The Main Arsenal at Springfield Armory National Historic Site was first built in 1850 and today houses the park's amazing collection of historic firearms. NPS Photo

Springfield Armory National Historic Site

National Historic Site · Massachusetts · National Park Service

For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior firearms. Springfield Armory National Historic Site commemorates the critical role of the nation’s first armory by preserving and interpreting the world's largest historic US military small arms collection, along with historic archives, buildings and landscape.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone: 4137348551
Official site: www.nps.gov
Managed by: National Park Service

Getting there

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What's here

Highlights: Architecture and Building · African American Heritage · American Revolution · Enslavement · Explorers and Expeditions · Industry · Factories · Laborer and Worker · Maritime - Military · Military · Infantry and Militia · Artillery · Cavalry · US Army · US Navy · US Marines · US Coast Guard · US Air Force (Army Air Corps) · Indigenous and Native Warrior · Armories · Battlefields · Native American Heritage · Presidents · Science, Technology and Innovation · Urban America · Wars and Conflicts · Tribal Conflicts · Colonial/European Contact Conflicts · French and Indian War · American Revolutionary War · War of 1812 · Mexican War · Indian and Frontier Wars · Civil War · Spanish-American War · World War I · World War II · Korean War · Vietnam War · Cold War · Women's History

Activities & features: Cultural Demonstrations · Guided Tours · Historic Weapons Demonstration · Junior Ranger Program · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store