The Washington Monument will be closed for a third day in a row on Wednesday, June 25, as temperatures continue to climb in ...

Washington Monument closes as DC heat index hits up to 110° National Park Service officials want to keep visitors and employees safe, including those who work outdoors to help people lined up get in.

Dangerous heat closed the Washington Monument, which lies in the heart of the nation’s capital, as the region experiences intense temperatures. In an alert on its website, the National Park ...

From the Mississippi Valley to the east coast more than 150 million are under heat alerts. Scorching temperatures are hitting ...

The Little-Known Story of the First Washington Monument ... May 1916 that vandals had “torn or blown out” a large section of the monument. ... before proceeding up a path toward the monument.