Video Visits and Fast Fotos offer a quick look at museums, historical and natural sites. (Left click on small Fast Fotos to enlarge them and read their captions; left click on videos to play them.) As you browse these short programs and snapshots, please keep in mind that museums may change exhibits and even operating hours and locations. It is advisable to check with any museum before planning a visit for current information.
Museum directors are invited to submit brief museum overview videos for possible inclusion in Video Visits. (A contact form is posted on the National Aerial Firefighting Museum concept page of this website.)
Museum directors are invited to submit brief museum overview videos for possible inclusion in Video Visits. (A contact form is posted on the National Aerial Firefighting Museum concept page of this website.)
GEORGIAPooler (near Savannah) is home to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, depicting the Eighth Air Force that did so much to help win World War II.
IDAHOThe 1879 Bown House in Boise, Idaho has been restored by cooperative efforts. It is used as an educational aid by the Independent School District of Boise. Docents from the Assistance League of Boise use the sandstone home to bring vignettes of pioneer life to Boise fourth graders and the public on a limited schedule. It is advisable to check for public access schedules.
The Idaho Black History Museum is located in Boise.
The Idaho Historical Museum in Boise is the subject of this Video Visit.
Idaho Military History Museum's night firepower demonstration, Nov. 10, 2012.
The Nampa Train Depot Museum and Historical
Society Office preserves this vintage brick edifice beside the busy tracks in downtown Nampa, Idaho. The collection includes a Union Pacific steam wrecking crane and caboose displayed on the grounds.
Old Idaho Penitentiary museum in Boise is a look at this vintage incarceration facility dating back to 1872.
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ILLINOISIllinois Railway Museum near Union has huge collection of operating and static trains. Video made in August 2014 during special event.
KANSASThe Mid-America Air Museum features a huge and diverse collection of many aircraft types in Liberal, Kansas.
LOUISIANABarksdale AFB, Bossier City, La., features an iconic collection of strategic bombardment aircraft in the Barksdale Global Power Museum.
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans is a one-of-a-kind venue depicting the scope and effect of World War II.
The USS Kidd is a World War II destroyer on permanent display at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Bernard Holmes; courtesy of Louisiana Naval War Memorial.)
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And while you're at it... visit the Airailimages YouTube Channel for a wealth of aviation and railroading videos of interest.
American Road Trips
Whether you live in the United States or are planning your first visit here, the scenic and historical sites are breathtaking. Herewith, some scenic views. We plan to continually expand this feature.
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The terrain in Utah and Arizona in the vicinity of Monument Valley is so spectacular it has been celebrated in art and film for many years.
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Articles and materials presented on this website are intended for entertainment and to promote further research by interested visitors. Get professional
opinions from museum specialists in your area before undertaking any museum projects.
opinions from museum specialists in your area before undertaking any museum projects.