Flight 93 National Memorial, National memorial park in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, US.
Flight 93 National Memorial is a national memorial site in Stonycreek Township in Pennsylvania that spreads across open countryside. The grounds include a visitor pavilion with glass and concrete walls, a Memorial Plaza with a Wall of Names, and a raised overlook above the open field.
Congress passed the Flight 93 National Memorial Act in September 2002, and President George W. Bush signed it on September 24, 2002, listing the site on the National Register of Historic Places. The first phase, including the Memorial Plaza and its Wall of Names, was dedicated on September 10, 2011; the concrete and glass visitor center opened on September 10, 2015.
The Tower of Voices, a 93-foot concrete tower, holds 40 wind chimes, one for each passenger and crew member. Each chime is tuned to a distinct note, and the combined sound changes with wind direction and strength.
The walking path leads from the visitor center along paved trails to the Memorial Plaza and open overlooks. Visitors should plan several hours to explore all areas and view the exhibits inside.
The memorial's boundaries run from Lambertsville Road to U.S. Route 30, where the entrance sits, covering about 2,200 acres (890 ha). Roughly 1,000 of those acres stay in private hands but are protected through partnership agreements, while the memorial itself occupies a 400-acre (160 ha) bowl-shaped area ringed by 1,800 acres (730 ha) of buffer land.
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