WASHINGTON, June 25 (DC Times Online) — Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial will soon be able to go below the monument for the first time, as the National Park Service opens the memorial’s 15,000-square-foot undercroft to the public on June 25.
The space beneath the memorial in Washington, D.C., has been hidden since the monument opened in 1922. The National Park Service says the new exhibit area will include interactive displays and multimedia presentations on the memorial’s construction and its place in American history and civil rights.
The project is being funded in partnership with the National Park Foundation, according to the Park Service.
Admission will be handled through timed entry. Tickets are free, but advance reservations include a $1 service fee, and visitors can book through Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777.
Same-day tickets will be distributed beginning at 8:45 a.m. at the Korean War Veterans Memorial kiosk on Daniel Chester French Drive, just south of the Lincoln Memorial, the Park Service said.
The opening adds a new stop for travelers visiting the National Mall, turning a long-hidden part of one of the city’s most visited landmarks into a public exhibit space.
