Making History Accessible

On March 18, 1945, a young, newly married naval aviator flew from the USS Intrepid on his first combat mission; it would be his last. He and his F4U-1D Corsair were shot down near the city of Saiki on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu. Fifty...

With stories of young men on both sides of the devastating attacks on Allied warships during World War II and artifacts from the United States and Japan, this powerful exhibit offers firsthand accounts from survivors and an immersive multimedia...

As the only American nuclear missile submarine open to the public, Growler offers a firsthand look at life aboard a submarine and the once "top-secret" missile command center with available access as it was used during operations.