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For a self-guided two-hour experience, we recommend purchasing Museum general admission and the new half-hour Freedom Theater experience. Select a showtime that works best for you; for this itinerary, we recommend choosing a showing starting approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes after you begin your visit. You may be able to adjust your showtime during your visit 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 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. Begin in the second-floor exhibit, Road to Tokyo:
Second Floor: Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries retraces the grueling path and extreme conditions faced in Asia and the Pacific theater. (20 minutes)
First Floor: Road to Berlin: European Theater Galleries is devoted to pre– and post–D-Day actions in the Mediterranean and European theaters. (20 minutes)
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When you exit Road to Berlin, take an immediate right into 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. (10 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!