Booker T. Washington National Monument

National Monument · Virginia

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Tobacco field being plowed by man with two draft horses
Photo: NPS Photo/ VIP Bill Tucker

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Hours

Park Grounds

Standard hours: Park Grounds
Every day9:00AM - 5:00PM

The park grounds and restrooms are open daily from 9:00 am-5:00 pm.

Visitor Center Hours:
The Visitor Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Visitor Center is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Booker T. Washington National Monument will be closed for Thanksgiving Day, December 24 after 2 p.m., December 25 all day, and January 1 all day. The park may close early on December 31. The park closes sometimes due to inclement weather. Call the park at 540-682-0173 for more information.

Visitor centers

Visitor Center

Booker T. Washington National Monument Visitor Center

Standard hours: Booker T. Washington National Monument Visitor Center
Monday – TuesdayClosed
Wednesday – Sunday10:00AM - 4:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 26: VC Closed Thanksgiving (closed)

The Visitor Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. The park grounds and restrooms are open daily from 9:00 am-5:00 pm.

Booker T. Washington National Monument will be closed for Thanksgiving day, December 24 after 2 p.m., December 25 all day, and January 1 all day. The park may close early on December 31. The park closes sometimes due to inclement weather. Call the park at 540-682-0173 for more information.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Visitor Center

Events in the next few days

  • Born Here, Freed Here Walking Tour

    · 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM · Free

  • Born Here, Freed Here Walking Tour

    · 02:00 PM – 02:45 PM · Free

About this park

Booker T. Washington was born a slave in April 1856 on the 207-acre farm of James Burroughs. After the Civil War, Washington became the first principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School. Later as an adviser, author and orator, his past would influence his philosophies as the most influential African American of his era. Come explore his birthplace.