Best Barracks

Horse Guards Parade is a ceremonial open ground in Westminster, London, best known as the venue for the annual Trooping the Colour birthday parade.

Horse Guards in Whitehall is a London building completed in 1753 to a design by William Kent, serving as the ceremonial headquarters of the British Army.

Aldershot Garrison in Hampshire, England, established in 1854 as Britain's first permanent military camp, is historically known as the 'Home of the British Army.'

West Point Cadet Barracks at the US Military Academy, New York, have housed cadets since the early 19th century, with the iconic Central Barracks dating to 1851.

The British Army's primary officer commissioning academy in Sandhurst, Berkshire, established in its current form in 1947, training officers from over 100 nations worldwide.

Marine Barracks Washington, established in 1801 at 8th and I Streets SE, is the oldest active Marine Corps post and home to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

U.S. Army garrison in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, recognized as the largest overseas U.S. military installation in the world following a major expansion completed in 2017.

18th-century artillery fortress near Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland, completed in 1769 following the Jacobite rising of 1745 and still an active British Army garrison.

Collins Barracks Dublin, originally the Royal Barracks (1701), is one of the oldest continuously occupied barracks in Europe and now houses the National Museum of Ireland.

Caserne des Célestins in Paris is home to the Republican Guard's mounted cavalry squadron and has maintained its ceremonial horseback tradition since the 19th century.

U.S. Army training area in Bavaria, Germany, established in 1910 and one of Europe's largest military ranges, now hosting the 7th Army Training Command.

Victoria Barracks Melbourne is a 19th-century military complex on St Kilda Road, one of Australia's largest and best-preserved Victorian-era barracks.

Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania, established in 1757, is one of the oldest active US Army installations and home to the US Army War College.

SHAPE Village in Belgium is a purpose-built residential community constructed to house personnel working at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe headquarters.

Simon's Town Naval Base on False Bay has served as South Africa's primary naval base since the British established it as a Royal Navy station in the 19th century.

Meerut Cantonment in Uttar Pradesh is historically significant as the site where the 1857 Indian Rebellion began, with Bengal Army sepoys mutinying on 10 May.

UN Command installation in the Joint Security Area, South Korea, named after Captain Arthur Bonifas, who was killed during the 1976 Panmunjom axe murder incident.

Former headquarters of British Forces Germany near Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, serving as the Joint Headquarters (JHQ) until its closure in 2013.

Catterick Garrison is one of the largest British Army garrisons, located in North Yorkshire, England, and home to multiple armoured and infantry brigade elements.

Victoria Barracks Sydney is a heritage-listed military complex in Paddington, New South Wales, constructed in the 1840s and now housing the Army Museum of NSW.

The Presidio of Monterey, California, established as a military post in 1902, is home to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.

Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, southeast London, features Britain's longest Georgian facade at around 323 metres, completed in the 1780s.

Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis, Missouri, established in 1826, served as a major frontier army post and is now a county park containing a national cemetery.

Stanley Fort on the southern tip of Hong Kong Island was a British coastal defence installation dating to the 1930s that saw fierce fighting during the Japanese invasion of 1941.

Canadian Forces garrison in Kingston, Ontario, home to the Royal Military College of Canada, founded in 1876, and numerous Army command and training institutions.

Canadian Forces Base in New Brunswick, Canada, home to 5 Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown and one of the largest military training areas in the Commonwealth.

Colchester Garrison in Essex, England, one of Britain's oldest military towns with Roman origins, is a major British Army base hosting several infantry and support units.

Lavarack Barracks is a large Australian Army base in Townsville, Queensland, named after General Sir Cyril Lavarack and home to the 3rd Brigade.

Wellington Barracks, Westminster, London, has housed the Foot Guards since the 1830s and lies immediately south of Buckingham Palace.