An Illuminating New Museum Hidden Beneath the Lincoln Memorial Is Set to Open to the Public. Here's What You Can Expect

America's 250th Anniversary A Smithsonian magazine special report An Illuminating New Museum Hidden Beneath the Lincoln Memorial Is Set to Open to the Public. Here’s What You Can Expect Tickets for the Lincoln Memorial undercroft museum are now available to reserve. When the attraction opens on June 25, visitors will get to see the D.C. landmark from a whole new perspective Michele Debczak | Correspondent May 27, 2026 1:21 p.m. ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Ramakrishna Gundra via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In 2016, the National Park Service announced plans to transform the undercroft beneath the Lincoln Memorial into a new museum dedicated to the Washington, D.C. landmark.

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