WPAOG Parent Handbook 2018-19

14 VISITING WEST POINT THE FREDERIC V. MALEK WEST POINT VISITORS CENTER — YOUR FIRST STOP WHEN VISITING THE ACADEMY! The Malek West Point Visitors Center provides an excellent central starting point for all visitors to the U.S. Military Academy. The Malek West Point Visitors Center andWest Point Museum are open to the general public on a daily basis. Videos on cadet life andWest Point history are shown continuously throughout the day. Exhibits include a full-scale cadet barracks room, a cadet uniform room, cadet daily life, academic fields of endeavor, and the admissions process. The Malek West Point Visitors Center also has a gift shop and public rest rooms. They are accessible to those with special needs. The original West Point Visitors Center was officially openedMay 1, 1952, in the field artillery sheds at the south end of post—a site now occupied by the provost marshal’s office. The newly renovated and expandedMalek West Point Visitors Center, which opened Fall 2017, continues to attract, educate, and inform the public about the Academy and its programs. Visitors may enter the Academy grounds by guided tours; however, there are no guided tours during Graduation Week, on Football home game days, or on any days the Malek West Point Visitors Center is closed or closes early. Tours may be canceled at any time. It is strongly recommended that visitors call the Malek West Point Visitors Center at 845.938.2638 the week they are traveling to West Point to check on the status of the tours. For the current schedule of tours and prices, call West Point Tours, Inc. at 845.446.4724 or go to westpointtours.com .