Official Washington Monument tickets
Washington, United States
The real site
recreation.gov
Tickets are sold on the official partner site linked from nps.gov.
Go to the official siteChecked by hand on October 12, 2026.
- Entry
- Timed tickets. Book ahead; popular slots sell out.
- Best time to go
- Morning
- Plan for
- 1 hr
- Price
- See the official site for current prices.
Free timed tickets on Recreation.gov (small booking fee); a few released each morning.
Hours change by season. Check the official site before you go.
How to spot a lookalike
- The address isn’t recreation.gov. Lookalikes add words like “tickets” or “official” to the name.
- It’s the top result marked “Sponsored”. Scroll past the ads.
- The price is far above the official one, or there’s a “service fee” at checkout.
- Some resellers are legitimate (tours, skip-the-line packages). Compare with the official price before you pay.
Have a link already? Check it.
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