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Holocaust Museum Washington DC is one of the noteworthy places of tourists’ interest in the city. The museum is actually dedicated to the millions of people who were either killed or had sacrificed their lives during the autocratic Nazi regimen in Germany during the Second World War. The Holocaust Museum in Washington DC is visited annually by innumerable people, who come to the museum to pay a tribute to the departed souls. The proximity of the Smithsonian Metro Station has also made travel to the museum easier.
Holocaust Museum Washington DC acts a living memorial to the large number of people, who were killed and tortured during the holocaust. The innumerable exhibits and artifacts in the museum takes one back to those frightful days, when humans were treated as animals by the Nazis during the World War II. In the beginning, a brief introduction regarding the holocaust is given.
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There are also video monitors and theater halls in the Holocaust Museum at Washington DC. Many concentration camp survivors are shown to share their views and experiences. These are ghastly and it is recommended that children below the age of eleven should not be shown the displays. There is a special means by, which the story of the holocaust can be narrated to the children. There is a museum shop, a library, a museum café, an archive and an Interactive Wexner Learning Center in the Holocaust Museum building.
Holocaust Museum of Washington DC does not charge any admission fee from visitors. Closed only on Christmas and Yom Kippur, the museum remains open everyday from 1000hrs to 1730hrs. The time is extended a bit during the summer months.
The address of the Holocaust Museum Washington DC is as follows:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
Telephone: (202) 488-0400
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