Historical sites you’ve been to or want to go to thread

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Fascinating, PhrozenSands! Am I imagining things, or is there a museum at the Lorraine Motel now? Cheerfulgreek, I've been the Holocaust Museum a few times. It's absolutely horrifying but awesome. May their memories be a blessing.

I started a post about where I've been, as my parents were both history fans, and it's rather long, and it would probably be boring to most people. But here are a few highlights:

I've stood where Lennon was murdered - sadly, 118 days before he was killed. If you've heard my John Lennon story, you know how much that means to me.

I went to two semi-private receptions at the White House - MUCH different from the tour. Never made it to the third floor, though!

I've held the Day Book from Fort Pitt and saw where one of my ancestors signed for his pay during the Revolution, the general store where another ancestor enlisted in Harper's Ferry, and pretty much most of the Lincoln Assassination sites. We were in Spotsylvania, VA when they were excavating, and I have a few of the minie balls that were unearthed.

So many, many more places yet to see!

I have never read your John Lennon story, but would love to read it. That is SO crazy that you stood where he was shot before he was shot. I need to watch a documentary about that because I still don’t understand why he was shot, or anything about Chapman. I hear he was an obsessed fan, then I hear there were other reasons behind the shooting. I’m going to put that on my documentaries to watch list this weekend.

Amazing you were able to see the inside of the White House. So, I often times have gone to vet conferences in Washington D.C. and I’ve seen the White House from further away, and it looked smaller from the outside IRL, than on TV. Unfortunately, I was not able to see any of the museums there.