Opened in 2005, the Leros War Museum is situated in Lakki and constitutes a testament to the weapons of mass destruction and loss of human life in the Second World War. Leros was regarded as a corridor of the Mediterranean sea.The War Museum is located in Merkia, a kilometer west of Lakki port. The museum is hosted in a tunnel built from Italians in the World War II, and hosts several exhibits, including guns, bombs, helmets, uniforms and audio visual documentation. Visit the museum and learn about the bombing of Leros and the importance of the island during the war.