A group of visitors waving from the wetlands bridge
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Bringing a group of 25 or more to the memorial? See below for information on how to plan your visit.
Getting Started with Group Planning
By following these tips, you can enhance your visit and contribute to a respectful and meaningful experience at the memorial.
For very large groups (150 individuals or more) or groups arriving on multiple buses, we suggest breaking up your groups and rotating through the various points of interest.
For example, half of your group can go through the Visitor Center while the other half experience the Memorial Plaza. They can then switch by bus or by walking the .7-mile trail that connects the Memorial Plaza and Visitor Center.
Please keep in mind the additional time needed for bathroom breaks and to move your group from place to place during your visit.
Depending on their mobility, your group can either walk or drive to and from the Visitor Center and Memorial Plaza.
1.2-mile trail connecting the Visitor Center to the Memorial Plaza
Driving
The Visitor Center and Memorial Plaza are located 1.2 miles apart on Return Road.
Parking
Please park buses in designated oversize parking areas. Oversize parking is available at the Visitor Center, Memorial Plaza, and Tower of Voices. Please avoid parking in designated motorcycle or handicapped parking areas.
Pick Up and Drop Off
Please use designated pick up and drop off areas to load and unload your group. Please refrain from parking in these areas as it can lead to congestion.
On arrival at the Visitor Center, please check in with the park ranger at the front desk. We ask that you provide us with how many buses you have and the number of visitors in your group.
This is also a good opportunity to ask the park ranger at the front desk if they can provide a short orientation for your group. We cannot guarantee that staff are available; however, we are more than happy to speak to your group depending on staffing levels and current visitation in the Visitor Center.
Flight 93 National Memorial is a trash-free park. Please respect the memorial by taking trash with you and participate in the Leave No Trace program.
All parking lots have accessible parking. Wheelchairs are available to borrow at both the Visitor Center Complex and the Memorial Plaza on a first come first serve basis. Please do not take wheelchairs on the trails.
Ubi-Duo technology is available at the Visitor Center front desk for visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing. This device allows for two-way, typed conversation for immediate viewing by both parties.
The National Park Services provides ASL interpretation for any ranger program, upon advanced request. Please contact us to make arrangements at least one week in advance.
Be sure to bring enough food and drinks to last for the duration of your visit.
Potable water is not available at Flight 93 National Memorial. Bottled water is available for purchase in the bookstore.
The bookstore offers a very limited number of snack items for purchase.
The closest restaurants that can accommodate large groups are located over 15 miles away either in Somerset or Bedford.
There are a small number of picnic tables located in the grassy area next the oversized parking area the Visitor Center. Please respect the memorial by taking trash with you.
A group of students visiting the Memorial Plaza
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A Place of Respect
Please help maintain the solemnity of our national memorial by following these guidelines:
Do not climb on the walls at the Memorial Plaza.
Refrain from running and horseplay.
Please keep voices low.
Take turns viewing the exhibit panels and visiting the bookstore to avoid overcrowding. Station chaperones in the bookstore to limit the number of students to 15 in the space at one time.
Photography is not permitted inside the Visitor Center due to copyright requirements. However, photography is encouraged elsewhere in the memorial.
Please stay on designated pathways. Do not pick wildflowers or disturb any wildlife you may encounter.
From left to right, designated oversized parking area at the Tower of Voices, bus drop-off zones at the Visitor Center and Memorial Plaza, and designated oversized parking area at the Memorial Plaza.
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Ranger Recommendations for Your Visit
On a schedule? Select the drop-down panels below to see our rangers' recommendations on how to best spend time at the memorial based on your group's schedule.
If your group only has 30 minutes to visit, our rangers recommend:
Head straight to the Memorial Plaza. Buses can unload in the Memorial Plaza parking lot and your group can walk the .25-mile paved walkway overlooking the crash site, which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew members to the Wall of Names, which features forty white polished marble stones inscribed with the names of the passengers and crew.
If you your group has 1 hour to visit, our rangers recommend:
Start your visit at the Visitor Center. Buses can unload in the Visitor Center parking lot. Restrooms are conveniently located near the pick-up/drop-off zone in the building close to the flagpole. Please note that there are no restrooms available inside the Visitor Center, so plan accordingly during your visit. Please allow at least 30 minutes for your group to go through the exhibits and visit the bookstore and restrooms.
We then recommend either driving your group to the Memorial Plaza or having them walk the .7-mile Western Overlook trail from the Visitor Center complex to the Memorial Plaza.
Buses can load/unload in the Memorial Plaza parking lot and your group can walk the .25-mile paved walkway overlooking the crash site, which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew members to the Wall of Names, which features forty white polished marble stones inscribed with the names of the passengers and crew.
If you your group has 2 hours to visit, our rangers recommend:
Start your visit at the Visitor Center. Buses can unload in the Visitor Center parking lot. Restrooms are conveniently located near the pick-up/drop-off zone in the building close to the flagpole. Please note that there are no restrooms available inside the Visitor Center, so plan accordingly during your visit. Please allow at least 30 minutes for your group to go through the exhibits and visit the bookstore and restrooms.
We then recommend either driving your group to the Memorial Plaza or having them walk the .7-mile Western Overlook trail from the Visitor Center complex to the Memorial Plaza.
Buses can load/unload in the Memorial Plaza parking lot and your group can walk the .25-mile paved walkway overlooking the crash site, which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew members to the Wall of Names, which features forty white polished marble stones inscribed with the names of the passengers and crew.
Once you are finished with the Visitor Center and Memorial Plaza, your group can drive to the Tower of Voices, a monumental, ninety-three feet tall musical instrument holding forty wind chimes, representing the voices of the forty passengers and crew members.
If you your group has 3 or more hours to visit, our rangers recommend:
Start your visit at the Visitor Center. Buses can unload in the Visitor Center parking lot. Restrooms are conveniently located near the pick-up/drop-off zone in the building close to the flagpole. Please note that there are no restrooms available inside the Visitor Center, so plan accordingly during your visit. Please allow at least 30 minutes for your group to go through the exhibits and visit the bookstore and restrooms.
We then recommend your group visit the Memorial Plaza. Your group can drive or walk using one of our hiking trails. The Allée and Western Overlook trail create an approximately 2.2 mile loop connecting the Visitor Center to the Memorial Plaza.
Buses can load/unload in the Memorial Plaza parking lot and your group can walk the .25-mile paved walkway overlooking the crash site, which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew members to the Wall of Names, which features forty white polished marble stones inscribed with the names of the passengers and crew.
Once you are finished with the Visitor Center and Memorial Plaza, your group can drive to the Tower of Voices, a monumental, ninety-three feet tall musical instrument holding forty wind chimes, representing the voices of the forty passengers and crew members.
Before your visit, please check out our park calendar to see if there are any ranger programs scheduled for that day. If there are no programs, you can also download the NPS app to access a self-guided tour of the memorial.
