World War I Memorial
District of Columbia
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
6.6 h fully dark
Crowds
moderate
Open today
Open
Entrance
Free entry
A grateful nation honors the service, valor, courage and sacrifice of the 4.7 million American sons and daughters who served in the Great War.
Activities
Topics
No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
The WWI Memorial is open 24 hours a day.
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 (202) 426-6841
✉ National_Mall@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Jan, Feb, Dec
Typical crowds: moderate
Weather now: ⛅ Partly cloudy, 91°F
☁️ 93°/77°
🌧️ 95°/75°
🌦️ 97°/73°
Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
31%
Feb
33%
Mar
90%
Apr
100%
May
99%
Jun
83%
Jul
70%
Aug
65%
Sep
60%
Oct
73%
Nov
58%
Dec
40%
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Accessibility
11 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
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3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
People & stories
Figures tied to World War I Memorial — each spans a cross-park journey.
Charles A. Schuyler
— World War I, Gettysburg National Cemetery, National CemeteriesEdward A. Underwood
— World War I, Great War, Gettysburg National CemeteryField Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery
— World War Ii, Eisenhower, General EisenhowerJames Millage
— World War I, Veterans, Gettysburg National CemeteryPaul Hill
— World War I, Gettysburg National Cemetery, VeteransPlaces to see
American Attitudes
audio
Information Panel: A Soldier's Journey
audio
Information Panel: Commerce to Commemoration
audio
Information Panel: Daily Taps at the National WWI Memorial
audio
Maps: Campaigns and Victories
audio
Peace Fountain: Archibald MacLeish
audio
The Belvedere: War Stories
audio
The Bex Eagle
audio
World War I Memorial
audio
World War I Summary Quote
audio
“A Soldier's Journey”
audioAudio & media
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