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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 showing starting when you begin your visit and a Freedom Theater showing approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes 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). Head upstairs for a better view of the C-47 aircraft suspended from the atrium ceiling, then cross the American Spirit Bridge. You’ll pass through the US Merchant Marine Gallery before taking a right into...
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...the 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 you watch Beyond All Boundaries, go through the doors located to the right of the ticketing desk to enter...
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...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. (25 minutes)
Second Floor: Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries retraces the grueling path and extreme conditions faced in Asia and the Pacific theater. (25 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. (20 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. (20 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. (12 minutes)
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Want to experience The National WWII Museum in just two hours with an official guide? Join us for our new small-group Highlights Tour!