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Grand mausoleum honoring a former U.S. president, featuring monumental classical architecture, a domed structure, and a memorial interior open for public reflection.
Closed Monday and Tuesday
How to Get There
From Midtown Manhattan (nearest major hotel area, ~6 mi): Take Broadway or Riverside Drive north into Upper Manhattan, continue to 122nd Street, and follow signs to the monument located within the park overlooking the river.
Overview
Grant's Tomb in Morningside Heights, completed in 1897, is the granite domed mausoleum of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia, designed like an ancient mausoleum with classical columns. Inside, a circular rotunda centers on the twin sarcophagi, with mosaics and inscriptions about Grant's life. It is a National Park Service memorial.
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