Summer evening is the only time you’d give it a 5 star. Absolutely beautiful and magical. However it’s still closed now for the LED lighting project. Wish they’d tell you somewhere online. Free parking safe walk at the other site of the tunnel.

Extremely wonderful memorial to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attack. ( Fun fact it was a day after I was born) especially when you go at night all of the small monuments light up and its extremely peaceful. Definitely should be a stop on your vacation. Check out some pictures of it at night or visit it in person for the full experience.

Very peaceful. Great place to reflect.There is a phone number you can call to get an audio tour with your cellphone202-741-1004.There are water fountains and a bathroom trailer. Disabled bathroom available also.There is a lot of parking but pay attention to signs, since there are off limit area.You do not need reservations to see the memorial but you do need it to go on the Pentagon Tour.

This is really amazing place! It’s my first time come here. I was lived in Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol. I ran from hotel come here about 4 miles. It’s very nice place for you come here to see what happen 9/11 2001. All the person of lost life name over here. You never forget them!

Quiet, isolated memorial which really elevates those that passed away on that day. Its stratified by age, and each person has their own space, bench, and reflection fountain. Simple, but powerful. The isolation of the memorial forces you to focus on the people who died; and nothing else.

Very nice place. Well designed and worth the trip.

Amazingly designed memorial! Make sure you do research on how the benches are organized, as well as why they face different directions! You’ll find some interesting facts

It’s currently closed to visitors but we could still see it from the fence. I’ll be back when it’s open to visit the full memorial.

Erie, beautiful, and reflective. A great way to memorialize the victims and events of 9/11. Right in front of the damaged section of the Pentagon, easy access.

The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is understated; beautiful in its simplicity. Those lost on that day at the Pentagon, both inside and from Flight 77, are represented by 184 named and illuminated benches, arranged according to their birth years, and from which side of the attack they were on when they died, with small reflecting pools under each bench. Several dozen small trees accompany the lost, representing the life that continues on without all of the friends and family we lost that day. This is a good place to sit and remember that day, and think of the ordinary, decent people who are with us now only in memory and spirit.

Place very well done, one bench built for every victim of the Pentagon 9/11 disaster. Interesting the fact that the benches were aligned according to the year of birth of the people who unfortunately passed away in that attack. For example, the first row has a single bench, for the youngest victim, born in 1998, and so on.The only improvement opportunity for the place is the parking situation, since it’s not possible to park and visit the memorial. You can only drop off visitors and pick them up, even though there is a huge parking lot in the pentagon not fully occupied.In general, I recommend visiting this memorial, important to visit and pay a tribute to those who unfortunately passed away before their time.

Visited the site from out side of the building, a beautiful place but isolate silent place.

This is a beautiful tribute to the 911 victims at the Pentagon site. The audio tour is very informative and really a must do. I received a text message once on the site that provided information about it, by it is also available on the website. I think seeing this at night is the best way to appreciate the beauty of it.. so many details in light.

I visited this memorial on 9/11 for the first time and its really beautiful. I still remember where I was that day and they have done a great job here remembering all those that were lost on tragic day

Absolutely incredible. They did an amazing job of this memorial. He attention to detail is fantastic, and tribute just beautiful. Simple, but extremely powerful. Definitely worth a visit if in he area. Incredible.

Not open due to construction as of 07/12. Upgrading to LED lights. Don’t waste your time

We visited here in November 2001, just 2 months after 9/11 when there was still a hole in the building and long before the memorial was built. There was a small tree here where people had set up a makeshift memorial and left flags, photos and other tokens of support. We visited again in July 2012 and I was amazed at how the building looks like nothing ever happened and the memorial is very humbling and moving. What a wonderful tribute.

A small, somber place to reflect on 9/11 and all that such a dark day has wrought in history since. The memorial falls alongside the wall breached by American Airlines Flight 77, with rows of individually named benches, 184 in total, remembering those lost at the Pentagon or on the doomed flight that September day. These lovingly assembled and displayed benches are set amongst a grove of trees, and each has a small pool of flowing water underneath, which is illuminated at night. Benches which face the Pentagon honor workers killed in the attack, and benches facing away mourn the passing of those onboard Flight 77. This is the only area of the Pentagon where photography is allowed, and for good reason. This is a special place, hallowed ground much like the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA, and much as I imagine the WTC Memorial to be.

Rightfully, unique and striking, but the site could use some TLC. (Granted, there is construction going on in and around the Memorial and the Pentagon grounds.) The memorial grounds were a bit unkept and the water feature under many of the benches was either clogged or dry. Overall though, the site remains thought provoking, right, and most assuredly deserved by all those souls (except for those at the controls...who are in Hell) lost in this horrific act of terror.

This place is precious and the concept behind the art is extraordinarh. However, i feel so heartbroken whenever I visit. What happened was deeply sad.

This memorial is extremely well done and an honor for those that passed.

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If you are visiting washington you have to be on this memorial, its really quick to visit and its next to the Arlington Cementery, so you can do both.

Make your children happy.

Highly recommend if youre in the Washington DC or northern Virginia area. Beautiful monuments to those lost in the tragic 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. There was a volunteer there, Im terrible about names but he said he worked in the building for years before and after the attack. He was incredible, relating details about the building, the attack and most of all the memorial. He honors those lost with every word he speaks. I am sorry to say I knew little of the memorial before we went and it was honestly a whim that we visited after leaving Arlington Cemetary. My son mentioned that he wanted to see the building and I am so glad he did.

A hidden but must viewed experience. Make sure you get the audio tour. Nice job.

Though the main memorial was closed for construction, I had the pleasure to have a gentleman who was working on The Pentagon on 9/11 share hows insights with me and your other visitors whoop were there.

Absolute must. Bring your phone and some headphones and call the number supplied at the memorial. They have a powerful guided tour that is worth coming here for. Incredibly well done!

This is a calm peaceful area where you can sit, breathe and contemplate. I’ve never seen before such a place of beauty sitting in a place of past ugliness and pain.

Second time visiting the memorial and still a very emotional place. Being a veteran of the ARMY who was active during the 9/11 attacks makes it that much more important for me.

The simplicity of the memorial is what truly makes it great. We will never forget

This place really hit home with me and is a beautiful memorial to the people killed that day. I would recommend going see it at night as the lighting is beautiful.

Absolutely amazing, and humbling, and quite sobering. A must see.

Great place to visit especially during the twilight hours

This is a moving monument, I think best at night but moving regardless of when.

Very peaceful way of respecting the victims of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. A voice tour was also available but I much prefer exploring at my own pace.

If you are in the DC area, this memorial is definitely worth the visit. I would suggest in the evening as each individual fountain is lit up and makes quite an impact. 9/11... NEVER FORGET!!!

Very sad but an awesome memorial

Closing it down on 9/15/19 for renovations??? Let people come and pay their respects and work around them. There is no visitors center (The other two memorials visitor centers are extremely informative and emotionally draining) I am thankful that a volunteer happened to be giving a tour, as there is no explanation of the significance of the benches, year lines, etc. After visiting the Flight 93 memorial (Amazing) and the World Trade Center Memorial (Very Emotional), this Memorial was somewhat of a let-down. I am very thankful to the gentleman who was volunteering, as he was extremely knowledgeable about the monument and the events of the day in general. Never forget!

Moving. Touching. Solemn.Perfect after visiting the chapel inside the Pentagon

Very well maintained and respectful place

It is closed until “May 2020”, completely cut off to public access. Is that May 1, or May 31? Here from Indianapolis and was extremely disappointed.

This is a well put together memorial honoring the victims and heroes of 9/11.

Peaceful outdoor memorial garden to honor those on 9-11-2001

Really impressive. The thought behind the memorial is neat. Very sobering.

In remembrance of those being sacrificed because of unwarranted human rages

A solemn place to visit when in DC. Please note there is no on-site parking allowed near the memorial. The closest place to park is on the other side of the freeway across from the mall then you walk through a pedestrian tunnel and across the Pentagon lot to get to the memorial. When visiting you are allowed to take photos, but please be respectful. If you are interested in knowing more about the memorial and victims, there is a PENTAGON MEMORIAL ORG website that has short biographies and information about the symbolism used in the layout.

Very beautiful at night! Unique design, embedded with respect and memories of that tragic day

Closed until May 2020. Don’t waste your time travelling here!

Incredibly powerful and well designed memorial. Its obvious a lot of thought was put into it to ensure that all were remembered in the most respectful way possible.

Such a calm and peaceful place. A beautiful tribute to those that lost their lives.

Amazing. Go out of your way to go here.

Great memorial. Very well thought-out. Beautiful trees in the fall. Difficult to walk to; best way to get there is ride in through metro.

A simple remembrance of lives lost that horrendous day.

Somber place but really tastefully done. Its very peaceful and lines up perfectly with the Air Force Memorial. Its quite beautiful right around sunset. I only wish they had a more readily available explanation of the layout of the grounds posted somewhere there.

RIP that dude from my school who is listed.

It would be nice if an explanation of all the symbols and thought behind the memorial could be written down in the same area so that you could have a full understanding of its meaning

Very well done memorial. Very moving for our 8th Grade kids from Illinois to visit.

This memorial is very powerful and very well done!

Amazing. Be sure to visit at night for the best experience.

At $49.95, well worth the money. The headphones with the tour worked out greatWe.could hear the tour guide just fine

Breath taking. Absolutely must visit if ever in DC!

Great place to pay respects. Great memorial, well done.

The benches facing inward represent the people who died on the plane and the benches facing outward represent the lives lost in the Pentagon. They are arranged by age, the youngest to the oldest.

A stunning, somber, beautiful memorial, most dramatically revealed at night, when the benches are lit from underneath and the pools of water glow. The names of each victim are inscribed on the benches, along with the family members he or she was traveling with. They’re arranged by the victim’s age, with the infant Dana Falkenburg the first one you see. A monument not to be missed!

Beautiful, contemplative 9/11 Memorial.

Extremely moving. The downside was you had to walk a long distance from the metro stop around Pentagon parking areas in 100 degree weather and back. There was no shade nor more direct route that was accessible by visitors.

Beautiful memorial, I suggest going at night!

These colors don’t run. Sacred ground. Personal tribute. Family strong legacy. Moving design. Subtle weave of humanity by design, by water flow, by bench flow, by gravel and tree height and natural vs electrical light flow. Direction. Facing matters. Inside matters: in plane or in building. DOBirth matters. Wall height signifies. Warm shared hearts above and below matter. Lovely humans, lively families and daily guardians. Nurses, officers, lawyers, barber-golfers. Great grand-grands and tired toddlers. Lovers, mourners, fliers and desk jockeys. Great Americans. Servant leaders. All ages. All present and accounted for. Super-helpful to each other and to moi, the son and nephew of WWII US Army Vets. Hospitality not hostility. Unconditional soulmates. Neighborly to a fault. Narcissism: neither speck nor specter. Legacy. Patriot Whisperers. Come commune with gallant ghosts. Then share your story and sigh. Full stop

I wish I prepared better for entrance, but the memorial for 9/11 was more than enough to experience. Sometimes, history can hit hardest when you live thru it. And though my children are years shy of the event. They walked away with a better appreciation.

A must see. Somber, emotional, and peaceful.

Beautiful memorial, especially at night. The benches and reflecting pools make a wonderful place to honor those who died in The Pentagon band on the plane as it plowed into the side of the building.

It is a nice me place. A great memorial to pay your respects and just reflect on what happen that day.

Beautifully done and well thought out. We were lucky to get to listen to a volunteer provide info of the attack that day and had photos as well. We learned a lot from him and made the experience very nice.

So powerful! A quick easy stop that everyone should make to honor those lives that were lost on this day. This memorial is a beautiful tribute.

184 Lives.This Pentagon Memorial consists of a park on 2 acresof land, containing 184 benches, one dedicated to each victim. The benches are aligned along the line of Flight 77 according to the victims ages, from 3 to 71.Near to Metro

This place is closed for renovations. None of the signage from the Metro station indicated that, and it’s a long walk around the Pentagon from the Metro station. Also this site indicates it’s “open 24 hours.”

One needs to go .......We should never ever forget the tragedy forced upon us.

This memorial is dedicated to the souls lost from the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon.***This memorial has no visitor parking. Uber/Lyft in or come with a group and have a couple go at a time. You can stand in the drop-off/pick-up area, while individuals go for viewing.This incomplete memorial has a bench-like, tranquil riser from the ground for each victim. Do not sit of them! Please show respect.3 stars for the national memorial being incomplete and no visitor parking.

This place is definitely a place that every visitor to Arlington should stop at. It is quite moving.

I was only one and almost three months old when 2,996 people passed away due to foreign terrorism. You have to remember that not just the people who died were affected, but the families of those people, friends of those people, co-workers of those people, classmates of those people, and etc. The amount of people affected from this attack is, and still is, overwhelming. This memorial dedicates those who died on that plane when it crashed into the Pentagon and the people inside the Pentagon who also lost their lives. Its a beautiful memorial where you can sit down on these benches where their names are carved individually. Its peaceful, yet youre still reminded about the horrific events that happened on that day.

We went to the Pentagon for the 9/11 memorial. Once again, my view of the world order has changed. I saw what the monuments should be like this.

Very moving and well designed memorial... Well worth the trip.

Very somber experience. Incredible how much detail they put into the memorial. Angle of the benches, direction they face, year the person was born, and their family members who also died. May we NEVER forget!!

Definitely worth the trip if youre in the area. However, you should be aware that you are not allowed to take pictures of the Pentagon building. (You can take pictures of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial though.)

I enjoy the abstract art as a representation of all the victims, and their ages. I came at night so I didnt get to have a good look at everything.

Wow.... Nice place

This was a beautiful memorabilia for the tragic events of 9/11. However when I went, people were sitting on the honorary sculptures that are in place to honour the people and families who passed in 9/11. Please do not sit on these sculptures if you go, there is a bench on the perimeter for you to sit on.

This memorial was an excellent tribute to the people who lost their lives that day. There was alot of thought and work put into this Memorial.

All need to remember, it is a very well thought out memorial. Brings out the life lost, starting with youngest to oldest.

Fitting tribute to all those that died on that dreadful day.

I often tell perfect strangers how they should go here. There should be mention of the audio tour on the website!

So sad. So detailed. More Angels in Heaven. History must be taught in schools, again.

I believe a lot of thought went into planning and erecting this memorial. As you walk around and see names and ages, its heartbreaking, yet the monument is beautiful in honoring the innocent victims.

Nice memorial. Very peaceful.

Moving, and very well put together. The thought that went into this memorial is incredible.

Not much to see. Took a cab there only to find that cabs do not routinely go there. We waited 30 min for our cab to show.Says “no pics” on the signs. Kinda stupid for a memorial. I took pics anyway of the area that was damaged on 9/11. Google maps has better pics than I do anyway.Could not find any signage to the metro or I would have used it.Unless you lost a loved one there, I suggest you just bypass this site. As a military veteran I went because I felt I should pay my respects.

A hidden gem. So much symbolism and thought went into this memorial it is a must see. There is an informative brochure at the entrance to the memorial and an audio tour.

I got lost getting to the event and wound up following a veterans group, Run for the Wall. They let me ride in with them which meant I left the parking lot early. The men and women in that group were very, very, very friendly, nice, welcoming. So glad I got lost!

Closed for COVID, but not stated online