Arlington, Holocaust Museum: Stop catching Pokemon here

Not everyone is amused by the idea of capturing Pokemon on our smartphones and exercising as well, however magical it may sound, as the United States Holocaust Museum has asked visitors to stop playing Pokemon Go inside the premises.

A record 1.72 million people visited the site in the southern city of Oswiecim in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by the Soviets.

Like many other landmarks, both the museum in Washington and the military cemetery in Virginia are places where players can come across Pokemon creatures.

But the Pokémon critter Koffing, which emits a poisonous gas, popped up at a sign for the Holocaust Museum’s Helena Rubinstein Auditorium – which exhibits testimonials of Jews who survived the gas chambers.

Staff at both the Gettysburg National Military Park and the Flight 93 National Memorial have expressed their concerns about visitors playing the games there.

Images circulating online in recent days showed the game’s cartoon monsters at several locations inside the Washington, DC, museum, prompting administrators to seek to have the memorial removed from the mobile game, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

The Murray Police Department is aware that several members of our community are participating in a popular activity, Pokemon Go.

A museum spokesperson said: “We are attempting to have the museum removed from the game”.

“Technology can be an important learning tool, but this game falls far outside of our educational and memorial mission”, Hollinger said.

Due to this incident, Hollinger said that the museum is anxious about the potential Koffing appearance.

Mike Litterst, spokesman for the National Mall told CNNMoney, that there haven’t been any problems associated with Pokemon Go game play.