Vince DiLoreto 
There are some museums that transcend words. Where you can feel the weight of the souls whose stories are being told. A place that must be experienced to truly understand its gravitas. The National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Louisiana, is one of those.
Situated ten miles south of the last major intersection of Las Vegas Blvd, otherwise known as “The Strip”, sits Seven Magic Mountains. Additionally, the land sculpture sits physically and symbolically between the natural and man-made. The natural being is represented by the mountains from which the limestone boulders were sourced, the Mojave desert, and the Jean Dry Lakebed.
The Battle of New Orleans: In the cold, foggy morning of January 8th, 1815, a future President, a motley crew of militiamen, frontiersmen, slaves, Choctaw Indians, and even pirates, will face off against one of the most powerful armies in the world…and claim victory.
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared November Eleventh as the first commemoration of Armistice Day
Discover the sweetness of doing nothing and living in the moment in Lucca, Italy.
For much of the 19th century, brick and masonry fortifications are impenetrable. All this would change with the innovation of rifling technology. Forts once believed to be invincible are now conquerable with a strategic bombardment. Thus, coastal defenses such as Fort Pulaski become obsolete.
