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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, Sw, Washington, D.C., United States 20024
Description: The official United States Memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Museum focuses on the documentation, study and interpretation of Holocaust history. Over 15 million people visit the museum each year to v...Read More
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Reviews

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  • 5 out of 5 stars by mrsmadis0n from Greensboro, North Carolina
  • September 30, 2009
Quote: During my trip to DC, I wanted to make sure to visit this museum. I had heard so many wonderful things about this museum. This museum definitely lived up to its hype. I really gained a wealth of knowledge about the Holocaust and the events that... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - A Must See

  • 5 out of 5 stars by stvchin from Tustin, California
  • September 8, 2009
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - A Must See
Quote: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is on 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. It sits directly next to the Bureau or Engraving and Printing. It sits directly diagonal SE of the Washington Monument. Admission to the Museum is free, but free... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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Holocaust Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by ripplefan2 from Queens, New York
  • July 16, 2007
Holocaust Museum
Quote: Oh my God, what a place! Upon entering the museum, I expected what one would generally expect from a holocaust museum, general facts, gruesome pictures,and a lot of anti-Semitic propaganda from the past, but this place was completely different. Now... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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Holocaust Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by mafnet from Lake Forest, California
  • November 20, 2006
Quote: A very powerful museum, the exhibits don't hold back. They show the true massacre and decimation. There are video monitors that are surrounded by concrete walls: if you are tall enough to look over them, you may be old enough to see them. Some... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Shady Ady from Hinckley, England, United Kingdom
  • September 2, 2006
Quote: Museums normally celebrate the achievements of humanity activity; the Holocaust Museum showcases the worse. The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime.... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

From journal Tales of a Travelling Englishman (Part 8 - Washington D.C., USA)

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Holocaust Memorial Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by lgarcia45 from McAllen, Texas
  • June 30, 2005
Quote: The Holocaust Memorial Museum demonstrates, if nothing else, that there is no limit to the inhumanity of man to his fellow man. Galleries and displays do not sanitize the horror of the Holocaust, and as such, it is not recommended for children... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Amber Autumn from Chalmette, Louisiana
  • May 11, 2005
Quote: "Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break." ~William ShakespeareTo get on the upper levels, you had to call Pro Tix (800/400-9373) to get a timed pass. My classmates and I were shoved into... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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Holocaust Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by vampirefan from Mount Pleasant, North Carolina
  • January 12, 2005
Holocaust Museum
Quote: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, built in 1993, is dedicated to the millions of men, women, and children who were persecuted and annihilated during the Nazi Germany regime from 1933 to 1945. In the end, more than 6 million were murdered.... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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Holocaust Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Reidie from Myersville, Maryland
  • July 16, 2003
Quote: It's sad and depressing, but it really makes you think and feel. Row upon row of shoes from real people who survived and most who didn't are displayed. Walking through the concentration camp is realistic and they have films of real people and some... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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Holocaust Memorial Museum

  • 3 out of 5 stars by JulieHolm from Vienna, Virginia
  • March 27, 2003
Holocaust Memorial Museum
Quote: Plan an entire day for the Holocaust Museum. I've gone twice and still have not seen it all. The museum is an intensely educational experience, walking you through the experiences leading up to the Holocaust, and the Holocaust itself. The main... Read the full United States Holocaust Memorial Museum review

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