WASHINGTON, June 25 (DC Times Online) — Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be able to tour the monument’s long-hidden undercroft for the first time when it opens to the public June 25, the National Park Service said.
The park service describes the space as a 15,000-square-foot exhibit area beneath the memorial on the National Mall. It has been closed to the general public since the memorial opened in 1922.
According to the park service, the undercroft will include interactive exhibits and multimedia presentations on the memorial’s construction and its role in American history and civil rights. The project is being funded in partnership with the National Park Foundation.
Admission will be free, but visitors must use timed entry. Advance reservations can be made through Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777, the park service said. A $1 service fee applies to advance tickets.
Same-day tickets will be distributed starting 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 said the space will also let visitors see the memorial’s structural foundation through floor-to-ceiling glass.
