Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Tickets with Digital Guidebook
Skip the early-morning ticket scramble. We reserve your entry to the new museum beneath the Lincoln Memorial and add a premium digital guidebook with audio commentary, rare photos and maps.
$19
per person
Self-guided
explore at your own pace
10 am – 7 pm
entry times daily
Free cancellation
up to 24 h before
Pick your date and entry time
Your visit at a glance
Included
Not included
Good to know: This service is independently operated and not affiliated with the National Park Service. NPS does not charge for undercroft tickets apart from a $1 fee, which is included in your price. You pay for the reservation service and the digital guidebook.
Skip the early-morning ticket scramble
Getting undercroft tickets on your own means an early-morning queue, either in person or online the day before your visit. We handle the purchase and registration in your name, so you simply show up at your entry time.
A guidebook that does the guiding
Your premium digital guidebook adds audio commentary, rare historical photos and step-by-step maps of the memorial grounds, so the stories come with you at your own pace.
15,000
sq ft beneath Lincoln
Stand among the soaring grid of foundation columns and explore multimedia displays on the memorial’s construction and the civil rights movement.
Easy to fit into your day
Entry times run daily from 10 am to 7 pm, so the undercroft fits around a monuments tour, a museum visit or an evening walk on the National Mall.
Your visit
How your undercroft visit works
From booking to the last exhibit, here is what to expect.
Book your entry time
Pick a date and a time between 10 am and 7 pm. We purchase and register your ticket in your name.
Download your guidebook
Get your premium digital guidebook on your phone: audio commentary, rare historical photos and step-by-step maps.
Arrive at 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW
Head to the Lincoln Memorial plaza. A brief wait near the plaza benches, usually just a few minutes, keeps entry and security checks organized.
Step beneath the memorial
Walk into the 15,000-square-foot undercroft and the soaring grid of massive columns that holds the memorial up.
Explore the exhibits
Multimedia displays trace how the memorial was built and its place in the story of the civil rights movement.
Continue on the Mall
Your visit ends at the Lincoln Memorial. Use the guidebook maps to explore the memorial grounds at your own pace.
Daytime or evening? Pick your entry time
Entry times run daily from 10 am to 7 pm. Either way, the Lincoln Memorial is right above you.
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See what lies beneath Lincoln
Reserved entry, a premium digital guidebook and no early-morning ticket queue. Pick your entry time between 10 am and 7 pm.