- Washington Monument tickets are currently only available online at 10am day before; however, there is nothing listed as “NR” after March 24.
- Located in Washington D.C., the Washington Monument is the tallest building in Washington D.C. and the tallest obelisk in the world.
- In the 1840s the Washington National Monument Society selected Robert Mills’ 600-foot masonry obelisk to honor George Washington.
- All visitors (including children ages 2+) must have a ticket to enter the Washington Monument. During peak season, tickets run out quickly.
- Washington Monument, obelisk in Washington, D.C., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United States.
- Mills had already designed a monument to Washington for Baltimore. It was a large Greek column crowned by a statue of the president.
- Tickets can be reserved in advance of you can go to the Washington Monument Lodge on 15th Street adjacent to the Monument to pick them up.
- The exterior of the Washington Monument was completed on December 6, 1884; it was opened to the public on October 9, 1888 (after the interior was completed).
- The tallest stone building in the entire globe is the Washington Monument. It is situated in Washington, D.C., the home of the United States government.