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The Monument
COVID-19 Procedures:
- If you are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, please visit another time.
- Masks are required inside the Monument.
- Please observe a safe distance from other visitors.
- Visitors are encouraged to use hand sanitizer, provided at multiple locations within the monument.
- When using touchscreen displays, please use sanitized styluses or plastic gloves. Do not use the touch screen directly. At the end of your visit, leave your stylus in the location designated by Conservancy staff, or dispose of your gloves. The stylus pens are sanitized between visitors.
- Visitors should follow all City and State guidelines regarding safe activities during the pandemic. Visit coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov and coronavirus.maryland.gov for current city and state-wide Covid precautions.
Tickets to climb the Monument’s Stair Tower can be purchased onsite using a credit card or cash. Climbs are offered every 20 minutes for groups no larger than five people. If you are coming during the busy summer months, especially on the weekends, we encourage you to purchase your ticket online in advance to ensure that there will be a climb available when you visit.
What Can I See and Do Inside the Monument?
The interior of the Monument has two principal visitor spaces: The Gallery, which includes interactive digital exhibits, and The Stair Tower & Lookout.
Visitors to the Monument’s gallery are greeted by a heroic bust of George Washington that has faced the south entrance since 1843. In 1915, a handsome bronze memorial plaque was installed nearby commemorating the Monument’s Centennial, and in 2015 a plaque was installed commemorating the Monument’s Bicentennial restoration by the Conservancy.
The restored gallery space includes interactive touchscreens providing a virtual tour of the Monument, both exterior and interior. The virtual tour includes examples of views from the Monument’s several levels, including live camera feeds from the top showing the view in all four directions. The interactive screens also provide a beautifully illustrated history of the building of the Monument, and key moments in the development of the surrounding squares of Mount Vernon Place. A separate video kiosk provides an overview of the history of the Monument and Mount Vernon Place, as well as videos regarding the Monument’s 2014-15 restoration.
The stair tower consists for 227 marble steps that spiral to the top through nine rotations. At the top, a lookout area provides magnificent views in four directions. These spaces and the views from the top can also be experienced on the digital exhibitions in the Monument’s gallery.
- Be sure to dress for your visit. To preserve the integrity of the masonry, the Monument does not have air conditioning, and is only heated moderately during winter months.
- There are no restrooms available.
- The Monument is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
- For the safety of our visitors and staff, the monument is monitored by closed circuit security cameras.
- What You Should Bring:
- A Mask
- A Camera
- Water
- What You Should Not Bring:
- Food and beverages (other than water)
- Glass Containers
- Pets
- Large Bags or Backpacks
The Stair Tower & Lookout
The stair tower consists for 227 marble steps that spiral to the top through nine rotations. At the top, a lookout area provides magnificent views in four directions. These spaces and the views from the top can also be experienced on the digital exhibitions in the Monument’s gallery.
The Monument
COVID-19 Procedures:
- If you are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, please visit another time.
- Masks are required inside the Monument.
- Please observe a safe distance from other visitors.
- Visitors are encouraged to use hand sanitizer, provided at multiple locations within the monument.
- When using touchscreen displays, please use sanitized styluses or plastic gloves. Do not use the touch screen directly. At the end of your visit, leave your stylus in the location designated by Conservancy staff, or dispose of your gloves. The stylus pens are sanitized between visitors.
- Visitors should follow all City and State guidelines regarding safe activities during the pandemic. Visit coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov and coronavirus.maryland.gov for current city and state-wide Covid precautions.
Tickets to climb the Monument’s Stair Tower can be purchased onsite using a credit card (no cash accepted). Climbs are offered every 20 minutes for groups no larger than five people. If you are coming during the busy summer months, especially on the weekends, we encourage you to purchase your ticket online in advance to ensure that there will be a climb available when you visit.
What can I see and do inside the Monument?
The interior of the Monument has two principal visitor spaces: The Gallery, which includes interactive digital exhibits, and The Stair Tower & Lookout.
Visitors to the Monument’s gallery are greeted by a heroic bust of George Washington that has faced the south entrance since 1843. In 1915, a handsome bronze memorial plaque was installed nearby commemorating the Monument’s Centennial, and in 2015 a plaque was installed commemorating the Monument’s Bicentennial restoration by the Conservancy.
The restored gallery space includes interactive touchscreens providing a virtual tour of the Monument, both exterior and interior. The virtual tour includes examples of views from the Monument’s several levels, including live camera feeds from the top showing the view in all four directions. The interactive screens also provide a beautifully illustrated history of the building of the Monument, and key moments in the development of the surrounding squares of Mount Vernon Place. A separate video kiosk provides an overview of the history of the Monument and Mount Vernon Place, as well as videos regarding the Monument’s 2014-15 restoration.
The stair tower consists for 227 marble steps that spiral to the top through nine rotations. At the top, a lookout area provides magnificent views in four directions. These spaces and the views from the top can also be experienced on the digital exhibitions in the Monument’s gallery.
Additional Information
- Be sure to dress for your visit. To preserve the integrity of the masonry, the Monument does not have air conditioning, and is only heated moderately during winter months.
- There are no restrooms available.
- The Monument is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
- For the safety of our visitors and staff, the monument is monitored by closed circuit security cameras.
- What You Should Bring:
- A Mask
- A Camera
- Water
- What You Should Not Bring:
- Food and beverages (other than water)
- Glass Containers
- Pets
- Large Bags or Backpacks