Burma Road History Museum, Chunyu Road, Xishan District (inside the Chunyu 937 Industrial Heritage Park; about 660 meters southwest of Dayu Road Station on Metro Line 3). A museum about the Burma Road. The museum was founded by Chen Daya, the author of a book about the Overseas Chinese drivers and mechanics who came to China to work on the Burma Road. The museum does not have a lot of artefacts but has many photographs, illustrations, and models. The most valuable and authentic item on display is an old case used for carrying items along the Burma Road. If you understand Mandarin, a friendly guide dressed in period costumes can give you a free tour of the museum. A signed copy of Chen's book (published in Chinese only) can be purchased from the museum gift shop. 

Kunming City Museum, 93 Tuo East Road, Guandu District (about 1 km east of Tangzixiang Station on Metro Line 2 and about 870 meters south of Tuodong Stadium Station on Metro Line 3. Bus routes 1, 09:30-17:00, no entry after 16:30. A simple museum whose main attraction is a central pillar taken from an old temple (now destroyed) and other relics from the Dian Kingdom (a tribute state of the Western Song dynasty). A large part of the museum is taken up by a series of shops selling fossils/minerals (many of the fossils are fakes) plus overpriced Chinese paintings, textiles, porcelains, and some furniture. Free, including a tour. 

Kunming Flying Tigers Memorial, 458 Beijing Road, Panlong District (about 200 m south of Dongfeng Square Station at the intersection of metro lines 2 and 3, directly opposite Chahua Park), Tu-Su 10:00-17:00, no entry after 16:30. The Flying Tigers were fighter pilots — officially called the American Volunteer Group — who fought the Japanese in China through much of World War II, both before and after the US entered the war. Despite a whole range of problems, they shot down several hundred enemy planes. Kunming was one of their main bases.

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