Defining the southern border of Peace Memorial Park is a museum dedicated to telling the stories of August 6, 1945 and the gruesome aftermath. Within this Main Building of the Peace Memorial Museum are extensive displays, photographs and artifacts. They vividly chronical the impact of the blast, heat, shock waves and radiation. Collectively, the exhibits will make you sad, angry and somber. The museum’s East Wing explains the history of the bomb. The Fountain of Prayer was created in 1964 to memorialize the victims who died while screaming, “Water, please, water.”
