George Patton Museum

Either right next to or actually on Fort Knox is the Patton Museum. It was free. Good deal. If it had been anything other than free, I think I would have felt a little cheated. It had some issues. The building was very spacious. That was one of its problems. There were a number of rooms that were practically empty.  Also, a lot of the displays they did have were confusing. Hardly any of the displays were labeled, so in a lot of cases you didn't know what you were looking at. "I see this is a helmet. Was it Patton's or is it just some guy's helmet?" A lot of the displays did have some information if you own a smart phone. News flash - not everyone owns a smart phone. They had a little thing you would scan. If I did have a smart phone, I would have no idea how to do such a thing. I have trouble using my  phone, simply as a phone. 

I'm not sure Patton really warrants a whole museum anyway. Without the movie about him, I bet most wouldn't know who he was. The theme of the museum was leadership. However, Patton really wasn't much of a leader, in my book. He was they guy who visited soldiers in a hospital and then slapped one because he thought he should be out there fighting. Patton was just a bully. That doesn't make you a good leader. You might have the self satisfaction that you get things done, but you're mistaken. When you treat people badly, they find a way to even the score. It might be an open betrayal, but more than likely its through some passive-aggressive means. So people like General Pompous Patton think they're great leaders, but treating people with respect gets you farther in the long run.

So I was in the neighborhood, it had some cool things, and it was free. So, a decent experience. Pictured below is a helmet that may or may not be the general's.