The Lewis Army Museum on Lewis North will have its "Living History Weekend" Aug. 3-4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out unique displays showing America's military history through the years - it's free and open to the public.

The Lewis Army Museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is open to the public. For those who don't have access to the base but wish to go to the museum:

Those coming northbound I-5:

• Take Exit 118 off I-5 for Center Drive toward City Center.
• Head west toward City Center on Center Drive.
• Turn Right on Wilmington Drive and Continue on Wilmington Drive as it crosses Barksdale Avenue and becomes DuPont-Steilacoom Road.
• Continue on DuPont-Steilacoom Road.
• Turn right at the gate (first right beyond small commercial area and hotel) - Pendleton Avenue on maps - and follow the gravel road up to the parking lot.
• Park in the parking lot and call the museum by cell phone at 253-967-7206
• You will be escorted through the gate to the museum on foot.

When your visit has concluded, you will be escorted back to the parking lot.

• The walking distance from our Civilian Parking Lot to the museum front door is 625 feet.

Those coming southbound I-5:

• Take Exit 119 off of I-5.
• Head west.
• Turn right onto DuPont-Steilacoom Road.
• Turn right at the gate (first right beyond small commercial area and hotel) and follow the gravel road up to the parking lot.
• Park in the parking lot and call the museum by cell phone at 253-967-7206
• You will be escorted through the gate to the museum on foot. When your visit has concluded, you will be escorted back to the parking lot.

For more information about the museum, visit https://lewisarmymuseum.com.