Tickets go quickly at Washington Monument reopening
The monument is open again after being closed for upgrades since 2016.
363-foot rocket to be projected onto the Washington Monument this week
The display will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
A very old tree falls on the National Mall. Park Service officials are trying to save it.
The felled mulberry tree "predates the dedication of the Washington Monument," per the Park Service
Washington Monument to reopen to visitors in August, National Park Service says
The discovery of "possibly contaminated soil" is pushing back the site’s reopening by several months
Maryland contractor to construct Washington Monument’s planned visitor center, new elevator
The monument won’t open until the spring of 2019.
Washington, D.C.’s best vantage points
There’s more than one way to get a great view of the District, but for those who want to head straight to the tallest points of the city, here is your guide.
The Washington Monument will get a new, glassy security screening center
This past week, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved a 17-and-a-half-foot-tall glass box for the National Mall. The box’s purpose? To be a visitor screening center for the Washington Monument.
Finally, someone is building a model of D.C. in Minecraft
The Washington, D.C. Metro area is going virtual, thanks to one Minecraft architect, called Thor_IAD. The player revealed his efforts to recreate the region in the popular sandbox video game on the Washington, D.C. section of Reddit.
Washington Monument closed until 2019
Since August, the Washington Monument has been closed, and it looks like it will remain closed for at least two more years. During this time, repairs will be done on the structure’s elevator. There is no start date for the project just yet.