Historical trips

[HulksStache]

I’m getting older and admit……in addition to CFB and fishing I now love smoking meats, and WWII history.
With that said… anyone have any historical trips they would recommend? Israel? That would be my top.

 

[FreeDawg]

Ever been to NYC? Pretty historical by US standards.

 

[PCHSDawg]

I went to Israel when I was in the Navy, awesome to walk around and see places that I had heard and read about since childhood.

 

[Pars]

Going to New Orleans on fall break with wife and kids. I’m trying to carve a day where I go to WW2 Museum by myself.

 

[retire the banner]

Benoit Outing Club, you should check it out

 

[Delmar]

I’m getting older and admit……in addition to CFB and fishing I now love smoking meats, and WWII history.
With that said… anyone have any historical trips they would recommend? Israel? That would be my top.

Palestine is beautiful this time of year.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

WW History, been enjoying PLUTO Military Channel.

 

[Dawg Raid]

I want to start driving one day and hit all the top historical sites on the east coast beginning in North Carolina and make it to at least Boston

 

[patdog]

Going to New Orleans on fall break with wife and kids. I’m trying to carve a day where I go to WW2 Museum by myself.

You need to do that. It’s good.

 

[patdog]

I’d recommend the Freedom Trail in Boston. It’s really good.

 

[Bulldog45]

I always get the travel marketing material from the alumni association and one day when the kids are grown I’d love to do one of these WWII ones. Here are a few of the recent ones. The Easy Company one would be my pick.

Battle of the Bulge

The Mighty Eighth in England

Battle of Normandy and the Liberation of Paris

Easy Company: England to the Eagle’s Neat

 

[mcdawg22]

I’d recommend the Freedom Trail in Boston. It’s really good.

This. I told my wife ahead of the UMass game I didn’t want to go on a history field trip. I absolutely loved it. Drinking all along the way helped but it was really cool. Colonial Williamsburg was pretty cool as well.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Going to New Orleans on fall break with wife and kids. I’m trying to carve a day where I go to WW2 Museum by myself.

By yourself or at least with someone you know appreciates such things. I got rushed by my wife.

 

[HotMop]

This. I told my wife ahead of the UMass game I didn’t want to go on a history field trip. I absolutely loved it. Drinking all along the way helped but it was really cool. Colonial Williamsburg was pretty cool as well.

I did the Freedom Trail and was out right hammered when I climbed the tower at the end.

 

[HWY51dog]

I always enjoy the WW2 museum in New Orleans.
I got to visit Normandy so that was bucket list for me. (Incredible) Also got to stand in the wall of the hiding place in the Netherlands. Home of Corrie ten Boom where her family hid Jews. Humble experience.

I really want to hit the South Pacific and Pearl Harbor. My grandfather served in the Philippines during WW2.

 

[BreckyBratt]

Going to New Orleans on fall break with wife and kids. I’m trying to carve a day where I go to WW2 Museum by myself.

Take the family there, try to get into cafe dumond and then get your help shots when you get home. Mildly** two reasons I'd go back to NO and that WW2 museum and the Sugar Bowl. Would really think hard about the second option. Last time there there should've been a map where the piss and sh** were on the sidewalks.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Going to New Orleans on fall break with wife and kids. I’m trying to carve a day where I go to WW2 Museum by myself.

Highly recommend. Take as much time as possible. It’s like a Smithsonian museum where it’s almost endless the things you can look at.

 

[mcdawg22]

I did the Freedom Trail and was out right hammered when I climbed the tower at the end.

Same. We had a bunch of drinks at Warren Tavern just before Bunker Hill. I thought I was going to die 3/4 of the way up. We were going back down when one of our friend’s Dad was coming up. He had bypass surgery before so we told him to turn around because we were carrying his body down the stairs.

 

[She Mate Me]

Not a trip, but since you're a WWII junkie, give this podcast series a listen if you don't know it. Lots of episodes. Great...

 

[HRMSU]

Palestine is beautiful this time of year.

Palestine, Texas - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[BreckyBratt]

Take the family there, try to get into cafe dumond and then get your HEP shots when you get home. Mildly** two reasons I'd go back to NO and that WW2 museum and the Sugar Bowl. Would really think hard about the second option. Last time near the superdome there should've been a map where the piss and sh** were on the sidewalks.

 

[FormerBully]

Going to New Orleans on fall break with wife and kids. I’m trying to carve a day where I go to WW2 Museum by myself.

Amazing place. One of best things in NOLA.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I always enjoy the WW2 museum in New Orleans.
I got to visit Normandy so that was bucket list for me. (Incredible) Also got to stand in the wall of the hiding place in the Netherlands. Home of Corrie ten Boom where her family hid Jews. Humble experience.

I really want to hit the South Pacific and Pearl Harbor. My grandfather served in the Philippines during WW2.

The South Pacific is on my list too.

My father was in the Navy in WW2.

 

[ckDOG]

Colonial Williamsburg in addition to the Freedom Trail rec already made.

 

[dog99walker]

The beaches of Normandy would humble to proudest of men and teach you what freedom is worth.

 

[PhredPhantom]

My brother and I (both F-4 pilots) are going to Normandy next week. He’s been there twice before but this’ll be my first time. I’m old now so this’ll probably be the last time I’ll get to go.

I’ve been fortunate to visit several historic places over the years. All were worth the trip.

1. WWII Museum in New Orleans is great

2. Kill Devil Hills (about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, NC) where the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight. Many people think Kitty Hawk is where it took place but it really was Kill Devil Hills. Kitty Hawk was just the nearest Telegraph office they used to notify the newspapers back in day.

3. Beauvoir in Biloxi - Jefferson Davis’ home. It was better before Katrina but still good.

4. Smithsonian Museum in Washington D. C. - you’ll need a week just for it.

5. Washington D. C. itself. The history of our nation. That’ll take another week. And now it’s safe.

6. Grand Canyon

7. Tombstone, AZ - a little touristy but real history there. Worth the trip. Watch the movie before you go.

8. Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. You can blow through it in one day but you need at least two or more to do it justice.

9. Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. Not as big as the Air Force Museum but well-done, closer to Mississippi, and worth the trip. You’ll need most of a full day.

10. Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Long trip but lots of WWII history. Can’t say much for the rest of Hawaii. Pretty scenery but a very different culture (Polynesian) for an old Mississippi Boy.

11. England is interesting to visit since much of our culture, history, and common law is based on them. London currently might be a dangerous place, though.

12. I’ve always wanted to visit Scotland but only got within about 150’ of it doing about 550-600 mph in an F-4 flying down the Loch Ness. Didn’t see Nessie. I think some of my early family history may come from Scotland since my last name sounds Scottish.

13. Experimental Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, WI. It’s a great and well-done museum but if you’re not into civilian flying it won’t mean much to you.

14. Center of the West Museum in Cody, WY. Large and well-done. I think it’s affiliated with the Smithsonian in D. C. and is of similar quality. It has four or five “wings” and one of them is an ENORMOUS Gun museum. It’s staggering in quantity and quality. Lots of Buffalo Bill Cody historical stuff to see. The town obviously named after him. Trivia: Buffalo Bill Cody is an actual U. S. Medal of Honor recipient - no joke.

15. Yellowstone National Park. Oldest and largest national park containing over two million acres in three or four states, I believe. God’s creation is breathtakingly spectacular. Go, if you’ve never been. You’ll need 3-5 days. (Summer only; closed for snow in the winter)

16. Yosemite National Park in California. See the giant redwood trees and beautiful waterfalls. Actually, now that I think about it, the giant trees may be in The Sequoia National Forest which is separate but not all that far away as I remember.

These are some of the historic and beautiful places I’ve been able to visit over the years. Each of them was very well worth it. Memories are a wonderful thing to have. I am blessed.

 

[grinnindawg]

We've never been on one, but get one of these brochures about once a month. They are pricey.
A few of the trips are history themed.

Traveling Bulldogs | MSU Alumni

www.alumni.msstate.edu

https://dda.msstate.edu/document.doc?id=188

 

[BVDawg]

Grand Canyon. You don’t have to go down in it. Just visiting the rim is awe inspiring.

 

[Lowdog]

My dad a ww2 Navy pilot and MSU graduate. In his later years he thought the navy air museum in Pensacola was Mecca! I would have to drive him down there every year and tour the museum. It is a neat place.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Going to New Orleans on fall break with wife and kids. I’m trying to carve a day where I go to WW2 Museum by myself.

You’ll need all day. Have been once, plan on going back. They’ve added a lot since I was there a few years ago.

 

[Colonel Angus.sixpack]

I thought this was going to be about some really good mushrooms based on the title. That being said the WW2 museum in NOLA is a can’t miss place. Not sure what the latest new exhibit is but there’s almost always a new one.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

By yourself or at least with someone you know appreciates such things. I got rushed by my wife.

This. Go with a fellow WW2 nerd. Makes it so much more enjoyable and engaging.

I love my wife, but it’s like golf. She is simply not allowed to go. I know how that will turn out.

I want to have fun, not feel rushed because she is bored. Experience has taught me: Life is too short to do something together that’s going to make us both mad at each other.

 

[Mobile Bay]

My dad a ww2 Navy pilot and MSU graduate. In his later years he thought the navy air museum in Pensacola was Mecca! I would have to drive him down there every year and tour the museum. It is a neat place.

The Naval Aviation Museum onboard NAS Pensacola is the best air museum in the world. But to get the most out of it come on Tuesdays during the season when The Blue Angels practice and the flight line is open.

 

[Ranchdawg]

I want to start driving one day and hit all the top historical sites on the east coast beginning in North Carolina and make it to at least Boston

Good luck getting your license.

 

[bolddogge]

My brother and I (both F-4 pilots) are going to Normandy next week. He’s been there twice before but this’ll be my first time. I’m old now so this’ll probably be the last time I’ll get to go.

I’ve been fortunate to visit several historic places over the years. All were worth the trip.

1. WWII Museum in New Orleans is great

2. Kill Devil Hills (about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, NC) where the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight. Many people think Kitty Hawk is where it took place but it really was Kill Devil Hills. Kitty Hawk was just the nearest Telegraph office they used to notify the newspapers back in day.

3. Beauvoir in Biloxi - Jefferson Davis’ home. It was better before Katrina but still good.

4. Smithsonian Museum in Washington D. C. - you’ll need a week just for it.

5. Washington D. C. itself. The history of our nation. That’ll take another week. And now it’s safe.

6. Grand Canyon

7. Tombstone, AZ - a little touristy but real history there. Worth the trip. Watch the movie before you go.

8. Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. You can blow through it in one day but you need at least two or more to do it justice.

9. Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. Not as big as the Air Force Museum but well-done, closer to Mississippi, and worth the trip. You’ll need most of a full day.

10. Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Long trip but lots of WWII history. Can’t say much for the rest of Hawaii. Pretty scenery but a very different culture (Polynesian) for an old Mississippi Boy.

11. England is interesting to visit since much of our culture, history, and common law is based on them. London currently might be a dangerous place, though.

12. I’ve always wanted to visit Scotland but only got within about 150’ of it doing about 550-600 mph in an F-4 flying down the Loch Ness. Didn’t see Nessie. I think some of my early family history may come from Scotland since my last name sounds Scottish.

13. Experimental Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, WI. It’s a great and well-done museum but if you’re not into civilian flying it won’t mean much to you.

14. Center of the West Museum in Cody, WY. Large and well-done. I think it’s affiliated with the Smithsonian in D. C. and is of similar quality. It has four or five “wings” and one of them is an ENORMOUS Gun museum. It’s staggering in quantity and quality. Lots of Buffalo Bill Cody historical stuff to see. The town obviously named after him. Trivia: Buffalo Bill Cody is an actual U. S. Medal of Honor recipient - no joke.

15. Yellowstone National Park. Oldest and largest national park containing over two million acres in three or four states, I believe. God’s creation is breathtakingly spectacular. Go, if you’ve never been. You’ll need 3-5 days. (Summer only; closed for snow in the winter)

16. Yosemite National Park in California. See the giant redwood trees and beautiful waterfalls. Actually, now that I think about it, the giant trees may be in The Sequoia National Forest which is separate but not all that far away as I remember.

These are some of the historic and beautiful places I’ve been able to visit over the years. Each of them was very well worth it. Memories are a wonderful thing to have. I am blessed.

I've hit about half your list and the other half is on my list along with some others in Europe and Israel. FYI: The big trees in Yosemite are sequoias. They have some redwoods there, but they're not the tall coastal redwoods that are in the Redwoods NP. Technically, they are related (same family) but are different species. Sequoias are the largest living things on earth by volume and can live over 3,000 years. Coastal redwoods are the tallest living things on Earth and can live over 2,000 years. Both are extremely impressive in person. It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that these trees were growing when Jesus was walking around as a man. Let's you know what a blip in time we really are.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I’ve mentioned before that I spent a month in the UK and toured WW2 sites such as Churchill’s War Room & Normandy when I was a grad student at Southern Miss.

Here’s a link to info not only about the WW2 class but also Vietnam which I’d like to tour someday:

Study War & Society Abroad | Dale Center for the Study of War and Society | The University of Southern Mississippi

www.usm.edu

 

[Podgy]

WWII Museum is obvious. Best military museum on the planet and one of the best museums in the world. Do a D-Day tour: London (it's safe. I was just there) to the Churchill War Rooms, Imperial War Museum and British Museum. Enjoy a pub or two, walk around tourist sites and eat at Dishoom. You can go to Portsmouth or Bovington (tank museum) but for history there are other places nearby (Bath, Stonehenge, palaces in and around London). Take the Eurostar to Paris: so many things but Invalides is the military museum with Napoloeon's tomb. Paris, btw, is safe, the metro is easy to use (get the app), police are everywhere and some are heavily armed keeping tourist sites safe, and saying bonjour and s'il vous plait and merci makes the French happy and especially nice an friendly. Go to Normandy and get one of those tours with a guide. All guides are certified and knowledgeable. Enjoy the food and wine. Bayeux is a nice, walkable city with good food that's centrally located for touring Normandy. Go to Mont St-Michel if you have time.

 

[YesIAmAPirate]

The Naval Aviation Museum onboard NAS Pensacola is the best air museum in the world. But to get the most out of it come on Tuesdays during the season when The Blue Angels practice and the flight line is open.

We went not too long ago on practice day and it was amazing

 

[L4Dawg]

In the US the DC area is hard to beat. Virtually all of the major Civil War battlefields in the east are within a 2 1/2 hour drive. Then there is the stuff in DC itself. You also have a ton of Colonial and Rev war stuff very close. Second would be the Boston area. The Philadelphia area would be third. Farther afield any of the big Civil War grounds are great. There is frontier history all over the west. For WWII, the WWII museum in NOLA is a must. Really you can find cool history all over the country, you just have to do a little digging and look for it.

The UK is amazing for history of all eras. It's hard NOT to see historical sites there. London is safer than any major US city. Its problems are greatly exaggerated in the US.

For a WWII buff, at least to me, Normandy is the Holy Grail.

 

[L4Dawg]

The Naval Aviation Museum onboard NAS Pensacola is the best air museum in the world. But to get the most out of it come on Tuesdays during the season when The Blue Angels practice and the flight line is open.

It's a good one, but THE best are the two branches of the National Air and Space Museum in the DC area. The one on the Mall is best for the big history, but for a real aviation buff, the Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport is an absolute wonderland.