Museums
Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach
This unique collection of over 10,000 items illustrates the history of the Battle of Normandy up to the Liberation of Paris. The 6 armies who fought here are presented in life-size reconstructions with soldiers' belongings and over 40 vehicles, tanks and weapons. [...]
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER
Airborne Museum
Relive the D-Day landings alongside American parachutists! Get on board real planes, leap into June 6th 1944 and land in Sainte-Mère-Eglise in the midst of battle. New for 2024: a 5th building, a new permanent exhibition and a newly landscaped park. [...]
SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Baron Gérard (MAHB)
The MAHB and its collections are displayed in the former episcopal palace (11th-16th century) near the Bayeux Cathedral. Explore every aspect of artistic creation in Europe from Prehistory to the 20th century. [...]
BAYEUX
Liberators Museum - Normandy 1944
Unique collection of uniforms and items from the Battle of Normandy donated by veterans. Personal stories from liberators. Presentation that takes you back in time and history. Military memorabilia shop selling authentic World War II items. [...]
ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS
La Cité de la Mer
Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg, voted the French public's favourite building in the ?Monument préféré des Français? TV show in 2022. Situated in the former Transatlantic terminal, Cité de la Mer is the attraction in Normandy devoted to Man's great undersea adventure and the ocean's mesmerizing depths. [...]
CHERBOURG-EN-COTENTIN
Le Mémorial de Caen
Just a stone's throw from the D-Day beaches, the Caen Memorial Museum is a must-see museum about the Battle of Normandy and 20th-century history. [...]
CAEN
Centre Juno Beach
The Juno Beach Centre is the only Canadian museum of the D-Day landing beaches and is a visitor attraction where you can learn about Canada's involvement in World War II. Explore Juno for the whole family. "Rising to the challenge" exhibition. Guided tour of the beach and its bunkers. [...]
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER
Musées America & Gold Beach
The AMERICA centre tells the story of the first USA-France airmail connection, the AMERICA plane's forced sea landing in Ver-sur-Mer on the night of July 1st 1927 and the beginning of airmail. The GOLD BEACH entre tells the story of the British landings in the KING and GOLD sector on June 6th, 1944. [...]
VER-SUR-MER
Tapisserie de Bayeux
This embroidered wall hanging is a masterpiece of Romanesque art. Measuring 70m long and 50cm high, it illustrates William's conquest of England in 1066. This unique insight into medieval life in Europe is listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World register. [...]
BAYEUX
Station 70 - Musée de la RN13
Step into your childhood memories! An enthusiast has spent over 50 years collecting anything to do with trains, bikes, mopeds, motorbikes, cars, toys, miniatures and adverts. This museum is all about passion! Tour to the Blockhaus on Sundays at 9.45am by appointment. [...]
OSMANVILLE
Arromanches 360 - Cinéma Circulaire
Discover the film: "The 100 Days of the Battle of Normandy" Unique in France! The circular cinema takes you into the midst of the Battle of Normandy. Projected on 9 screens, archive images retrace the 100 days of a terrible battle. A film of pure historic intensity. [...]
ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS
Musée du Débarquement
An exhibition containing 7 sequences will explain the incredible technological challenge involved in building the prefabricated harbours and their roles in the Battle of Normandy. [...]
ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS
Musée de la Mine
The mine museum opened in 1907 and was the first mining museum in France. A vein of coal was uncovered in 1741 which went on to be mined from 1741 to 1880 then 1941 to 1949. Mining helped the local economy flourish and saw the foundation of the town in the late 18th century. [...]
LE MOLAY-LITTRY
NORMANDY VICTORY MUSEUM
In this museum with a unique atmosphere, learn about the Battle of the Hedgerows and the everyday life of the civilians and soldiers just after the D-Day landings. Walk among thirty or so ultra-realistic scenes with sound effects and 15,000 authentic objects. Visit accessible to all audiences. [...]
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS
Souterroscope des Ardoisières
The Souterroscope des Ardoisières takes you on an amazing underground adventure to explore a strange and little-known world. The sound and light guided tour turns this 19th century quarry into a wonderland. Put on a helmet and turn into a miner! [...]
CAUMONT-SUR-AURE
Musée de la Batterie de Merville
The Merville Battery, located between Cabourg and Ouistreham is one of D-Day's most iconic sites. Learn about the events that took place here as you take a look at the C-47 Dakota aeroplane and step inside the bunkers. You can relive the battery's attack in one of them. [...]
MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE-PLAGE
MUSÉE MÉMORIAL OMAHA BEACH
Dive deep into the history of D-Day on Omaha Beach. The museum has been paying tribute to the landing soldiers for over 30 years. A large collection of authentic objects (personal effects, uniforms, weapons, vehicles) helps visitors understand the events from the Occupation onwards. 25-minute film. [...]
SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER
Musée Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie
The Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum in Bayeux, the gateway to the D-Day beaches, is the only site in the region to present the military operations that took place on Norman soil in summer 1944. [...]
BAYEUX
D-Day Experience
Discover D-Day Experience and the different areas within it: the museum, the historical house, a one-of-a-kind flight simulator and a giant 3D cinema screen. This extraordinary museum, covering more than 10,000m², invites you to enjoy an amazing visit combining learning and entertainment. [...]
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS
D-DAY OMAHA MUSEUM
In the heart of Omaha Beach, the museum (3000m²) presents thousands of original items in an authentic American building, 200m from the beach. The museum houses the fabulous Brissard collection between the US cemetery (4km) and Pointe du Hoc (7km). [...]
VIERVILLE-SUR-MER
Musée des Epaves Sous-Marines du Débarquement
Thirty-five years of underwater exploration has found impressive relics and personal items on the sea bed unearthed from large warships and tanks that sank around June 6th 1944. Screening of a very moving explanatory film (52 min). [...]
COMMES
Musée Mémorial Pegasus
The museum is devoted to the 6th British Airborne Division, the first liberators to set foot on Norman soil on the night of June 5th to 6th 1944. The museum depicts the glider division's many operations, the most famous being the capture of Pegasus Bridge. [...]
RANVILLE
Musée du Débarquement de Utah Beach
Utah Beach Museum stands in the exact spot where American troops landed in Normandy on June 6th 1944 and depicts in 10 stages the events of D-Day from its preparation to its outcome and success. [...]
SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT