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What are the Memorial's hours? The Outdoor Symbolic Memorial is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Park rangers are on-site daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Regularly scheduled interpretive programs are available daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information, call (405) 609-8855. The Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum is open 7 days a week. Hours are: Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Ticket sales end one hour before closing each day. For more information, call (405) 235-3313. Is there a fee to enter the site? The Outdoor Symbolic Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. There is a fee to enter the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum. Museum Tickets* *no charge for children ages 5 and under and group rates are available The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is not a National Park Service fee station and does not sell or honor America the Beautiful Annual, Senior, Military or Access Passes. It is an affiliate of the National Park System, owned and operated as a 501 (c) (3) organization by the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation, and does not receive any annual federal or state appropriations. Can my group come to visit? School and tour groups are welcome. Please contact the Memorial Museum to make arrangements. Where can I park? There is metered street parking surrounding the Oklahoma City National Memorial. On weekends, federal holidays and all evenings after 6 p.m. the meters are free. Additionally, there are privately owned parking lots and garages that charge daily rates. How much time should I allot for my visit? The Outdoor Memorial generally takes 30-45 minutes to explore, without attending a ranger program. The Memorial Museum estimates that on average a visitor will take one and a half hours to walk through the museum. What will I see? Coming onto the Memorial grounds, you are seeing symbolic representations of the events of, and of the people impacted by, April 19, 1995. The Memorial Museum contains exhibits that walk you through the moment of the bombing, the rescue and recovery efforts, as well as the investigation and trial of the perpetrators. Are there ranger programs I can attend? From Memorial Day to Labor Day, ranger programs are scheduled multiple times daily. For the current schedule, visit our calendar tab or call (405) 609-8855. Are there walking trails? Oklahoma City National Memorial consists of 3.3 acres of land in downtown Oklahoma City. Exploring the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial on its many walkways is encouraged, as is the self-guided tour of the Memorial Museum, but there are no extensive walking trails on the site. What is the weather like? Oklahoma is known for its fierce winds, mild winters and scorching summers. Current weather conditions. Can I get my National Park Service Passport stamped here? Yes, inside the gift shop of the Memorial Museum you can find a National Park Service Passport stamp for the site. The gift shop is open Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. thru 6 p.m. and on Sundays it opens at 12 p.m., closing at 6 p.m. Can I get an Annual Pass here? America the Beautiful Annual, Senior, Military and Access Passes are not sold or issued at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. The closest location to obtain them is the Bureau of Land Management Office on the University of Oklahoma's campus in Norman, OK. Bureau of Land Management |
Last updated: March 30, 2019