WASHINGTON, June 25 (DC Times Online) — Visitors can now step into a hidden 15,000-square-foot exhibit space beneath the Lincoln Memorial after the National Park Service opened the undercroft to the public June 25 for the first time since the monument debuted in 1922.
The timed-entry visit includes interactive exhibits and multimedia presentations on the memorial’s construction and its role in American history and civil rights, according to the park service. The agency says the project was funded in partnership with the National Park Foundation.
Tickets are free but require timed entry. Advance reservations can be made through Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777, and the park service said same-day tickets will be handed out 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 exhibit space will also include copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment, according to the park service.
