National Prisoner of War Museum

The National Prisoner of War Museum is located in Warm Springs, Georgia. The museum is a dedication to the men and women of America who were held in captivity so that others could remain free.

The museum opened in April 1999, the mission of the museum was to honor ALL prisoners of war in American History. A law was created that the National Historic Site is preserves and tells the Andersonville story, the story of all Civil War POW camps and all others in American History.

It can be very emotional to all those who visit the museum, even if they do not know anyone who was a POW. There are works of art, displays and video presentations that tell the story of what it was like being a prisoner of war.

There are different rooms in the museum, each of these rooms tells a different part of life as a POW. A short film, 'Echoes of Captivity', is shown to visitors upon arrival, visitors will then move to the various areas such as, What is a POW?, Capture, Journey to Camp and Living conditions.

The National Prisoner of War Museum relies on donations to continue to help tell the story of POW's; the majority of donations come from the sale of Prisoner of War Commemorative coins.