Things To Do

This pendentive below the dome depicts the tree of life and figures holding symbols of education and the home and are meant to represent grants early life.

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Visitor Center

• Contains a permanent exhibit gallery addressing some of the major events in President Grant's life.
• A bookstore/gift shop offers memorabilia and publications.
• In the media room, a brief film highlights the mausoleum's construction.
• Regularly scheduled ranger talks are available.
• Public restrooms are available here.

Mausoleum

• This is the final resting place of President Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant, and a solemn place for visitors to quietly reflect on his life and achievements.
• Visitors are invited to explore this impressive stone structure on a self-guided basis. Rangers are available to answer questions.
• The crypt area, holding two sarcophagi that contain the remains of President Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant, are accessable for viewing.
• Lifelike bronze busts of Grant's senior generals surround the sarcophagi in the crypt area.
• Two reliquary rooms on the main floor contain American Civil War battle flags, surrounded by murals of maps denoting major engagements of the war.
• Overhead, three large mosaic murals depict important scenes from Grant's military career.

Memorial Grounds

• The plaza surrounding the mausoleum, and its adjoining grounds are part of the memorial experience, and a place for respectful contemplation of Grant's life and achievements, as well as an appreciation of the design and construction of the memorial.
• A series of tile-mosaic benches, inspired by modernist Antoni Gaudi and completed in 1968, surround the sides and rear of the mausoleum.