The National WWII Museum was built in New Orleans because it was the Home of the Higgins Boats. Higgins Boatworks built landing craft for personnel & vehicles and supplied 80% of the boats to the US during WWII. From the movie “Beyond All Boundaries” narrated by Tom Hanks which gives you an overview through the Pacific Front, this museum covers all aspects of the war in an engaging and tasteful way. There are interviews with USA, German & Japanese survivors, artifacts and remmants of the War. There is are 2 restaurants; The American Sector which serves soups, salads, sandwiches, etc and The Stage Door Canteen which does a Brunch & Show and a Dinner & Show.
The museum is open daily from 9am to 5pm. We spent almost 12 hours there & still have not seen everything. And the Museum’s $300 million expansion plan has already begun.
