NEW ORLEANS HISTORY AND HERITAGE

New Orleans
March 1 – 4, 2012

Experience all the best that The National WWII Museum has to offer as well as the rich history and culture of New Orleans with the Museum’s newest travel opportunity.

Join us for an itinerary that includes touring the galleries of the Museum, the new Kushner Restoration Pavilion, the 4-D film Beyond All Boundaries and the delicious American Sector restaurant and Soda Shop. Outside the Museum, participants will tour one of the nation’s most historic cities and enjoy world-famous New Orleans cuisine. Highlights include a dinner cruise on the Mississippi River aboard the Steamboat Natchez and shopping and exploring amidst the architectural treasures of the French Quarter.

THE ITINERARY

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Check in at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel.
Welcome Reception at The American Sector.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Visit the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion.
View Beyond All Boundaries at the Solomon Victory Theater.
Tour D-Days in the Pacific exhibits.
Embark on a Grayline Super City Tour.
Board the Steamboat Natchez for a Dinner Jazz Cruise.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Tour the Home Front and Normandy exhibits.
Experience a Behind the Lines VIP Tour.
Enjoy lunch at the Soda Shop by Chef John Besh.
Farewell Dinner in the Stage Door Canteen and the hit show — The Rat Pack Now.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Explore the historic French Market.
Sample world-famous New Orleans cuisine.
Shuttle transfer to Louis Armstrong International Airport.

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Price: $1,650 per person, based on double occupancy; $2,025 per person, single occupancy. Airfare is not included in this price.