Docent leading Highlights Tour. Highlights Tours
Travel back in time to the early 1960s for an engaging, interactive look at one of the most important times in American history. Family-friendly docent-led Highlights Tours of the Museum's exhibits are free with admission. The items you'll explore include footage from the first televised debate, the rocking chair President Kennedy used in the Oval Office, hand-painted closet doors from Mrs. Kennedy's dressing room, doodles from Cuban Missile Crisis meetings, and a piece of the Berlin Wall. Tours are offered daily beginning in the lobby. Check lobby signs for times. Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur
Docent leading a demonstration cart program about PT-109. Stranded at Sea: The PT-109 Story Hands-On Cart
Stranded at Sea is a 25-minute hands-on experience for visitors of all ages. Come hear the story of John F. Kennedy's patrol torpedo boat collision with a Japanese destroyer during World War II, and the crew's six-day struggle for survival. Read Kennedy's letters home describing Navy life, follow the path of the collision and rescue, and see the real coconut message that helped save the crew of PT-109. The program is free of charge with Museum admission. Check lobby signs for times and location. Programs subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.