Annapolis Naval Academy and Museum

Today we visited the Naval Academy and Museum. Its a very impressive campus, ocean front setting, with beautiful historic buildings. The museum has two floors of exhibits about the history of seapower, the development of the U.S. Navy, and the role of the U.S. Naval Academy in producing officers able to lead America's sailors and marines. The displays combine historical artifacts with video and audio technology to bring to life the stories of the men and women who have served their country at sea. We spent at least two hours touring the museum, and could have been there longer. There was so much information about U.S. Naval history, that we felt we would like to spend more than one day reading all the material. The upper floor of the museum was dedicated to ship models and their creation. The most interesting to me was a section of models created by POWs made of straw and ribbon. It was extraordinary how detailed these models were, with no proper tools available. div