DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior:
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As of March 14, the monument itself is closed because of Covid-19. However, the bathrooms and visitor center were still open. They had the first open public bathroom since Union Station. However, the bathrooms closed after that.
May 9: For some reason, when I came by on this day, the men's room was unlocked which I discovered when I saw a woman come out of it. I was glad to have access to a bathroom for change! That was short-lived however and they were closed again until July.
August 2: The bathrooms are open again! And the gift shop was open too. The guy inside said he doubted the monument itself would reopen before a vaccine was widely available. Having said that, it reopened in October.
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- WMON_200314_01.JPG: Site Closed
As a public health precaution, the Washington Monument is temporarily closed for the safety of staff and visitors.
Updates will be posted to the park website, www.nps.gov/wamo, and on Twitter and Facebook: @NationalMallNPS
- WMON_200509_01.JPG: In commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Washington Monument
1884-1984
Walkways donated July 11, 1984 by the members and friends of the National Society of Professional Engineers in observance of the Society's fiftieth anniversary
- WMON_200509_16.JPG: Luckily, the men's room was probably accidentally left unlocked so I could use it. I found this out when a woman walked out while I was approaching it. The women's room was locked.
- WMON_200509_19.JPG: Site Closed
As a public health precaution, the Washington Monument is temporarily closed for the safety of staff and visitors.
Updates will be posted to the park website, www.nps.gov/wamo, and on Twitter and Facebook: @NationalMallNPS
- WMON_200802_01.JPG: It was nice to have the NPS bathrooms open again!
- WMON_200802_06.JPG: Site Closed
As a public health precaution, the Washington Monument is temporarily closed for the safety of staff and visitors.
Updates will be posted to the park website, www.nps.gov/wamo, and on Twitter and Facebook: @NationalMallNPS
- WMON_200802_16.JPG: The gift shop was open too!
- WMON_200802_20.JPG: Welcome back
Current hours of operation
10:00am to 6:00pm
Thank you
- WMON_200802_23.JPG: Your health is our #1 priority!
Here are the actions you may take:
* Please maintain the six-foot physical distancing requirements
* Adhere to maximum occupancy guidelines where applicable
* In accordance with CDC recommendations, we strongly encourage anyone over the age of 2 to wear a face covering when entering our park store unless doing so would inhibit your health.
[Note that it's "strongly encourage" vs "require"]
- WMON_201102_01.JPG: The Washington Monument had reopened on October 1 after closing in March because of COVID.
Washington Monument
How Can I Get Tickets?
* Tickets are only available on-line from Recreation.gov
* Tickets may be obtained on-line at 10am for next day entry.
* Each ticket is good for up to four people traveling together.
COVID Safety
* The number of tickets distributed is limited to ensure proper distancing.
* Face coverings are required while inside the Washington Monument.
- WMON_201102_04.JPG: Note the ticket place is to the right and then men's room door is open. Many of the sites on the Mall were being boarded up because of expected election violence so it was nice to find an open bathroom.
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