to sit down periodically.

Outside of the main building, there is a large grassy area that has several pieces of large military equipment.

Also outside of the main building, there is a large garage in which several items -- including a New York Fire Department truck that had been damaged during the 9/11 attacks and has been removed from service -- are stored.

The story of how that damaged fire truck had been transported from New York City to Groveport and then had been carefully moved into that large garage had been amazing to hear.

Also outside of the main building is a full-size "replica" of the boyhood home of Eddie Rickenbacker.

The actual boyhood home of Eddie Rickenbacker is about ten miles away in the "Driving Park" neighborhood of Columbus but is not currently open to the public.

If you are in central Ohio and would like to see some well-preserved exhibits of military history, I recommend the Motts...

First off let me say I’ve visited many museums. The Imperial War Museum in London, all of the Normandy/D-Day Museums, the Berlin Wall Museum, National Pacific War Museum, Dayton Airforce Museum, etc. The Motts Museum is by far, absolutely, the best museum I have ever been too. Ever. The collection is mostly donated, meaning there’s a recorded history of nearly every single item in the collection. As far as the actual items, they will blow you away. Items formally belonging to such historical characters as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Saddam Hussein, and many more. No where else will you find such an exspance of important historical items with genuine stories of the men and woman who sacrificed so much, and were able to bring home mementos of their service. No matter who you are you’ll find something that will speak to you personally. Please! Ask the volunteers questions, they’re very knowledgeable about history and the collection. Warren Motts is truly a hero, and as cliché as it sounds, a literal national treasure for all that he’s done in preserving the worlds history. It will be worth every single last penny it costs to visit, which is a very reasonable price that goes towards maintaining the museum. The Motts Military Museum will give you a new prespective on the world of warefare, and on the service men and woman who walk among...