The Holocaust Museum kindly asks that you catch Pokémon elsewhere

Sometimes you don't need to catch 'em all.
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Andrea Romano
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While you're out being the very best, just be respectful of your surroundings.

After being bombarded by visitors playing Pokémon Go since Thursday, the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. is kindly asking Pokétrainers to go find their magical creatures somewhere else.

According to The Washington Post, there are three Pokéstops associated with the museum, which predictably leads to hoards of fans, young and old alike, swarming those areas at any given time.


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The museum's communications director, Andrew Hollinger, told The Post, "Playing the game is not appropriate in the museum, which is a memorial to the victims of Nazism. We are trying to find out if we can get the museum excluded from the game."

Seems reasonable.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, another memorial to those who suffered and died in the Holocaust, is also a stop in the game.

Since the game seems to focus mostly on notable areas and points of interest, there is probably no discerning between something like an art museum and a memorial.

In addition, memorials like the 9/11 Memorial Pool are also a stops on the game.

Currently, there is no way to flag a location as inappropriate in the game. Until game developers address the issue, gamers can continue airing their concerns on social media.

And aspiring Pokétrainers can probably steer clear of memorial sites until then. That would truly make us all the best there's ever been.

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Andrea Romano

Andrea Romano -- comedy writer, craft enthusiast, lady -- was a Watercooler Reporter. She worked as an intern at Mashable beginning in January 2014. Andrea recently completed her Masters degree in Media Studies and Film from The New School and writes sketch comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade and The People's Improv Theatre. She once watched three Paul Rudd movies in a row on a bicoastal flight and didn't realize it until she landed. She does things like that a lot. Twitter: @theandrearomano

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