Receptionists are available to provide information about West Point and the surrounding area. Murals, videos, movies and static displays, including a model of a cadet room, inform visitors of the mission, history and operation of the U.S. Military Academy. A commercial tour company operates from this facility, providing regularly scheduled bus tours that include points of interest like the Cadet Chapel and Trophy Point. Maps are available for self-guided tours. Parents Club members are a good source of information.
Clubs often reserve blocks of rooms for special cadet events.
The West Point Museum, the oldest museum in the Department of Defense, opened in 1854. It is located at Pershing Center behind the Visitors Center. It consists of six galleries which focus on West Point and its history, the history of warfare, history of the U.S. Army in both war and peace, and a history of military small arms and large weapons. The collections are diverse and contain military arms, uniforms and flags, as well as military battle art, portraiture and other memorabilia related to West Point and the Corps of Cadets. The earliest exhibits date to 3000 B.C. with artifacts from Egypt's Old Kingdom, and the most current objects are from the Gulf War.