Parks

This is where the nation comes to remember and where history is made. As “America’s Front Yard,” the National Mall and Memorial Parks is home to many of our country’s most iconic memorials telling the story of people and events that shaped us as a nation. Each year, millions of people come to recreate, commemorate presidential legacies, honor our veterans, and make their voices heard.

Map showing location of park.

Aerial rednering of proposed Fallen Journalists Memorial

National Park Service seeks comment on design of the Fallen Journalists Memorial

2024-09-30

The public is invited to join in the design process for the Fallen Journalists Memorial, which will honor journalists who have sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.

Annual Test Installation of 17th Street Levee

2024-09-19

On Wednesday, September 25, the National Park Service will close 17th Street between Constitution Avenue NW and Independence Avenue SW from 4 a.m. until approximately 2 p.m. to perform a test installation of the 17th Street levee.

In the foreground, two men wearing park ranger uniforms face one another; in the background, a tall piling reachs up and out of frame.

National Park Service begins reconstruction of Tidal Basin and West Potomac seawalls

2024-08-15

Construction began today on a major project to replace the sinking seawalls around the Tidal Basin and along the Potomac River in West Potomac Park. The Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund is providing approximately $113 million for a long-needed restoration of the seawalls and sidewalks of one of the country’s most iconic landscapes.

National Park Service Presents 2024 Independence Day Celebration in the Nation's Capital

2024-06-28

The National Park Service will once again host the annual celebration of Independence Day on the National Mall, the nation’s most important civic space and home to more than a dozen memorials that commemorate great Americans and significant events in our nation’s history.

Soldiers in uniform carrying flags marching across a plaza

Memorial Day observances planned on the National Mall

2024-05-21

The National Park Service and its partners will honor those who gave their lives in defense of the country through in-person and virtual programming throughout the National Mall this Memorial Day weekend.