The Field of Empty Chairs - Oaklahoma City National Memorial - Oklahoma, USA
N 35° 28.367 W 097° 31.027
14S E 634537 N 3926485
This symbolic memorial, a place of quiet reflection, honouring victims, survivors, rescuers and all who were changed forever on April 19, 1995. It encompasses the sacred soil where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building once stood, In Oklahoma City.
Waymark Code: WMR9H4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2016
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If your tripping Route 66 or in the Oklahoma City area, this is a must visit location, that will live in your mind forever.
Please take the time to visit the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial, it's free & open 24/7. & If possible visit the museum, the impact is incredible and not to be forgotten!
The A.P. Murrah Building was the scene of the worst home terrorist act on United States soil. This stunning & thought provoking, Symbolic Memorial & Museum, remembers the 168 who were lost & the 680 who were injured.
The Field of Empty Chairs - Historic Marker Inscription:
"You are entering the area where the Alfred P. Murrah Building once stood. The granite used on this pathway was salvaged from the Murrah Building. The Field of Empty Chairs is a tribute to the 168 Americans who were killed April 19, 1995. The nine rows represent the nine floors on which they worked or were visiting. The five westernmost Empty Chairs honor those who were killed outside the Murrah Building."
"At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995 our world changed forever. One hundred sixty-eight innocent people - husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters - lost their lives to a senseless act of domestic terrorism. The Oklahoma City National Memorial encompasses the now sacred soil where the Murrah Federal Building once stood ~ a testament to sorrow, loss and the resilience of the human spirit. My heart broke as I walked this modern trail of tears and reflected on all that could have been but for this terrible moment in time." Text Source: (
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For those in other Countries & States, You can view the site on satellite on Virtual Globetrotting: (
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Hours of Operation:
The Outdoor Symbolic Memorial: is free and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a Year.
The Museum: is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
Admission Prices:
Outdoor Symbolic Memorial
Free and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. National Park Service Rangers are on the site daily, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, to answer questions.
Museum Tickets*
$15 Adults
$12 Seniors 62+
$12 Military with ID
$12 Students (Age 6 through college with ID)