D-Day Experience
Carentan-les-Marais · Manche · Normandie
D-Day Experience is a military history museum located in Carentan-les-Marais, in Manche, dedicated to the Normandy Landings and the Battle of Carentan. The site offers an immersive approach combining museum exhibition, 3D cinema lasting 45 minutes, flight simulator, and a historic building called Dead Man's Corner, recreating a German command post. The exhibition spans 500 m² and features collections including soldiers' personal belongings, dioramas, display cases, and military artifacts freely accessible outdoors (tanks, cannon, Belgian gate). The museum welcomes individual visitors, families, and groups, with access conditions adapted for children from 6 years old and alternative offerings for people with specific limitations.
Practical information
Opening hours
Today · 09:30–19:00
See the rest of the week
- Monday
- 09:30–19:00
- Tuesday
- 09:30–19:00
- Wednesday
- 09:30–19:00
- Thursday
- 09:30–19:00
- Friday
- 09:30–19:00
- Saturday
- 09:30–19:00
Hours may vary by season. See current hours →
Address
2 Vge de l'Amont
Phone number
+33 2 33 23 61 95Official website
dday-experience.comGoogle Maps
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Getting there
Nearest station
Lison, 20 km away. A car or taxi is essential.
City
45 min by car from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.
Nearest station
Lison, 20 km away. A car or taxi is essential.
Parking
On-site parking.
Reference city
45 min by car from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.
Distances and times calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors data · calculated on 2 September 2026
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