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Lewes, DE
A preserved World War II coastal-defense complex at Cape Henlopen where bunkers, heavy artillery, exhibits, and tours tell the story of guarding Delaware Bay and the Delaware River.
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New York, NY
Aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid, this waterfront museum brings World War II, Cold War, Vietnam War, aviation, submarine, and spaceflight history together.
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Tucson, AZ
A Tucson museum centered on a B-17 Flying Fortress and the service of the 390th Bombardment Group in the air war over Europe during World War II.
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Addis, LA
A small community museum in a historic former bank and post office that preserves Addis’s railroad-era and local history.
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Little Rock, AR
Arkansas's working statehouse is a grand early-20th-century neoclassical landmark where visitors can explore the architecture, history, and ongoing work of state government.
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Fall River, MA
A waterfront fleet museum where visitors can board landmark American warships spanning World War II through the Vietnam era.
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Brooklyn, NY
A landmark New York shipyard where generations of workers built celebrated American warships and where historic industry continues within a modern manufacturing campus.
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Cape Canaveral, FL
A 151-foot active lighthouse that links Florida's maritime heritage with the launch complexes of Cape Canaveral.
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Gettysburg, PA
The Gettysburg farm where Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower lived, entertained world leaders, and found respite during the presidency and retirement.
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Pine Mountain, GA
Georgia's largest state park combines Pine Mountain scenery with places tied to Franklin D. Roosevelt and major Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
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Brooklyn, NY
New York City's first municipal airport preserves historic runways, hangars, and aviation landscapes later used by a major World War II naval air station.
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Delaware City, DE
A Delaware River park preserving remnants of a military post that evolved from Civil War defenses into a major coastal-artillery installation used through World War II.
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Gulf Shores, AL
A massive masonry fortress guarding Mobile Bay that spans the War of 1812 aftermath, the Civil War, and America's later coastal-defense era.
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Hull, MA
A hilltop harbor-defense site preserving military remains from the American Revolution through the world-war era.
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Staten Island, NY
A centuries-old defensive position overlooking the Narrows preserves imposing harbor fortifications and sweeping views of New York Harbor.
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Dauphin Island, AL
A remarkably preserved coastal fort on Dauphin Island that played a central role in the Civil War's Battle of Mobile Bay.
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Jerome, AR
The rural site of a World War II incarceration camp where more than 8,000 Japanese Americans were confined in southeastern Arkansas.
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Abbeville, LA
An Abbeville museum honoring Louisiana veterans through artifacts, military equipment, and stories spanning the colonial era to the present.
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