Downtown Oklahoma City is home for the National Memorial and Museum. The original site of the memorial was the Alfred P.Murrah Federal Building. In addition to this several other appurtenant structures have been added to make up the 3.3 acre site on which the memorial stands today. The memorial is symbolic and encourages visitors to move in to the museum for further learning on how hope helped transform horror. Dedication of the memorial was done on 19 April, 2000 by President Clinton.

The memorial museum housed in 50,000 square foot offers a number of interactive displays that help visitors recall the events on the fateful spring morning in Oklahoma. Tell tale evidence of horror and destruction and how people clawed back in to life again can be found as you explore the museum. You cannot help filling your mind with mirror images of what the city of Oklahoma went through on the day she was bombed. The museum does not diminish the tragedy but the contrast between brutality of evil and the tenderness of response is well show cased.

Apart from this outstanding museum, Oklahoma offers a series of engaging outdoor activities and attractions for her visitors. Outdoor sports and nature, casinos and gaming, lakes and boating, wineries and agritourism, family activities and fun are among areas you can focus on. Together, they do offer a comprehensive vacation across all age profiles. Visitors spending longer durations in Oklahoma can also tune in with a number of special events that Oklahoma hosts at regular intervals.

On April 19th, 1995 the city of Oklahoma was attacked when a major car bomb explosion blew up near the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The building was the United States Federal Government building which was targeted by the Timothy McVeigh, an American militia group and is the second worst destructive attack on America after 9/11.

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

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Official Website of Oklahoma City National Memorial

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The bombing claimed 168 lives, amongst them were 19 children who were below 6 years. This tragic incident still remains a shocker among families who lost there loved ones. The bombing was carried out by a well planned and systematic attack to disrupt the government. The attack was planned to coincide with the second anniversary of the Waco Siege which occurred on 19th April, 1993 by the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

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After the unfaithful day, rescue teams salvaged what remains of the federal office. This attack was also called as OKBOMB. In 1996, an official plan was made to build a memorial to all those who lost their lives in this tragic event and to build a memorial on the same location which has came to be known as The Oklahoma National Memorial. The memorial was build by family and friends of those who passed away, those whose families got disrupted and for those who lost their loved ones.

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Every now and then, families get to the memorial to offer some solitude and to offer their prayers. Each year on the same day all the families and people, who were affected with this incident, gather at the Oklahoma National Memorial to pay tributes to their loved ones.