Hello!  I’m Peter the Mint Eagle, and I’m happy to see you...I just love to travel with friends.  Welcome to my greatest invention, the Time Machine!

Where did I get the idea to build a time machine?  It happened one day when my pals and I were enjoying our cool coin collections together.

The coins showed such interesting people, places, and events that we started wondering…what were those times like?  What were the people like?  We had lots of questions that could be answered best by being there…and suddenly, BAM!  Like a bolt of lightning, the idea struck me:  Build a time machine!

So we did!

Of course, figuring out how to bend the fabric of the universe took a long, long time...almost a whole week!  Then we grabbed all the broken machines and spare parts we could find, worked day and night, and built this vehicle, which can travel through both space and time, and provide costumes to boot!

Now that the machine is finished, you can come with us into American history!  Just pick an era below and off we’ll go.

And remember to keep your hands and feet inside!  You don’t want to be leaving them in some other era!

Colonization (1607-1763) Walk and shop along Boston's wharf, back when the British still ruled.		Revolution (1763-1783) Enlist with the soldiers at Valley Forge, battling both hardships and the British.
New Nation (1783-1832) Journey west with Lewis & Clark as they explore 8,000+ miles of America.		Westward Expansion (1832-1860) Rush to California, where everyone is busy digging up gold!
The Civil War (1860-1876) Trek the Underground Railroad, seeking freedom with slaves from Virginia.		Industry & Expansion (1877-1900) Enter Thomas Edison's laboratory, and help him invent the light bulb.
Progressive Era (1900-1914) Save the San Francisco Mint from going up in flames after the 1906 earthquake.		World War I and the Roaring Twenties (1914-1929) Join a group of women picketing the White House for the right to vote.
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Put on your work overalls, and join this crew building ships for WWII.		The Cold War (1945-1972) Meet college students in North Carolina who are fighting racial segregation.
The Present (1972-Today) Tour the Smithsonian Institution, where you're sure to have a blast!

To travel in the Time Machine, you need the Macromedia Flash Player™.  You can download a free copy from the Macromedia Web site.