The National World War II Museum will afford visitors the ability to view over 80,000 sf of inter-active and interpretative exhibits when the project is complete. To facilitate the visitor experience, we propose that their journey be guided through a series of "Pavilions" along a continuous route that we label the "Path to Victory". This experiential path takes each patron through the various pavilions and their exhibits as well as transverses the central green space entitled the "Parade Ground/Landscape of War". To assist in providing visual continuity, and weather protection, we propose a floating canopy to unify the individual elements with a large scale, recognizable image signifying a national museum.