Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:New York, New York
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Come see the largest tomb in North America! Grant's Tomb is not only the final resting place of the great president and General, but also a memorial to his life and accomplishments.
General Grant National Memorial, better known as Grant's Tomb, commemorates the life and work of Ulysses S. Grant, an American Civil War General and the 18th President of the United States. The memorial is a mausoleum containing the bodies of President Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant. The tomb complex is in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York, and is situated in a prominent location in beautiful Riverside Park overlooking the Hudson River. Most will be impressed with the size of the Presidential Memorial structure, which is beautifully constructed of granite and marble, and stands as one of the largest mausoleums in America. The main room contains statues which depict Grant's childhood, his heroic service to the military, his successful presidency, and finally, his death. There are also small exhibits on either side of the main room that also provide information about Grant's career and tell the story of the monument's construction, dedicated in 1897. Finally, colorful mosaics depicting some of Grant's greatest moments on the battlefield are shown on the upper part of three of the room's walls. Grant, beloved to so many, merits having a monument constructed at a higher cost than anyone else before him.
To get to Grant's Tomb from the north, take the George Washington Bridge, I-95 (Cross Bronx), or I-87 (Major Deegan) to the Riverside Drive exit. Head south on Riverside Drive to 122nd St. If you're coming from the south, take the Henry Hudson Parkway to the 95th St. exit, go north on Riverside Drive to 122nd St. Limited amount of street parking is available. Enjoy the quiet park in the middle of the noisy city, and if anyone asks who's buried in Grant's tomb, make sure you answer that no one is BURIED in Grant's tomb, but that Grant and his wife our ENTOMBED. (It's an old joke.)