What time should I get in line Washington Monument?

You MUST get in line by 8 am latest for the walk-in tickets On weekends and holidays, all the passes for the day are given out within the first hour. People line up from as soon as 6 am on some days to get the earliest tickets available. For weekdays, you can arrive a little later.



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If you plan on getting same-day tickets to the Washington Monument during Spring/Summer months, expect an early morning. The ticket window opens at 8:45 am, but the line starts to form as early as 7 am. Tickets are given out on a first-come, first-served basis, so morning times tend to go fast.

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Tickets are required to enter the Washington Monument. Reserve tickets online or get free, same-day tickets at the Washington Monument Lodge on 15th Street near the Washington Monument. Supplies are limited and advance reservations are strongly recommended.

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This tour is an elevator ride to the top. It is worth it and you will probably never get a nother chance. So make a reservation and go. There is a very limited number of people allowed up the monument each day.

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The nonstop elevator ascent to the top floor 500 feet above the ground takes approximately 70 seconds.

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Visiting the Washington Monument: Even though admission is free, you'll need a ticket; see below for details. Travel light and definitely don't bring large backpacks, strollers, or open containers of food or drink, none of which are allowed inside the Monument.

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Park Entrance - Regular Hours Operating Hours The Washington Monument is open daily except July 4 and December 25. Regular Hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Last tour begins by 4:00 p.m.

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The Monument is an engineering marvel. The Washington Post recently pointed out an interesting fact in an on-going debate about the Monument as the world's tallest free-standing masonry structure. The Monument's marble blocks are held together by just gravity and friction, and no mortar was used in the process.

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Public Self-Guided Tours The first, and most frequent way, is on a walk-through tour. These self-guided public tours are scheduled Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Visitors move from room to room at their own pace; once inside the White House, most take about 15 to 20 minutes.

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Thereafter in the actual implementation of the Monument's construction the engineers responsible for it's construction apparently observed that the formal nexus originally intended was too marshy and the soil there presumably not competent to support the weight of the massive structure proposed.

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Seeing the monuments at night is truly the way to go! It's beautiful at night and many people will be out doing the same thing as you so there should be no worries. If you have time The World War II Memorial is gorgeous at night. It's perfectly safe to walk the monuments at night—even at 10pm.

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The Lincoln Memorial is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The early evening and morning hours are beautiful and tranquil times to visit.

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There are no scalpers generally, as Recreation.gov blocks them (you can also tell because no one sells tickets secondhand), it's just that supply is very very limited, this is an area with millions of tourists and residents and only a hundred or so tickets released per day. Beyond that, it's just luck.

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The Washington Monument opened to the public in 1888. The 1893 Rand, McNally travel guide to Washington noted: “A staircase of 900 steps wends its way to the top, around an interior shaft of iron pillars, in which the elevator runs; few people walk up, but many people descend that way.”

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The interior is occupied by iron stairs that spiral up the walls, with an elevator in the center, each supported by four iron columns, which do not support the stone structure.

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5 Things You Might Not Know About the Washington Monument
  • Plans for the monument began even before Washington was elected president. ...
  • The original design for the monument was much different than what ended up being built. ...
  • The monument was once the site of a hostage situation. ...
  • The monument has survived an earthquake.


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