Sea Girt Museum is closed February 24, 2025.
Sea Girt Museum
LOCATION
100 Camp Drive
Sea Girt, NJ 08750
Near Entrance to the National Guard Training Center
HOURS
Monday-Friday 10AM to 3PM
Closed: State holidays
Admission is free
National Guard Training Center
ATTN: Museum
100 Camp Dr., Bldg. #7
Sea Girt, NJ 08750-2915
CONTACT
(732) 974-4570
Group Tours
The museum is host to dozens of group tours each year. We offer customized programs for Scouts, veterans groups, senior groups, schools, historical societies, and youth camps.
For group tours of our museum in Sea Girt, please use our online request form below.
Visitor Tips and Policies
Museum Building
We are located on Camp Drive just prior to the entrance to the National Guard Training Center. Look for our signage on your right as you drive down Camp Drive.
Outdoor Exhibits
We have a display of tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft located less than a mile drive from the Museum building on the grounds of the National Guard Training Center. The displays are available to visitors with authorized access to the Training Center (DoD, DMAVA, LEO). For all others, arrangements can be made to be escorted on post. Please have proper identification to show the gate guard.
Note: We are a state facility and must adhere to the health & safety policies published by the State of New Jersey. The information provided may change without notice.
If Sick, Stay Home
We are asking all visitors who are sick or feel unwell to please stay home. If you are at increased risk of severe illness, you may also want to consider staying home.
Masks
Visitors are not required to wear masks. Employees will wear masks as required by state guidelines.
Health Precautions
Please avoid unnecessary touching of artifacts and exhibits.
Assumption of Risk
By visiting the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. The Museum reserves the right to modify its hours of operations, capacity, or visitor guidelines as circumstances require, and to deny entry or access to any person who fails to follow these guidelines or whose conduct puts Museum staff, visitors, or property at risk.
Mobility
The Museum’s exhibits are accessible by wheelchair. Our building is all one level.
Parking
Handicap parking is available near the main entrance.
Service Animals
Service animals are welcome inside the Museum. Pets are not permitted.
Restroom
The Museum has two unisex and handicapped accessible restrooms available to the public.
Photography
Photography for personal use is allowed with hand-held cameras using available light or electronic flash attachments.
Wifi
Wifi is not available at the museum.
Food and Beverages
Food and beverages are not permitted inside the museum. Water bottles are permitted. The museum has a water fountain.
Smoking
Smoking (including e-cigarettes) is prohibited.
Children
Children ages 12 and under must have adult supervision at all times.
Appearance
Please be respectful of our appearance. Do not touch or climb atop museum cases or displayed objects.
Dress Code
Appropriate attire including shirts and footwear is required.
Questions and assistance
Staff members and/or volunteer docents will be on site to guide visitors. Feel free to ask them to give you a tour or to answer any questions or concerns you might have!
Donations
Admission is free. If you would like to leave a cash donation please look for our donation box.
Suggestions
On the way out, please leave any comments you might have in our foyer suggestion box. Your feedback helps us improve the experience for visitors!
A HISTORICAL CURIOSITY
The Intelligent Whale
The centerpiece of the Museum is the Intelligent Whale, a primitive post Civil War submarine powered by human muscle. Ideally four sailors would crank the propeller while the other crewmen labored to keep the submarine on course and off the bottom. At least one crew member was tasked with leaving the sub through the wooden door in the submarine’s hull floor and transporting and attaching a mine to the hull of an enemy vessel.
You can actually poke your head up inside from beneath the sub and get a feel for how much space there was for the complement of 6 crewmen. Learn more.
