National D-Day Museum

Many people think of the connection between D-Day and New Orleans as being very strange, if there is one at all. However, this museum, located at 945 Camp Street, is a fantastic, Smithsonian-quality tour. The top floors are dedicated to tracing the history of WWII. A large proportion of it is documentary style, with personalized stories expertly illustrating and bringing the facts to life. The manner in which it is explained is very clever, and you can’t help but feel what it must have been like during the war. Higgins Industries, a New Orleans-based boat builder which was used to develop amphibious landing vehicles, is honored on the first floor. It was Higgins’ shallow draft boats that were used to storm the Normandy beaches on that fateful day. These were basically modified versions of vessels used by trappers and the oil industry. This is the main connection between New Orleans and WWII, but these crafts proved to be vital in the war. The local people are very proud of the city’s contribution.
The museum opens from 9am to 5pm daily and admission is very reasonable. Take a snack with you and make a day of it.

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