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National park tourism in Washington, D.C., contributes $1.14 billion to D.C. economy
- Locations: African American Civil War Memorial, Anacostia Park, Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, Capitol Hill Parks, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, more »
- Date Released: 2023-08-21
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 39,440,786 visitors to national parks in Washington, D.C., spent $973,000,000 in D.C. in 2022. That spending resulted in 9,140 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to D.C.’s economy of $1,144,400,000.
National park tourism in D.C. creates $679 million in economic benefit
- Locations: African American Civil War Memorial, Anacostia Park, Capitol Hill Parks, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Civil War Defenses of Washington, more »
- Date Released: 2022-06-27
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 28,599,634 visitors to national parks in the District of Columbia spent $600,600,000 in 2021. That spending resulted in 5,293 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the District’s economy of $679,400,000.
World War I Memorial opens in Washington
- Locations: World War I Memorial
- Offices: Office of Communications
- Date Released: 2021-04-16
The American flag was raised over the World War I Memorial for the first time on Friday, April 16, the formal unveiling of the memorial that honors the 4.7 million Americans who served their nation in World War I, including 116,516 who made the supreme sacrifice. The First Colors Ceremony featured recorded remarks by President Joe Biden and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland The National Park Service welcomes visitors to the World War I Memorial, which is now open to the public.