Lauren Delgado

Happened by chance to come across this memorial while walking in the area. It is a beautiful quiet place under a lot of trees with many waterfalls all around.

I have always been drawn to the Holocaust. I read any book I can get my hand on about it and the same with documentaries. Coming here brought all I read into life. To see everything they have is moving and so terribly tragic. The images, the sounds, the stories. However, this museum is a necessity as we can never forget what happened to millions of innocent people during this time period. Everyone should come here at least once in their life. We brought our kids, 8 and 11, and they were moved by it and educated about it.

The only downside here were the crowds. It was so packed, even with timed entry tickets, it was hard to see and read some of the displays, which seems to defeat the purpose of having timed entry tickets. BUT, it is still a must go place in DC.

Beautiful Memorial. I loved how they represented every state and all those stars. One star on the wall represents 100 American military deaths. There are 4,048 stars. The waterfalls are also incredible. Symbolism is everywhere.

We were driving back home to Akron from Waldo and passed this behemoth of a memorial. Had no idea it existed and we had to stop. It was absolutely beautiful and also, educational. You just don't see places built like this in Ohio. It is reminiscent of Greece. I am really glad we stopped.