Tag: wwii
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Museum Highlight: The Intrepid
In a city known for its world-class museums, The Intrepid Museum is one of the most unique. The Intrepid is an actual WW2 era aircraft carrier docked in Midtown Manhattan, with the museum spanning three decks of the ship. The USS Intrepid was originally launched in 1943 and participated in both WW2 and the Vietnam…
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Discover Berlin Through Art and History
Berlin is the first Germany city I ever visited and remains one of my favorites to this day. Compared to the castles, the half timbered houses, and the baroque churches, however, the concrete brutalism of Berlin tends to leave something to be desired, architecturally speaking. To be fair, I’ve only ever visited the city in…
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Museum Highlight- American Airpower Museum
Just about an hour from Manhattan, Long Island’s American Airpower Museum is a hidden gem for airplane enthusiasts. The museum was established in the late 90s with the intention of preserving historical aircraft. This mostly lends itself towards having an extensive collection of WWII memorabilia. One of the things that I really liked about this…