I haven't been able to get tickets either! Really bummed!

Same problem. I’ve never seen the website have any tickets available for any of the museums. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

The museum s totally free to visitors

2-2:30 hours should work for you, try going early so you can visit another museums that are near by :)

An 8 hour tour of DC generally does not have time for the Holocaust. I think the US Capitol tour is more important. If you have children less tha age 13 you might consider doing just Daniel’s Story at the Holocaust which take 20-30 minutes.

From what I recall there is a children’s area on the ground floor. But as already advised it is good to talk with the child first. Let them know what to expect. I’m in my sixties and found it very emotional and draining. After all we are talking about the murder of millions of innocent people. In my family’s case, dad was a British soldier who liberated one of the extermination camps. The reality of the horror effected him his entire life. I found though that the museum curator/s have been aware of the overwhelming sadness such information could generate and have taken great lengths to present the information sensitively.

We bought ours the day before and got tickets for 11:45. Id check around noon the day before at least to be sure. Some days you can walk right in-others you’d be out of luck.

They have tickets for certain time slots. You can check at the info desk when you get in and see the available times. If you are staying at a hotel they usually can hold your luggage until you check in

TAlas, I visited when tickets were not required to visit the Museum’s Permanent Exhibition, which tells the history of the Holocaust from 1933 to 1945. Tickets are not required to enter the Museum or to view any other Museum exhibitions. However, the website notes that you can get a ticket in one of three ways: 1.) Advance tickets online are available now. 2.) Same-day tickets are available on line each day for a same-day visit beginning at 6 a.m. Eastern Time. 3.) Same-day tickets are distributed outside the Museum beginning at 9:45 a.m. for visits throughout the day. Hope this is helpful.