Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument is a United States national monument that honors Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American teenager who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, and his mother, Mamie Till, who became an advocate in the Civil Rights Movement. The monument includes three sites, one in Illinois and two in Mississippi, with a total area of 5.7 acres (2.3 ha). The monument is managed by the National Park Service and was established by President Joe Biden on July 25, 2023, which would have been Emmett Till's 82nd birthday.
Overview from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. The Park Service publishes no description for this unit.
About 2 hours from Memphis by car.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| Tallahatchie County Courthouse | Varies by day ▾
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| Graball Landing | Daily · Sunrise to Sunset |
| Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ | Daily · Sunrise to Sunset |
Tallahatchie County Courthouse: hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.
| Dates | Hours |
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| Standard hoursNow |
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| Nov 26, 2026Thanksgiving | Hours not published |
| Dec 25, 2026Christmas | Hours not published |
| Jan 1, 2027New Years | Hours not published |
When to go
June draws the most visits here and January the fewest, averaged over 2024 to 2025.
Visitor centers
- Sumner Visitor Center ↗Passport stamp
Stop by our Visitor Center in Sumner, MS. There you can explore the interpretive exhibit, learn more about the sites in Mississippi and Illinois, and get information about guided tours, current conditions, and more.
No campgrounds, no webcams or events in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.
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Things to do
- More to See in Mississippi
Visit locations related to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley not in the monument.
Opens on the Park Service site - More to See in Illinois
Visit locations related to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley not in the monument.
Opens on the Park Service site - Visit Graball Landing
Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till’s body was found near Graball Landing on the Tallahatchie River following his lynching in 1955.
Opens on the Park Service site - Get Started at the Sumner Visitor Center30-60 Minutes
We recommend you begin your visit at the Emmett Till and Mamie Mobley-Till National Monument in Sumner, MS. There you can explore the interpretive exhibit, learn more about the sites in Mississippi and Illinois, and get information about guided…
Opens on the Park Service site - Visit the Illinois Unit30-60 Minutes
Visit Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago’s South Side.
Opens on the Park Service site
Films
National Park Service productions, public domain.
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Historic landmarks nearby
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Public land nearby
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.
Illinois guidebooks
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Reference
Weather & climate
The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument has sites in Chicago, IL and Sumner and Glendora, MS. Check local weather conditions in each unit before you visit.
Questions people ask
Does Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley charge an entrance fee?
No. Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley?
Standard hours are 12:00PM - 5:00PM on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and it is closed on Sunday and Monday. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.
Source: National Park Service
How busy is Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley?
3,763 recreation visits in 2025, number 376 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
When was Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley established?
2023.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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