Jill, official oldest daughter of NewMexiKen, reports:
Yesterday we went to the National Museum of the Marine Corps, which opened last November. Man, museums are so much better now than they used to be. The whole trend of presenting the experience, rather than just the facts, is done really well there. There are several “immersion experiences” — you can go into a booth and hear drill instructors screaming at you, one of the rooms about Korea is freezing and full of fake snow, while in the Vietnam section you suddenly walk onto a transport plane with the engine running underneath, and when you get off it is hot and there are explosion sounds. 
Additionally, artifacts are no longer just lined up behind glass. Now every tank is displayed in a giant set and every gun with sandbags and foliage, etc.
There may be museum people who sniff, but I can tell you that it makes it all a lot more interesting for six- and three-year-old boys.
They have the actual Iwo Jima Suribachi flag (the second one) there. But you can’t take photographs. The guy who was working there told some other folks not to do so or they’d be dealing with “one pissed off Marine.” I guess we got immersed a little bit there, too.
. . . I recommend the museum, which is free to attend, free to park, and empty of donation canisters.
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The National Museum of the Marine Corps and Heritage Center
“There may be museum people who sniff, but I can tell you that it makes it all a lot more interesting for six- and three-year-old boys.”