Seabee Museum

North Kingstown, United States

Built and run by Seabees, the Seabee Museum is an interesting way to learn about Rhode Island military history and the role North Kingstown played in that history. The Seabees are a force of skilled workers for the navy originally created to help in the World War II Pacific Island Hopping Campaign. Visitors can tour a set of historical displays and military equipment located in one of the Quonset Huts on the property and see the Seabee Monument. Although the museum is small and tours are self-guided only, visiting it is a nice way to support Rhode Island's troops, both past and present, and admission is free although donations are gratefully accepted and go toward funding the museum. Funding is also provided by any purchases at the small gift shop located on site, where visitors can find books, mugs, and other standard museum gift shop merchandise.