New London, CT: Fort Trumbull State Park

COST: Visitor Center & Fort Tour General Admission 13 years & up: $6.00 Children 6-12 years: $2.00 Children 5 years & under: Free HOURS: Fort & Visitor Center Memorial Day – Labor Day Wednesday – Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Gift Shop Friday, Saturday, & Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – … Continue reading

Newington, CT: Iwo Jima Survivors Memorial Park

FREE NOTES: *From Rout 9 take exit #29 LOCATION: Ella Grasso Blvd Newington, Connecticut PHONE: WEBSITE: Iwo Jima Memorial Historical Foundation, Inc. – Facebook Page

Litchfield, CT: Lourdes in Litchfield Shrine

FREE to visit the shrine HOURS: Gift Shop May – October Monday – Saturday: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. March – April Monday – Saturday: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 11:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. NOTES: *The shrine may be open longer than … Continue reading

Madison, WI: Wisconsin Veterans Museum

FREE, accepts donations HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and April – September Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closed most holidays NOTES: *They have a scavenger hunt for children. You can print the booklet for their website. LOCATION: 30 West Mifflin St Madison, Wisconsin PHONE: (608) … Continue reading

Mantowish Waters, WI: Little Bohemia Lodge (John Dillinger Shootout Site)

COST: General Admission: $5.00 (in 2015) HOURS: Museum Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lunch Served Wednesday – Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Dinner Served Daily: 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. NOTES: *In 1934, there was a gun fight between the FBI & John Dillinger and the … Continue reading