United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
#4 of 100 things to do in Washington DC
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States’ official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. Wikipedia
Hours: 10:00 am–5:30 pm daily
Address: 100 15th St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Founder: Jack Tramiel
Phone: (202) 488-0400
Architect: James Ingo Freed
Architectural styles: Modern architecture, Georgian, Neoclassical architecture
The Museum Guide may be helpful in planning your visit to the Museum. On the day of your visit, you can check at the Information Desk for a complete list of programs.
Groups of 40 or more are advised to use the online group reservation system. The Museum offer a limited number of reservations each day and these can fill up quickly, especially during the Museum’s busy season (March through August). With a reservation, you do not need passes for entry to the Permanent Exhibition.
Admission to the Museum is free. From March through August a free pass is required to enter the Permanent Exhibition, a chronological history of the Holocaust.
March through August: This is the Museum’s busy season. To prevent crowding during these months, the Museum distributes free passes to the Permanent Exhibition. Timed passes are available at the Museum on the day of your visit or online in advance. The earliest pass time is 10 a.m. and the latest is 3:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. during Extended Hours, weekdays from March 25 through June 7, 2013).
September through February: Passes are not required to enter the Permanent Exhibition during these months. This is the best time of year to visit the Museum because the crowds are generally smaller.
Year-round: Passes are not required to enter the Museum building or to go to any of the smaller exhibitions, memorials, or special programming.
website: http://www.ushmm.org
