Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum

So much to know. The museum takes you through a time line beginning before the explosion. At first it's by the hour, then by the day. Many photos of the initial rescue and then recovery. A CAD video shows how/why the building collapsed and helped with recovery. Artifacts from the site include everyday objects such as shoes, pencil sharpener, wall clock, coffee cups. There is information on the surrounding area destructuon. An audio of the explosion, taken during a meeting in the building that now houses the museum is shocking. A corner of the building remains as it was after the explosion. It absolitely tells the tale of the destruction of that day. In the latter parts of the museum is the 'get away' car, a time line of events by the perpetrators pre andnpost-explosion, police tracking, arrest, and trial. More information throughout than one review can include.Park in the garage across from the museum and the parking is free with museum entry. Chat with thr Nat'l Park ranger on site. They have a lot of information to offer.A beautiful memorial and excellent museum.

I only visited the outdoor area, but it was set up nicely and memorialized the terrible tragedy that took place in the past. There was a park ranger on site to explain things or answer questions. There are a few video boards that give short clips of information.The memorial is a nice place to stop by to learn about what happened and to pay respects to the people lost on that fateful day.If you are going to the museum, there is free parking across the street in the lot.

Great place to remind people that we need to remain vigilant. History is great and precise of the events that took place there. The while thing starts at the 2nd floor. The pictures of men, women, and children that lost their lives there is very moving. If you are in OKC, make this one a priority to go see. Never forget history. Enough said!

We were in downtown Oklahoma City for Thanksgiving day, and it was a bright sunny, although chilly, day, and we decided to walk off our lunch. We walked to the memorial and spent quite some time walking around and exploring. The museum was closed, but we were able to go to the display on the lawn. There is a plaque at one end of the display that explains the layout and the significance of each part of the memorial. The walls, the reflecting pond, the chairs, everything was very moving and understandable. There is also a small memorial across the street on the site of the Catholic Church parsonage that was also destroyed the day of the bombing. The whole area is very solemn and beautiful, and definitely worth a stop.

I have been to this museum quite a few times over the years, and it is just as emotional every time. The memorial outside is free, and you can walk around it. They have chairs to represent each person killed and a reflecting pool. They also have a tree that survived the bombing.The museum is $18 per adult and they do timed entries. The museum is incredibly well done and it is very moving. The tour is self guided, and they have a good mixture of reading and videos. The museum is broken into two floors. They start you off on the morning of the bombing and then you walk through the aftermath. The whole museum took us about 2 hours to walk through.

If you are in town with nothing to do, this Memorial Museum is a thing to do. I took my kiddos here for the first time on October 16th. Buy your tix online with your smart phone, PC, or tablet ..you will get to park in the parking garage across the street on 6th street and Harvey St. Get a scan ticket at the gate. So when you go in to the counter to show your scan code on your phone or print out, the counter check in will give you another ticket for scanning the gate at the garage when you leave the parking garage.. keep both paper tickets, this is your paid parking ... unless you are already parked elsewhere downtown, that's fine too. I won't give any spoilers. But you will learn a lot of the history and the stories here on the fateful day of April 19, 1995. I was in the 8th grade and in my first hour class in Muskogee, OK. Never forget.

This is a very nice memorial. Well design. Definitely match and honor the people who lost theirs life here. The memorial has two gates. The 9:01 gate represents the innocent life before the attack. 9:03 gate represents the healing beginning. The bombing happened at 9:02 April 19, 1995. It was the sad moment for the city. The reflection pool is previously N.W. Fifth Street allow the visitors to reflect and memorize the wounded heart. It is still healing. I was very sad while walking next to the chair. Especially when I see the small chair there. That represented the children whom lost their life. There is survivor wall with name of survivors. There is a chain link fence allow flower and pictures to be placed.

Had a very powerful and profound tour today of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum (OKCNM) led by Dean & Mayor Holt and Kari Watkins, Executive Director of OKCNM. The 30th Anniversary of the 1995 Bombing will be next year on April 19th, and if you are new to OKC the OKCNM is a must-visit. Also learned that the architects/designers behind the memorial were Hans and Torrey Butzer, with Sven Berg, who were living in Germany when they submitted the winning entry. The Butzers decided to make Oklahoma their permanent home while they worked on the Memorial project. See https://memorialmuseum.com/educators/international-design-competition/ Also, the bronze used for the "gates of time" were also used for the chairs representing the lives taken in the bombing and those bronze pieces were deliberately not replaced in order to parallel the age of the bronze with the age of those human lives lost in the bombing.Revisiting the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum today, I wanted to focus on more of the legal background of the April 19, 1995 bombing and was again very impressed by the materials compiled on Tenth Circuit Judge Alfred P. Murrah (the namesake of the Federal Building destroyed in the attack), WDOK U.S. District Judge Ralph Thompson, a previous Chief Judge who just so happened to be in then-Chief Judge Russell's office during the bombing, WDOK Clerk of Court and Oklahoma City University School of Law Alum Robert Dennis and Tenth Circuit Judge, former Dean of OCU Law and President of OCU Robert Henry who provided testimonials the day of, U.S. Magistrate Judge and OCU Law Alum Ronald Howland who presided over the arraignment of Timothy McVeigh, Tenth Circuit Chief Judge (and then WDOK U.S. Attorney) Jerome Holmes who worked on the prosecution of McVeigh, and even individuals from California like Battalion Chief Doug Mochizuki of the Orange County Fire Authority, who responded to the OKC Bombing with California Task Force 5, a FEMA Search and Rescue Team based in Orange County, CA.

This is a very powerful memorial & museum. I cried several times throughout the memorial. My family and I were visiting from out of town a week before the holidays, and the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum was on our list to go see.We spent half a day inside the National Memorial & Museum. There is a lot of information. I was really young when this happened. The Museum provides a walk-through of the tragic events that occurred on April 19, 1995. The memorial is located in downtown Oklahoma City. It pays tribute to the 168 lives and hundreds that were injured during the event. The Memorial and Museum was designed to honor the victims, community, and survivors. Some of the most powerful pieces were hearing live recordings of the news, individuals impacted by the event, and the water board recording. You'll see a lot of artifacts from the bombing and mementos from individuals.A few iconic pieces at the memorial include the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial. These monumental bronze gates frame the moment of explosion, gate marked 9:01, the minute before the blast, and the other 9:03, the minute after. There are reflecting pool runs between the gates. There is also a donation box near the pool. The field of empty chairs, outside in the museum, is made up of 168, empty bronze and glass chairs, representing each individual who lost their life. The chairs are arranged in a specialized order. It symbolizes all the different floors in the Murrah Building. There are smaller chairs for the 19 children. It was a somber yet powerful tribute. This is a must-see for locals and visitors in Oklahoma City. It provided an in-depth and educational experience, chronicling the events of April 19, 1995, and the aftermath.

While visiting Oklahoma City for the 1st time ( Tuesday, 11/21/2023) we visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial so we could pay our respects before heading back home to Texas. This isn't a city park...it's an outdoor memorial (located right next to the Museum) in honor & remembrance of the 168 lives lost in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing & also to the survivors & first responders. I highly recommend for anyone who has the opportunity to visit to do so. During our visit we didn't pay the museum fee to go inside the actual museum but instead just visited the outside grounds, which is free to visit. This outdoor memorial is so beautiful & such an emotional experience...from the Field of Empty Chairs, which has 168 total empty chairs for each life lost, arranged in 9 rows, one for each of the 9 floors in the building, to also seeing the beautiful Reflecting Pool in the middle of the grounds, the huge Survivor Tree, and even the chain link fence located on the sidewalk that is filled w/ gifts & messages. I really appreciated the interactive screen that's located in the back corner of the grounds that you can tap on that explains the significance of each symbolic element located w/in the memorial grounds. It was very helpful so you could then take a self-guided tour through each of the areas. Additional helpful info: --- parking : there was metered street parking & we were able to park right across the street. We did visit during the week so we had no issues w/ getting a parking spot. --restrooms: are located outside and were unlocked. Very clean & had a baby changing station ---no dogs allowed even though this is an outdoor memorial Hope this info helps. Rebecca