National World War II Museum
The National WWII Museum is a military history museum in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on Andrew Higgins Drive between Camp Street and Magazine Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: military history museum and non-profit organization in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Also known as: “National D-Day Museum”, “National World War Two Museum”, “The National D-Day Museum”, and “The National WWII Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Confederate Memorial Hall Museum and Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
Confederate Memorial Hall Museum
Museum
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Confederate Memorial Hall Museum is a museum located in New Orleans which contains historical artifacts related to the Confederate States of America and the American Civil War. Confederate Memorial Hall Museum is situated 410 feet northwest of National World War II Museum.
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Museum
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The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is a museum dedicated to art by artists from the southern United States in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was established in 1999. Ogden Museum of Southern Art is situated 450 feet northwest of National World War II Museum.
Contemporary Arts Center
Arts center
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The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans is an arts complex located in historic downtown New Orleans. Founded in 1976, the center plays host to events and performances from visual arts to concert performances and lectures. Contemporary Arts Center is situated 370 feet northwest of National World War II Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Business District and Lower Garden District.
Central Business District
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The Central Business District is the part of New Orleans similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the French Quarter is the CBD. Like many other large American cities, this area has skyscrapers and modern office towers housing cooperate and regional offices; however some interesting 19th-century architecture is also preserved.
Lower Garden District
Quarter
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Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St.
New Orleans
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Way down yonder in New Orleans, you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
National World War II Museum
- Categories: military museum, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“National World War II Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف القومي للحرب العالمية الثانية”
- Chinese: “国家二战博物馆”
- Chinese: “國家二戰博物館”
- Chinese: “美國國家二戰博物館”
- Dutch: “National World War II Museum”
- French: “National World War II Museum”
- French: “National WWII Museum”
- French: “The National WWII Museum”
- German: “National World War II Museum”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי למלחמת העולם השנייה”
- Indonesian: “The National WWII Museum”
- Japanese: “国立第二次世界大戦博物館”
- Japanese: “国立第二次世界大戦航空博物館”
- Japanese: “国立第二次大戦博物館”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de la Segunda Guerra Mundial”
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