National Memorial · New York · est. 1897

General Grant National Memorial

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 the Union Army and then, as President of the United States, strove to heal a nation after a civil war and make rights for all citizens a reality.

About under an hour from New York by car.

Free to enter Hours vary 1 visitor center

Photos: National Park Service

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Lower Crypt Access Subject to Safe Conditions

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Alerts

Caution
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.

Fees & passes

Free. No entrance fee here.

Hours

Mausoleum (Tomb)

Varies by day ▾

monday: Closed
tuesday: Closed
wednesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
thursday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
friday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
saturday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
sunday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.

Dates	Hours
Standard hours	sun 10:00AM - 5:00PM mon Closed tue Closed wed 10:00AM - 5:00PM thu 10:00AM - 5:00PM fri 10:00AM - 5:00PM sat 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sep 8, 2026 to May 24, 2027NowFall, Winter, Spring Hours	sun 10:00AM - 4:00PM mon Closed tue Closed wed 10:00AM - 4:00PM thu 10:00AM - 4:00PM fri 10:00AM - 4:00PM sat 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Nov 26, 2026Thanksgiving Day	Closed
Dec 25, 2026Christmas Day	Closed
Jan 1, 2027New Years Day	Closed
Jan 18, 2027Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 4:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published
Feb 15, 2027Washington's Birthday	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 4:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published
May 31, 2027Memorial Day	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 5:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published
Jun 19, 2027Juneteenth	10:00AM - 5:00PM
Jul 4, 2027Independence Day	10:00AM - 5:00PM
Sep 6, 2027Labor Day	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 5:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published
Oct 12, 2027Columbus Day	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 4:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published

When to go

Month by month, 1979 to 2025 →

August draws the most visits here and February the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.

Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at New York Cntrl Pk Twr, 2 miles from the park's reference point at 130 feet, station USW00094728 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. The lower panel is monthly rain and snow from the same station, also 1991 to 2020 averages.

See every month and year since 1979.

Visitor centers

General Grant National Memorial Visitor Center and Overlook PavilionPassport stamp
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.

At a glance

Established: Apr 27, 1897
States: New York
Designation: National Memorial
Coordinates: 40.8133° N, 73.9633° W
Visitor centers: 1
Visitors (2025): 63,152
Phone: (646) 670-7251

Cell signal

Verizon: 5G (fast)
AT&T: 5G (fast)
T-Mobile: 5G (fast)

Outdoor coverage as modeled by carriers in FCC filings as of 2025-12-31, at the park's reference point and its campgrounds. Terrain and trees change everything. This product uses FCC APIs and/or Data but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.

Official links

All 9 links

Sister site

Campsite Atlas

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Sister site

Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Every national wildlife refuge, wilderness area, national forest and BLM monument.

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Explore

Things to do

General Grant National Memorial Park Film22 Minutes
Watch the 22-minute park film that highlights Grant's life and accomplishments.
Opens on the Park Service site
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.
Opens on the Park Service site
General Grant National Memorial Junior Ranger Program20-60 Minutes
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.
Opens on the Park Service site

Films

Introduction to Native American Heritage Month 2020 · 1.5 min · on NPS.gov ↗

Battle of Harlem Heights Virtual Walking Tour · 22.2 min · on NPS.gov ↗

National Park Service productions, public domain.

Events

Open House New York at General Grant National Memorial10/17
01:00 PM · free

News

National Park Service Selects Amy Sebring to Lead Manhattan Sites ↗2026-06-10
The National Park Service has selected Amy Sebring as the next superintendent of Manhattan Sites, a collection of nine national parks related to the American journey.

Map

Interactive map by the National Park Service

Historic landmarks nearby

All New York landmarks on Register Atlas →

National Historic Landmark · 4 mi

USS Edson (DD-946)

New YorkOpen to visit

National Historic Landmark · 4 mi

USS Intrepid (aircraft carrier)

New YorkOpen to visit

National Historic Landmark · 6 mi

101 Spring Street

New York

National Historic Landmark · 8 mi

Ambrose (lightship)

New YorkOpen to visit

Public land nearby

All of it on Wilderness Atlas →

National Wildlife Refuge · 23.5 mi

Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge

FWS3,382 acres

Wilderness · 25.3 mi

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness

FWS3,660 acres

National Wildlife Refuge · 25.8 mi

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

FWS7,858 acres

National Wildlife Refuge · 28.5 mi

Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge

FWS78 acres

National Wildlife Refuge · 39.8 mi

Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge

FWS208 acres

Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.

Guidebooks for the Mid-Atlantic

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Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail
Matt Willen, 2016
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Rail-trails mid-Atlantic
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2015
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Scenic Routes and Byways Middle Atlantic
Randi Minetor and Nic Minetor, 2015
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Reference

Activities

Guided Tours Junior Ranger Program Park Film Museum Exhibits Shopping

Weather & climate

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=New+York&state=NY&site=OKX&lat=40.7198&lon=-73.993#.Vqj8OvkrJlZ

Questions people ask

Does General Grant charge an entrance fee?

No. General Grant is free to enter.

Source: National Park Service

What are the hours at General Grant?

Standard hours are 10:00AM - 5:00PM on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and it is closed on Monday and Tuesday. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.

Source: National Park Service

Is anything closed at General Grant right now?

1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Lower Crypt Access Subject to Safe Conditions.

Source: Alerts

How busy is General Grant?

63,152 recreation visits in 2025, number 248 of 387 units that report visitation.

Source: Most visited parks

Is there cell service at General Grant?

At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G. Coverage inside the park varies by location.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

When was General Grant established?

1897.

Source: Wikipedia

What is the weather like at General Grant?

Http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=New+York&state=NY&site=OKX&lat=40.7198&lon=-73.993#.Vqj8OvkrJlZ

Source: Weather & climate

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