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Lower Crypt Access Subject to Safe Conditions

Access to the lower crypt area of the Mausoleum is subject to closure during wet and or low light conditions in the late afternoon. The main floor and the two reliquary rooms remain open during these conditions.

Title General Grant
Park Code gegr
Description The final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia, is the largest mausoleum in North America. It testifies to a people’s gratitude for the man who ended the bloodiest conflict in American history as Commanding General of t...
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Contact
646-670-7251
gegr_info@nps.gov
Activities
  • Guided Tours
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store
Entrance fees
Campgrounds Count: 0
Places Count: 6

Eastern Trophy Room

  • Round room containing a tall metal case with civil war era flags. The wall maps out the southern battles of the Civil War.

Flag of the 11th Indiana

  • An American flag in a glass case against the wall of the mausoleum

General Grant National Memorial

The Crypt in Grant's Tomb

  • A stone circular pathway surrounding the large stone sarcophagi on a raised stone platform in the center of the room.

The Rotunda of Grant's Tomb

  • A large marble room with a ceiling that soars a hundred feet up to a dome that caps the building. A marble ledge forms a circle in the center of the room and on the walls are colorful mosaics which depict Civil War scenes.

Western Trophy Room

  • A small circular room surrounding an ornate metal and glass case housing colorful civil war flags. The wall has a mural which depicts the northern battles of the Civil War.
Visitor Centers Count: 1

General Grant National Memorial Visitor Center and Overlook Pavilion

  • General Grant National Memorial Visitor Center and Overlook Pavilion
  • Located west of the mausoleum across the southbound lane of Riverside Drive, the visitor center provides a bookstore/gift shop, information desk staffed by a park ranger, interpretive exhibits and a 22-minute park film about Ulysses S. Grant and the mausoleum. The overlook pavilion offers a view of the surrounding Riverside Park and the Hudson River. The structure was originally a comfort station built in 1910 and was renovated to become the visitor center in 2011.
Things to do Count: 3

  • General Grant National Memorial Park Film
  • Watch the 22-minute park film that highlights Grant's life and accomplishments.

  • Interpretive Exhibits
  • Contains a permanent exhibit gallery addressing some of the major events in Ulysses S. Grant's life, and this history of the mausoleum.

  • General Grant National Memorial Junior Ranger Program
  • Participate in the Junior Ranger program at General Grant National Memorial, and learn about General Grant, his final resting place, and the National Park Service.
Tours Count: 1

Mausoleum Interior Audio Tour

This short audio tour will lead you around the interior of the Mausoleum of Ulysses S Grant providing information about its history and architecture.
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