Lincoln Memorial
- Address: Independence Avenue SW, at 23rd Street NW, National Mall, Washington D.C.
- Hours: Open 24 hours a day
- Admission: Free
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Must-Do Experience,
People Watching,
Popular with Locals,
Monument - Historical
Lincoln Memorial Reviews
We've found 16 Lincoln Memorial reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Mary Beth C, USA, May 2013
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
I was really looking forward to this tour and was very disappointed. The trolley is not comfortable and the sound system was weak. We were given 30 minutes to view Lincoln's Memorial, The Korean War Memorial and the Viet Nam wall. That simply is not enough time. I was also disappointed that the WWII memorial was not on the tour. You do not stop at the Jefferson Memorial but have 15 minutes at the Iwo Jima statute. It did not make sense to me. All in all it was not a good experience.
Review by Karen W, Australia, July 2012
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
Absolutely enjoyed this tour, was given time at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial and the FDR Memorial to look around and get pictures. A good way to see the sights at night.
Review by Douglas B, May 2012
Doing what: Washington DC Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour
The three drivers we had were knowledgeable and funny. There were not enough seats available on the trolley stop at the Lincoln Memorial.
Review by Linda J, March 2012
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
Outstanding tour! Tour guide, Bill Thomas was exceptional: friendly, well informed and articulate. The memorials we saw sparkled in the darkness and the three stops during wish we had time to get out of the bus and spend time were inspiring. We walked around 1. FDR and MLK, Jr. memorial, 2. Lincoln, World War II and Viet Nam memorials and 3. Iwo Jima statue. From the bus we saw and learned the history of Arlington Cemetery (the Lees,
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the eternal light flickering at JFK's gravesite), Jefferson Memorial and other historic areas.
It was an awesome and educational night and
I recommend it with enthusiasm.
Review by Rebekah A, January 2012
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
Had a fun evening tour with my friend. Despite seeing the monuments already in the day time it was great to see them at night. In my opinion the Lincoln Memorial was better at night due to less crowds. Loved seeing Iwo Jima Memorial at night too. Driver/guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We enjoyed ourselves.
Review by Debra P, July 2011
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
It was a greta tour. Our tour guide, Bill, was very knowledgable about the area. We stopped at the Iwo Jima memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial. Fun and informative at the same time!!!
Review by Pamela B, July 2011
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
Recommend the tour. The driver was informative and entertaining. It was a beautiful moonlit night (great luck/timing with that!) Rushed for time at the Lincoln/Korean War/Vietnam Memorials; only got to see two of three with time alotted. On the negative side, Viator did not notify the trolley co. of our reservation (discovered the day of the tour when we confirmed), but the trolley co. fit us in.
Note from Viator: Thank you for your comment. In case it isn't clear, Viator does not individually notify the tour operator of each individual who books the tour through our web site. As it says in the information section for this tour listing, "You must present a paper voucher for this tour. We will email a link to access and print your voucher at the Lead Travelers email address." That is all you should have to do to take this tour.
Review by Riki M, July 2011
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
This was a very good tour. The tour guide, Jazzy Jan, was excellent. The only down side was that we would have wanted more time at Lincoln Memorial without cutting down any time at others.
Review by Bruce P, July 2011
Doing what: 2-Day Washington DC Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Our family loved this trip and loved riding on the open top buses. The only problem we had was catching the busses at the stops that we made. Many times the busses just went past us and did not pick anyone up. We were stranded at the Lincoln Memorial for an extra 1 1/2 hours because we weren't getting picked up. When we did get picked up they just kept telling us that the busses were over heating and not keeping up. We were also told that some of the busses were in accidents, while one bus would come around just to sell tickets and not pick up passengers. Seems like their could have been some more busses on the routes so we didn't have to miss some of our vacation always waiting on a bus.
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Review by Andrew P, July 2011
Doing what: 2-Day Washington DC Hop-on Hop-off Tour
waited over 45minutes and no yellow line arrived at museum.....had to take red line to Lincoln memorial and walk home
Review by Richard K, USA, May 2011
Doing what: 2-Day Washington DC Hop-on Hop-off Tour
overall it was OK .at the end of day one it took nearly 40 minutes before a bus picked us up at the Lincoln Memorial stop at 23rd and congressional. The second day it was raining so our grandson could not be up top to view the city for the first time.
Review by Anonymous, June 2010
Doing what: Washington DC Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour
We waited at Union Station while full buses arrived. We had to walk from the Jefferson Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial because of a traffic accident. The bus is good way to see all of the monuments in one day.
Review by Anonymous, January 2010
Doing what: Washington DC Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour
No air-conditioning was a real discomfort. Also, the stops between the Lincoln Memorial and the American History Museum are way too far apart...one more is needed, maybe at WWII Memorial.
Review by Jay E, USA, December 2009
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
The stops at Lincoln, Vietnam and the Korean Monuments were too short to even see all three. Since the Iwo Jima monument was not well lit, it would have been better early in the tour!
Review by Annette W, USA, May 2009
Doing what: Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Night Tour by Trolley
I would have liked the stops to be longer. 20 minutes at the Vietnam War, Korean War, and Lincoln Memorials was very short. I also would have liked a stop at the WWII Memorial, which is most impressive at night.
