5/5 Thomas J. 5 months ago on Google • 85 reviews
Very
emotional
experience!
Only
tourist
location
I've
ever
visited
that
moved
me
to
tears.
I
surmise
someone
born
in
the
1930's
or
earlier
would
feel
similar
while
visiting
Pearl
Harbor.
I
found
the
differences
in
the
reactions
in
the
various
visitors
there
very
interesting.
The
younger
visitors
seemed
curious
but
respectful.
Many
of
the
older
visitors
seemed
saddened.
Some
openly
wept
listening
to
the
actual
recordings
left
by
passengers
on
the
answering
machines
of
their
loved
ones
when
they
realized
they
would
most
likely
die.
There
is
no
fee
to
visit
the
Memorial
park
or
visitor
center.
The
exhibits
are
very
educational,
recreating
the
events
on
the
morning
of
9/11/01.
Pets
are
allowed
outside,
but
preferably
not
on
the
granite
walkways.
The
only
possible
"negative"
I
can
say
is
that
there
is
a
small
gift
shop
in
the
visitor
center.
Some
people
might
find
this
a
bit
tacky,
but
I
thought
the
items
sold
were
mainly
educational
or
patriotic,
and
it's
for
a
good
cause,
so
I
didn't
mind
its
presence.
I
won't
hesitate
to
visit
here
again
in
the
future.
Watching
the
deer
feed
in
the
same
field
where
so
much
death
occurred
years
earlier,
with
the
beautiful
backdrop
of
a
blue
sky
and
colorful
autumn
leaves,
left
me
with
a
mixture
of
emotions:
peace,
sadness,
admiration,
despair,
etc.
It
is
an
experience
I
will
never
forget.
💔❤
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