TEMPORARY ALTERNATE REQUIREMENT: As there is construction in the area which will temporarily block access to the correct brick needed to log the cache, I am providing alternate information you can obtain while the construction is ongoing. Once the construction is completed, and the way cleared to the correct brick, the requirement will revert to the original.
Approximately 25 feet away from the correct brick there is a flagpole with a certain dedication: please provide what flag the pole is for, and who is named as the mother of two Marines. Please send this info in a message or email and do not put the info in your log entry.
This museum was renamed to reflect it's overall mission, which is the entire World War II experience. It is now the "National World War II Museum" in New Orleans. This is a very interesting museum located in the heart of New Orleans. It is a 2 rating for difficulty just for the driving conditions and parking in the area. It is well worth taking the time and trouble to come here and see this museum. I am a military history buff and there was a lot of information here that tells the story. Not a lot of new stuff for me to learn, but there were a lot of personal experiences related by individuals that were there and lived the events the museum is about. There are also two movies that are included in the admission price to the museum.
The museum covers the Normandy invasion as well as the many "D-Days" that took place in the pacific war. It is still in the process of being expanded and filled with even more stories and artifacts. New Orleans is the original home of the "Higgins Boat" that allowed beach invasions to occur with an ease never before possible for an invading force. Henry Higgins was one of New Orleans less famous, but most important, citizens. Harry Truman himself was supposed to have said that Henry Higgins won WWII by inventing that boat.
There are bricks laid in the floors and concrete outside the museum with information about individuals that have served in the armed forces, many who were there on D-Day, and many who served in the armed forces in other places, wars, and situations.
Here's how to log this find: facing the museum entrance look left. You will see some gray paving stones before coming to the first sets of red bricks that have memorial writing on them. The very first row of red bricks that is closest to the building is what you are looking for. Once you've found them, look for the red memorial brick closest to the building. This row of bricks only has four bricks in it. You want the one closest to the building. This brick lists the name and unit of an individual. Please list the information on that brick in a message to me before logging your find. Due to the previous construction this is not the same brick from the original listing.
Please enjoy the museum and pay your respects to the veterans, those that fought in the battles the museum is about, and those that serve us today.
HOURS OF OPERATION: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 7 Days a week (Monday-Sunday) except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and Mardi Gras.
HOURS AND INFORMATION
Museum Exhibits and Museum Store
Open daily, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Mardi Gras Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
Please note that the Museum closes at 5 p.m., so visitors who arrive after 3 p.m. should expect an abbreviated visit. All ticket sales are final and no refunds offered. Tickets expire after their assigned date.
Pricing
Adult $35 /
Senior (65+) $32 /
Student (With ID) $25 /
Child (K-12th) $25 /
Military (With ID) $25 /
Visitors with Disabilities $25* /
WWII Veterans FREE /
Members FREE /
Beyond All Boundaries $11 /
Freedom Theater $11 /
Final Mission FREE /
Second-Day Pass $11 /
Expressions of America $11–$79 /
This cache was placed by a member of the
Texas Geocaching Association.
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