Last updated: May 28, 2021
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Plan Like a Park Ranger: Top 10 Tips for Visiting the National Mall
Summer is here and the National Mall is expecting an especially busy season in 2021. A little trip planning can ensure that your only surprises are happy ones. To help everyone have a great experience, National Mall rangers share their top 10 insider tips to #PlanLikeAParkRanger.
So here now from the home office in East Potomac Park, the Top 10 Tips for Visiting the National Mall...
So here now from the home office in East Potomac Park, the Top 10 Tips for Visiting the National Mall...
10. Stay Cool
![lt= Washington Monument at night](/articles/000/images/WAMO-night-100.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
9. Ask a Ranger!
![lt= A park ranger chats with a visitor](/articles/000/images/Ask-a-Ranger-100.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
8. Explore Beyond the National Mall
![Great Falls 100 Great Falls Park](/articles/000/images/Great-Falls-100.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
7. Use Public Transportation
![lt= Transit bus in front of Lincoln Memorial](/articles/000/images/Circulator-Lincoln-100.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
6. Sniff All the Candles at Bath and Body Works
![lt= Burning jar candle](/articles/000/images/candle-100.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
5. Reserve Your Spot
![lt= Crowd lined up in front of Ford's Theatre](/articles/000/images/Ford-s-crowd-100.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
4. Get the App!
![NAMA app Screen shot of NPS app](/articles/000/images/NAMA-app.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
3. Wheel Around the Mall (But be Respectful)
![lt= Park ranger on a scooter](/articles/000/images/Scooter-100.jpeg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
2. Check Out the New Memorials
![Eisenhower 100 Statues at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial](/articles/000/images/Eisenhower-100.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
1. Don't Keep Off the Grass!
![lt= Green grass on the Mall with the Washington Monument in the background](/articles/000/images/Mall-100.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
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