Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries retraces the grueling trail that led from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by way of New Guinea and Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, Burma, the islands of the Pacific, China, India, and Alaska.
Education and exposing students to the accomplishments of the WWII generation is the Museum's primary focus. With more than 200,000 square feet of venue and exhibit space packed with fascinating artifacts, immersive experiences and authentic cultural entertainment, The National WWII Museum is a leader in redefining the museum experience, by harnessing technology for history, learning and understanding.
Combine a historic run with The National WWII Museum’s most popular tour destination—Normandy, France. This tour, operated in conjunction with Q50 Races, takes you to where World War II happened, including stops at the Musée Airborne, Château Bernaville, the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, and more. Take in the sights while enjoying top-flight accommodations and dining. Don’t miss this unbelievable experience!
In a bit of a time crunch? You can still have an amazing experience and get the best of the Museum with this streamlined, customizable itinerary.
Current military members and all veterans are admitted FREE for the day to the Museum galleries.
With sensitivity and passion, Edith Sheffer’s scrupulous research reveals the heartbreaking voices and experiences of many of these children, while also illuminating a Nazi regime obsessed with sorting the population into categories, cataloging people by race, heredity, politics, religion, sexuality, criminality, and biological defects—labels that became the basis of either rehabilitation or persecution and extermination.
