National Mall and Memorial Parks

Usual hours

• Mon–Sun 0:00–0:00

From 56 published days, 2026-10-25 to 2026-12-19; community-mapped.

About

Entrance / day-use fee applies.

This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.

This park's official page lists: Visitor center.

Official facts

Public access: Restricted access.

Protected area: 167 acres (68 ha).

Designation: Other Designation. Listed as "National Mall" in the Protected Areas Database of the United States. Protection: protected from conversion, multiple uses allowed (GAP 3).

Established: 1933.

Managed by: NPS.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Events

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial 03:00 PM–03:45 PM · Meet at the bookstore in the memorial.
• Korean War Veterans Memorial:: Meet at Korean War Veterans Memorial Kiosk 11:00 AM–11:30 AM · Meet in front of the Korean War Memorial Kiosk.
• Lincoln Memorial 01:00 PM–01:30 PM · Meet in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the plaza at the base of the stairs.
• Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial 02:00 PM–02:30 PM · Meet at the Martin Luther King Memorial.
• Thomas Jefferson Memorial 05:00 PM–05:30 PM · Meet at the base of the stairs to the chamber where the statue of Jefferson is located.
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Meet at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Kiosk 12:00 PM–12:30 PM · Meet in front of the Korean War Memorial Kiosk.
• World War II Memorial- Look for the Ranger 10:00 AM–10:30 AM · Meet in front of the World War II Kiosk.
• The Unfinished America: A 250-Year Journey of Liberty and Economic Freedom 09:30 AM–10:30 AM · World War II Memorial (contact station)
• Korean War Memorial Tour
• This Week in History: How Did 8 Women Alter the Course of History in 1936?
• Discovering the Eisenhower Memorial: A New Way of Design
• American Eagle Squadrons
• Dealt a Bad Hand
• Nuns of the Battlefield Anniversary
• Tales of Spies: The American Revolution
• Revolutionary Spy Nathan Hale and His Elementary School Spies
• Thomas Jefferson and the Peale Family: Sparking Science and Exploration
• July Fourth, 1862—At Sea
• FDR, Science, and the US Navy Exploring Expedition of 1838 10:30 AM–11:00 AM · Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (meet the ranger in the bookstore exhibit area)
• Patton and MacArthur in the Meuse-Argonne 01:00 PM–01:30 PM · World War I Memorial (near the Pershing Statue)
• Tales of the Odd and Unusual 04:00 PM–04:45 PM · World War II Memorial (ranger contact station)
• Picnic in the Park: History and Music Series 12:00 PM–04:00 PM · Sylvan Theater (located on the southeast side of the Washington Monument grounds, near the intersection of 15th Street SW and Independence Avenue SW in Washington, DC.)
• Thurgood Marshall Remembered 10:00 AM–10:30 AM · Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (inside the memorial)
• Beyond "In the Room Where It Happened" 02:30 PM–02:45 PM · Thomas Jefferson Memorial (meet the ranger on the front steps)
• October 1942: Crisis in the Deserts, Cities, and Jungles 07:00 PM–07:30 PM · World War II Memorial (ranger station)
• Picnic in the Park: History Through Music - Halloween Edition 11:30 AM–03:30 PM · Constitution Gardens (meet the rangers near the water on the side closest to the World War II Memorial)
• FDR and His Love of the Sea 11:00 AM–11:30 AM · Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (meet the ranger in the bookstore exhibit area)
• Presidential Valor: The Military Service of Presidents and Vice Presidents Who Served in World War II 12:00 PM–12:30 PM · World War II Memorial (meet the ranger at the contact station)
• 1991: The Gulf War 01:00 PM–01:30 PM · National Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial (inside the memorial) Located at the southwest corner of Constitution Avenue and 23rd Street NW
• Dealt a Bad Hand: A Program on How FDR Saved America 03:00 PM–04:00 PM · Franklin Delano Roosvelt Memorial (meet the ranger in the second room near “The Breadline” sculpture)
• and 4 more

Before you go

Limits

Yes, service dogs are legally permitted anywhere in a park that visitors can go

Park alert: Washington Monument closed one day each month for maintenance

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Getting there

National Mall and Memorial Parks preserves more than one thousand acres of federal parkland in Washington, DC, including: the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, DC War Memorial, and East and West Potomac Parks; Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site.

Weather & when to go

Washington, DC has all four seasons. Humidity will make the temps feel hotter in summer and colder in winter. Spring (March - May) Temp: Average high is 65.5 degrees with a low of 46.5 degrees Summer (June - August) Temp: Average high is 86 degrees with a low of 68.5 degrees. Can get into the 100s. Fall (September - November) Temp: Average high is 68 degrees with a low of 51.5 degrees Winter (December - February) Temp: Average high is 45 degrees with a low of 30 degrees (Source: www.usclimatedata.com)

Visitor center

Bas-Reliefs of Atlantic Theater

Visitor center

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial

Visitor center

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: Honoring the General

Visitor center

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: Honoring the President

Visitor center

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: Tapestry

Visitor center

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: The Young Man

Visitor center

First Term Room

Visitor center

First Term Room

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Fourth Term Room

Visitor center

Fourth Term Room

Visitor center

Information - WWII Memorial

Visitor center

Information - WWII Memorial

Facilities on the park map

11 bench, 3 changing table, 9 picnic area, 35 restroom, 25 visitor information, 5 water fountain.

History

Opened

1965

• Park opened