USHMM Review

I've been in Yad Vashem and other Holocaust museums from Europe to South Africa and can say that this one hits the mark and does an excellent job in chronicling this tragedy. The coverage of how social norms and pressures evolved a society that would allow this to happen are very relevant today. However, it gives comes up short in covering aspects pertaining to how the USA and Americans in general responded. It also fails to adequately point out how other genocides have taken place and how they continue.

this memorial/museum was a very intense experience. I would recommend that everyone visit here if in DC, it's free and the experience will stick with you.

Chilling exhibits, showing the darkest parts of humanity along with the stories of those who fought such evil.

Very historical place, isn't very well organized and was crowded. No signs to understand how to get around. The gift shops are very overpriced and don't have a lot of selection. My 2nd time there and was actually better the first time. A must see in Washington.

Make sure you have a few hours to go through this interesting musuem. Lots of information and feels like you've been there. Some parts are pretty goury though... Probably children wouldn't like it especially.

Amazing and most important. A huge place I was happy to see that so many people from around the world are interested in the Holocaust and not specifically Jews and Israelis

I learned a lot, and it s all terribly sad, but it s important to know. There is a lovely children s exhibit.

Be sure to give yourself a few hours to get the full experience.

I would recommend going right when they open to pick up tickets. The Memorial Museum is free but they issue tickets to control crowds. We picked up tickets around 10am and had to come back at 3:15 because they had already given out earlier ticket times. Plan on designating at least 1 1/2-2 hours to see all of the exhibits. Definitely one of the most important pieces of history and museums to experience while in DC.

An absolutely incredibly intense museum that puts the visitor in the situation of the events then and really thinks about it. Here at the museum uses original objects from the time like the door to a gas chamber or the stones that had to carry the concentration camp inmates in agonizing conditions. Absolutely great!

Excellent memorial and museum to the Holocaust. Architecturally interesting, and exhibits and displays were informative and educational. Powerful experience that I would recommend to others.

Everyone should experience the museum. Very powerful! Use caution if bringing young people. There is a portion of the museum intended for younger audiences.

Very good museum. It is big and gives a detailed representation of the Holocaust. In the April g summer time it is too busy and packed with students that can take away from the experience.

Same day tickets available online early in the morning.

A somber place but a great detailed exhibit. I would recommend at least two hours but plan for longer if you are a person who will want to read every word of every display.

This is a museum everyone should visit. The intense exhibitions, unique items on display, the heartbreaking stories and in-depth interviews are of the highest level. You must take your time to see it all. Rushing a visit denies yourself a valuable lesson.

The only thing that can said, "lt's incredible". I was there open to closing.

It is difficult to view the atrocities yet is valuable for us to understand what happened and why. This museum also goes further to point out how atrocities like human trafficking continue to this day. It helps raise awareness and teaches what we, as ordinary citizens, can do to help end it.

Informative, disturbing, but very respectful to the victims of the Holocaust. A must-see for anyone visiting DC. I have never been in a museum more impactful and dedicated to it's mission. It was truly remarkable and something I'll never forget.

Great learning experience for people who will or have studied ww2

Very good, interesting and informative display, on an extremely important and relevant subject

Have to see experience this one yourself. It makes an impact.

The United States Holocaust Museum is a MUST SEE when visiting DC. First off, the tickets are free but they require getting them the day of (so get there early to get a ticket). The staff is really amazing. The main exhibit is very in depth and very information. It goes through like a timeline of the events. The Americans and the Holocuast special exhibit was fabulous. The kid-friendly exhibit is also a good exhibit for children. The gift shop has some amazing items.

It was a great museum. If one is not familiar with the details of the holocaust, a lot can be learned here. It would have been better if the material had properly classified Hitler's politics rather than trying to create the impression that it was similar to our politics today.

Wonderful, as be always. New to me the material focusing on what was happening in the US during the 30s and 40s. And after a room on stateless Camp survivors and others...DPs to use a description that sounds archaic today ... was a room dedicated to Syria.... plus la change .

Shocking, excellent Museum rich in information, not only of the Jewish Holocaust in Europe and part of Asia, but also on cases such as the genocide of Rwanda, Yugoslavia and more. Interactive, many videos and free

A very humbling place to visit.

We walked in and got the exhibit tickets (permanent exhibit is free, just walk in and ask for tickets), we got our ID card and were put into an elevator. The museum is beautifully and elegantly designed. There is meaning behind a lot of the things they do. For example, there was a plaque saying jewish people couldn't walk on roadways that weren't marked as Jewish so they had to walk across a rickety bridge that was built over the street. After that plaque was a wooden walkway that you have to walk across with cobblestone underneath, mimicking the bridges. That's brilliant.

They also have heart planning with some of the material. Knowing that some of the things would be inappropriate for younger audiences, they built raised walls so that little eyes couldn't see it with parents approval. The only down side to that is that people in wheel chairs can't see it.

A very, very humbling experience that everyone should visit atleast once in their life. This is the best holocaust memorial museum I've visited and I'll never forget it.

This museum is remarkably well done.Go early to be sure to get tickets for the permanent exhibit. The tickets are free but limited. Military personnel and veterans are admiited even after the ticket limit. You will leave with a somber mood but know the truth of this wretched time in our history. A must see whole in D.C.

This museum will take your breath away. Absolutely worth the trip.

So much to learn from this place. They were so helpful and were able to help locate records

A very moving experience. I was at a loss for words and filled with emotion walking through this museum.

How good this museum / monument is hurts me very so

The infrastructure within the museum, the exhibits, and the staff are simply wonderful. One of the best museums in DC in my opinion. Truly heartbreaking but also eye-opening.

Amazing. Humbling. A must see if you are in the D.C. area.

This is more than a museum it is an experience. All of your senses are touched. This was an experience that changed my life.

Must see in Washington. Only complaint is there was way too many people there when I went.

Great learning experience for people who will or have studied ww2

Must visit. Good reminder for all of us to speak up when something is wrong

An incredibly well done museum telling the story of the holocaust. It is very detailed with personalized stories telling the entire story of the events that happened. It is very heavy material so I would not recommend for small children but for more mature children it is very educational.

I can't really articulate the impact this place has on me. I can't say I loved this museum because the subject matter is so sad, but it's a truly moving place that offers an experience that every American should have. The parallels between the rise of Hitler and the Nazis and extremist movements in modern-day America are critical to recognise, and we must never allow ourselves to be lured to hatred and intentional ignorance.

The atmosphere, the setting, the sounds take you into the past. Strong impressions and awareness of the tragedy of that time remain. Everyone should visit the museum to understand that this should not be allowed to happen again.

Must see for everyone. Solemn and reflective place.

A haunting & powerful museum. The exhibits are beautifully laid out multi-media to demonstrate the atrocities of the Holocaust. They give you the scale, which is so often hard to comprehend, along with the sequence of events. They also have barriers to some videos that protect the visitor from scenes that are too much for some people to bear - especially children. You can hear from survivors. It is a heavy trip, but well worth every moment. One of my students said, "I wouldn't say it was fun, but it was meaningful. I have a new understanding of what happened."

Tened yo see this place, a los of history,very sad!

Really great museum, give yourself ample time to get through it all. We went closer to the end of the day and didn't get to see the end because it closed.

Powerful and overwhelming. This is a definite must-see if you're visiting Washington DC.

Very emotional, real, and raw. You can even meet with live survivors of this horrible tragedy.

I have visited Dachau years ago and was worried that this museum would not have the same effect on me. I was wrong. They did a great job telling a story of how and why while still personalizing the experience with stories of individual's experiences through the holocaust.

Huge institution. Unique archives. The permanent exhibition want to be to spectacular

Just amazing. Moving. Sad. Disappointing. A rollercoaster of emotions.

Beautiful structure filled with visually stunning displays of suffering, surviving, and thriving accommodates very large groups. I have been twice and saw much the second time I had missed the first time. It is easy to spend the whole day in there.

Very moving and heartbreaking. I'm glad we waited until our children were older to bring them (18 & 16). They appreciated and understood it much more.

Very moving memorial, thoughtful tribute to those who lost during the Holocaust.

Very informative and need good amount of time to get the best out of it, because it s packed with a lot of readings .

It was a very captivating experience, i loved it and it went into depth but i didn't get to see all of it, I. Will. Come. Back

We just went to the kids section, and it was perfect for the whole family, even my husband and my teenagers.

Very nice museum, I didn't go up stairs to the one excibit about the child but I spent about a hour going thru the rest.

Very nice museum, well designed and the content is really taking! Free!

Very overwhelming. It is done just right. We must never forget!!!

Very informative permanent exhibition, took me at least and hour to make it through! More smaller exhibits on the ground floor and below

Impressive and part of the history of the world that everyone should know.

It pulls no punches when describing and depicting life during those times.

It feels awkward giving a holocaust museum five stars. Very emotional. Very educational museum. By the end of the time you spend their you feel like you can't take anymore of it. But as soon as you feel like that, then you realize what horrors all these people went through, you end up feeling slightly ashamed for feeling like you can't take anymore of it.