The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial: A Self Guided Audio Tour

45 min – 1 h 15 min Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial in Arlington, Virginia is one of the nation’s most intimate and architecturally meaningful memorials dedicated to the events of September 11, 2001. This self-guided audio tour offers an exploration of the Pentagon Memorial, which tells its story through design rather than relying on monuments or heroic imagery. The tour helps you learn how to “read” that design so you can engage with the space more deeply, while giving you the freedom to pause, observe, and reflect at your own pace. The tour starts in the parking area in front of the Pentagon building. It places the memorial within its broader physical and historical context, drawing attention to its relationship with the Pentagon building, nearby roadways, and the everyday activity that continues around it. This tour offers a contemporary perspective on those themes through a site shaped by collaboration with victims’ families and a commitment to individualised remembrance.

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At a glance

Duration: 45 min – 1 h 15 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: English
Written guide: English
Operated by: VoiceMap Audio Tours

Ages: Adults (6–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Included: Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Included: Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Included: App for Android and iOS
Included: Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Not included

Not included: Smartphone and headphones
Not included: Transportation
Not included: Food and drink
Not included: Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Itinerary

The Pentagon

Passing by

Stand before one of the most recognisable buildings in the world, a vast five-sided fortress that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. Marvel at the sheer scale of this wartime construction, completed in just sixteen months in 1943, and reflect on its enduring presence as a symbol of American military power and national resilience.
Stop 2

Passing by

Marvel at this soaring contemporary memorial, three stainless steel spires sweeping skyward above Arlington in a design inspired by the contrails of the Air Force Thunderbirds display team. Enjoy the sweeping views across the Potomac toward Washington DC and reflect on the service and sacrifice honoured by this striking and deeply considered landmark.
Arlington National Cemetery

Passing by

Walk through the most hallowed ground in America, where over 400,000 veterans, service members, and national figures rest beneath a landscape of white marble headstones stretching across 639 acres of rolling Virginia hillside. Stroll these deeply moving grounds and feel the weight of national memory carried by every carefully tended row of markers.
Stop 4

Passing by

Explore this profoundly moving outdoor memorial, where 184 illuminated benches are arranged according to the ages and flight paths of those lost on September 11, 2001. Walk slowly through this quietly powerful landscape and learn to read its design — the Locator Stone, the Age Wall, the Zero Line — as a language of remembrance shaped by the families of those it honours.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

This tour starts at the parking area of the Pentagon. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

This tour starts at the parking area of the Pentagon. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

Using your ticket

VOICEMAP CODE

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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

Create an account

Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE

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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.

This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.

When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.

Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.

SUPPORT

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For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]