Starting next month, the new Flight 93 National Memorial's visitors center complex will make tickets available for specific dates and times in anticipation of the large crowds expected to attend its Sept. 10 opening in Somerset County.
Tickets are free and can be purchased two ways:
• Advanced reservation tickets can be purchased starting Aug. 27 at www.recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. Only six tickets are available per transaction and orders come with a $1.50 service charge.
• Visitors can also get tickets at the visitor center Sept. 10 on a first-come, first-served basis. There is also a limit of six tickets per individual at the site
The 6,809-square-foot center will open at 2 p.m. Sept. 10 in Stonycreek Township with a permanent exhibit dedicated to the 40 passengers and crew members of United Airlines Flight 93 who died on 9/11.
The display includes photographs, artifacts, tactile models and audio and video pieces.
The complex is scheduled to be completed in 2017. Besides the visitor center, the property includes a 4,686-square-foot learning center for class trips and guest speakers.
The $26 million complex was designed by Los Angeles-based architect Paul Murdoch.
First Published: July 23, 2015, 6:22 p.m.
