Gettysburg World War II Museum Focuses on the 'American Experience'
Military Weekend is July 28-30
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I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since last year’s inaugural Military Weekend at the American Experience World War II Museum in Gettysburg, but the second one is fast approaching.
Set for July 28-30, the event will also celebrate the museum’s one-year anniversary, and will feature a 1940s dance as well as daily vehicle demonstrations.
As the name implies, the World War II American Experience and Education Center isn’t a stuffy museum where you walk through dimly lit rooms reading placards.
It is a museum where you see, hear, touch—and come to understand—what it was like to live during this tumultuous period of time.
The WW2 American Experience Museum is a great addition to the other museums in Gettysburg that help teach visitors about the past.
For more information on the World War II Museum, read the full story on Past Lane Travels.
About the WWII Musueum
The Gettysburg WWII American Experience Museum and Education Center is located at 845 Crooked Creek Road just west of Gettysburg.
Visitors can tour the three connected buildings that provide 36,000-square-feet of fascinating, educational and interactive displays.
The museum’s main focus is to educate the public about the American sacrifices made during World War II, both on the battlefield and on the home front.
They feature authentic WWII vehicles, uniforms and artifacts in realistic dioramas and exhibits that portray, not just the battlefield, but the home front as well.
The Military Weekend event will include living history programs available as well as interactive offerings and simulated and real vehicle experiences.
This is a museum the entire family will find entertaining and educational.