The Historical Tourist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, commonly referred to as “The Met” is the largest art museum in the Americas. Comprised of 17 curatorial departments, it contains works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt as well as sculptures from European masters and modern American art.

The Empire State Building, completed in 1931, was the world’s tallest building until the World Trade Center, in 1970. The building is the sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the Americas. In 2019, the buildings height was extended to 102 stories.

The New York State Capitol in Albany New York, is part of the Empire State Plaza complex and houses the New York State Legislature. Completed in 1899, the building was the most expense government building of its time.

The U.S.S. Arizona was a battleship which was sunk in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, by Japanese forces, thus drawing the United States into the Second World War.

The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, commonly referred to as the Punchbowl Cemetery, was established in Hawaii in 1949. The first to be interred here were many unknown sailors who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Also buried here was the Pulitzer Prize winner war correspondent Ernie Pyle.

The Pacific Aviation Museum, located on Ford Island in Hawaii, is an impressive aviation museum with the majority of it's exhibits relating directly to the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which drew the United States into World War II.

The U.S.S. Missouri was one of four Iowa-class battleships built and was the very last battleship to be commissioned by the United States. The Missouri saw combat at the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Her quarterdeck is the location of the surrender of the Empire of Japan, thus ending World War II.

The Statue of Liberty is a neoclassical sculpture located on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor. The statue was a gift from France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

The U.S.S. Wisconsin (BB-64) is just one of four Iowa-Class battleships ever built. The Wisconsin earned six battle stars during World War II and the Korean War. She also served during the 1991 Gulf War and is now a floating museum in Richmond, Virginia.

The Iowa State Capitol is perhaps the most stunning and beautiful capitol building in the entire country. The building is only one of five doomed capitol buildings in the United States.

Launched in 1958, the U.S.S. Nautilus is the first nuclear powered submarine in the world. The Nautilus is also the very first submarine to sail under the North Pole.

Established during the 17th Century, Colonial Jamestown was the first British settlement in North America and the seat of Royal British power prior to the establishment of the United States.

In the early 20th Century, the Immigrant Hospital, on Ellis Island, was considered the finest hospital in the world. Doctors would compete to work at the facility. The famous nurse Florence Nightingale worked at the hospital and helped design some of the hospital's wards.

Visit the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston Harbor. Known as "Old Ironside" the ship was instrumental in defeating the British Navy during the War of 1812.

Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum which includes hundreds of restored or re-created buildings, from the 18th century, when the city was the capital of Colonial Virginia. Actors, dressed in period costumes frequent the shops, homes and streets of the town.

On April 9th, 1865, Gen. Robert E Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, thus ending the American Civil War.