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This itinerary is based on our Best Value Package, which includes access to all exhibits, the Beyond All Boundaries 4D cinematic experience, and the new Freedom Theater experience. Select showtimes that work best for you; for this itinerary, we recommend choosing a Beyond All Boundaries showtime starting approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes after you begin your visit and a Freedom Theater showing approximately 5 hours later. You may be able to change your showtimes if you need more time to explore, subject to availability.
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Check in or purchase your ticket in Louisiana Memorial Pavilion (Building 1) to begin your Museum visit.
First Floor: The Train Car Experience serves as the perfect introduction to the Museum experience. (5 minutes)
First Floor: The Malcolm S. Forbes Rare and Iconic Artifacts Gallery highlights more than 50 hidden gems from the Museum’s vast collection and houses Voices from the Front, a new interactive experience that allows guests to hold conversations with more than a dozen members of the WWII generation. (15 minutes)
Second Floor: Get a better view of the C-47 aircraft suspended from the atrium ceiling and see what special exhibits are on display in the Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Special Exhibits Gallery. (15 minutes)
Second Floor: The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George R. Brown Salute to the Home Front exhibit tells the story of the United States’ path to war and mobilization of the Home Front. (50 minutes)
Cross the American Spirit Bridge and pass through the US Merchant Marine Gallery before entering the ...
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... Solomon Victory Theater Complex (Building 2). Head downstairs for your showing of Beyond All Boundaries, a 4D journey through the war that changed the world. (48 minutes)
After, enjoy lunch at The American Sector Restaurant & Bar, the Jeri Nims Soda Shop, or across the street at The Higgins Hotel.
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Next, head to the state-of-the-art Campaigns of Courage pavilion (Building 3). This pavilion is made up of two immersive exhibits guiding visitors through the narrative of each theater of combat through the eyes of the American troops who fought there:
First Floor: Road to Berlin: European Theater Galleries is devoted to pre– and post–D-Day actions in the Mediterranean and European theaters. (40 minutes)
Second Floor: Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries retraces the grueling path and extreme conditions faced in Asia and the Pacific theater. (40 minutes)
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When you exit Road to Tokyo, take the escalator or elevators to the first floor and head to our newest exhibition hall, Liberation Pavilion (Building 4):
First Floor: Finding Hope in a World Destroyed honors the sacrifices of the WWII generation and explores the immense cost of war with exhibits on the Holocaust, Anne Frank, faith in wartime, and the Monuments Men and Women. (30 minutes)
Second Floor: Forces of Freedom at Home and Abroad: 1945-Present explores the war’s impact in the postwar period and its lasting legacies today. (30 minutes)
Third Floor: The Freedom Theater offers audiences a multimedia experience focused on what was at stake during World War II and the meaning of Allied victory.(30 minutes)
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As you leave the Freedom Theater, you’ll cross the Liberty Bridge and emerge on the top floor of US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center (Building 5), the stunning home of six restored WWII planes and other iconic macro-artifacts. (30 minutes)
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From there, head to the Hall of Democracy (Building 6) to see what special exhibits are on display in the Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall. (20 minutes)