United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Location:                 100 Raoul Wallenberg PL. SW

Phone:                   (202) 488-0400; for tickets: tickets.com (800)400-9373 

Hours:                    Daily 10-5:30

Admission:             Free 

Metro:                    Smithsonian

Visiting the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum can be an extremely moving experience, regardless of race, heritage or connection to the Holocaust. It is not unusual for visitors to be emotionally overcome by the poignancy of the exhibits. 

Interspersed with video documentaries, photographs, and oral histories, the numerous exhibits include a freight car used by the Nazi’s to transport Jews to the Treblinka death camp, and a Danish fisherman's boat that carried 900 Jews to safety in Sweden. 

The permanent exhibits start on the fourth floor. Here visitors learn about Jewish culture in Europe during the 1930s. The second floor is “The Aftermath,” featuring the video testimonials of survivors. Next door, The Hall of Remembrance is provided as a place of contemplation.

NO PASSES are necessary for entering the Museum building, special exhibitions, the interactive Wexner Learning Center, and other Museum resources. Even if you cannot get Permanent Exhibition passes for the day you want to come, the museum encourages you to visit and take advantage of the many other learning opportunities....find out what's inside!

TIMED PASSES are necessary for visiting the Permanent Exhibition - The Holocaust - and can be obtained at the Museum on the day of your visit, or in advance by calling tickets.com at (800) 400-9373. Each day, the Museum distributes on a first-come/first-served basis a large but limited number of timed entry passes for use that same day. Allow extra time when you first arrive at the Museum to pass though the building entry line that can form during spring and summer.

Don't bother trying to get tickets after noon. Most days the ticket booth is out by 11AM.

In a city filled with tributes to man's achievements, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is grim a reminder of mankind's capacity for cruelty. Be prepared, the exhibits are sometimes graphic and can be profoundly disturbing. Not recommended for children under 12.