Fodor's Expert Review Musee du Débarquement Utah Beach

In La Madeleine, inspect the sleek Musee du Débarquement Utah Beach (Utah Beach D-Day Museum)—a stunning facility, located right on the beachhead, where exhibits include vintage aircraft and a W5 Utah scale model detailing the German defenses. Continue north to the Dunes de Varreville, where you'll find a monument to French hero General Leclerc, who landed here. Offshore you can see the fortified Iles St-Marcouf. Carry on to Quinéville, at the far end of Utah Beach, to visit the World War II Museum at 18 avenue de la Plage ( 02–33–95–95–95  www.worldwar2-museum.com); open daily from April to October, this small museum evokes life during the German Occupation (€9).