Parris Island Museum

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This fascinating museum covering Marine Corps history contains antique uniforms and weaponry, but is most engaging for its exhibits chronicling the grueling, intense and scary (that CS gas-chamber exercise!) 13-week Marine basic training, which takes place here and at a second facility in San Diego, California. It's far worse than in An Officer and a Gentleman!

Don't miss the introductory movie The Transformation.


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