For Security and Safety Reasons the following are NOT allowed within the Washington Monument.
- Smoking;
- Food and drink (except sealed food, water, & baby formula in clear plastic containers);
- Grooming tools such as: fingernail clippers and tweezers
- Bags larger than 18 x 16 x 8 inches;
- Animals (except service animals);
- Glass or ceramics;
- Weapons (including any object with a blade or point including pocket-knives, scissors, nail-clippers, tweezers, etc);
- Ammunition;
- Mace or aerosols (Sunscreen, Deodorant, Bug Repellant, etc);
- Lighters;
- Vaporizers/E-Cigarettes;
- Explosives or highly flammable substances
