{"id":"nps-gegr","slug":"general-grant-national-memorial","name":"General Grant National Memorial","designation":"National Memorial","category":"memorial","categoryLabel":"Memorial","agency":{"code":"NPS","name":"National Park Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.nps.gov"},"managedBy":[{"code":"NPS","name":"National Park Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.nps.gov","unitCode":"GEGR","designation":"National Memorial","sourceId":"nps-gegr"}],"states":["NY"],"stateNames":["New York"],"location":{"lat":40.81332817,"lon":-73.96331542},"bbox":[-73.9635,40.8131,-73.9629,40.8138],"acres":{"value":0,"kind":"gis-estimate","source":"Computed from the simplified boundary","note":"Approximate. The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"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.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/gegr/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=40.8138&b_tl_lng=-73.9635&b_br_lat=40.8131&b_br_lng=-73.9629","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=General%20Grant%20National%20Memorial","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/gegr/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C855F85-1DD8-B71B-0B5A4A32E92B3730.jpg","title":"Mausoleum","alt":"Mausoleum and flags in sunny weather","caption":"The Mausoleum is the final resting place for Ulysses S Grant and his wife Julia D. 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Massey Rhind.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C85D1CF-1DD8-B71B-0B360DCD6E00EE09.jpg","title":"The Overlook Pavillion, above the Visitor Center","alt":"A neoclassic pavilion sits on the hillside, surrounded by trees with the Hudson River below.","caption":"The Overlook Pavilion is great place to check out the scenery. Beneath the overlook is the park's visitor center.","credit":"NPS / D. Stanko","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C85D2D2-1DD8-B71B-0BF7A0FA3E4DC031.jpg","title":"Site of the Temporary Tomb","alt":"A black wrought-iron fence surrounds two trees. The enclosure is located directly behind the tomb.","caption":"This enclosure marks the location of the temporary vault where Grant was initially interred. His remains were in the temporary vault for 12 years, from 1885-1897.","credit":"NPS / D. 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Check our Operating Hours & Seasons website page for any alerts or updates regarding current operations.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM","monday":"Closed","thursday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM","sunday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM","saturday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM"},"exceptions":[{"name":"Fall, Winter, Spring Hours","start":"2026-09-08","end":"2027-05-24","hours":{"wednesday":"10:00AM - 4:00PM","monday":"Closed","thursday":"10:00AM - 4:00PM","sunday":"10:00AM - 4:00PM","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"10:00AM - 4:00PM","saturday":"10:00AM - 4:00PM"}},{"name":"Thanksgiving Day","start":"2026-11-26","end":"2026-11-26","hours":{"thursday":"Closed"}},{"name":"Christmas Day","start":"2026-12-25","end":"2026-12-25","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}},{"name":"New Years Day","start":"2027-01-01","end":"2027-01-01","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}},{"name":"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day","start":"2027-01-18","end":"2027-01-18","hours":{"monday":"10:00AM - 4:00PM"}},{"name":"Washington's Birthday","start":"2027-02-15","end":"2027-02-15","hours":{"monday":"10:00AM - 4:00PM"}}]}],"directions":"General Grant National Memorial is located in Riverside Park, on the upper west-side of Manhattan. The entrance to the mausoleum is between north-bound and south-bound Riverside Drive, near the intersection of West 122nd Street. The visitor center is located to the west, across south-bound Riverside Drive. Street parking is available but can be very hard to find. The area is well-served with both bus and subway, by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York (http://www.mta.info/).","weatherInfo":"http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=New+York&state=NY&site=OKX&lat=40.7198&lon=-73.993#.Vqj8OvkrJlZ","contacts":{"phone":"(646) 670-7251","email":"gegr_info@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"General Grant National Memorial Visitor Center and Overlook Pavilion","description":"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.","url":"","lat":40.8137160005,"lon":-73.9637749987}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"hamilton-grange-national-memorial","km":1},{"slug":"stonewall-national-monument","km":9},{"slug":"theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-national-historic-site","km":9},{"slug":"lower-east-side-tenement-museum-national-historic-site","km":11},{"slug":"african-burial-ground-national-monument","km":12},{"slug":"federal-hall-national-memorial","km":12}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=gegr"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.612Z","alerts":[{"source":"NPS","kind":"Caution","title":"Lower Crypt Access Subject to Safe Conditions","text":"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.","url":null,"updated":"2023-12-28 10:07:24.0","id":"nps-26018DAB-E0A6-4F91-82FF-6EF3B6E61E97"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/general-grant-national-memorial/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/general-grant-national-memorial.geojson"}