WASHINGTON, June 25 (DC Times Online) — Visitors to Washington’s Lincoln Memorial will be able to step into the monument’s long-hidden undercroft beginning June 25, when the National Park Service opens the 15,000-square-foot space to the public with free timed-entry tickets.
The underground exhibit area, which the park service says has been hidden since the memorial opened in 1922, will feature 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.
Advance reservations can be made through Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. The NPS says tickets are free but carry a $1 service fee for advance bookings.
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 says the undercroft will also give visitors a look at the structure’s foundation through floor-to-ceiling glass.
