National Mall Gateway

A New Way to Experience the National Mall
Bringing American History & Civics to Life

Launching in Fall 2025 —for America’s Semiquincentennial in 2026 and beyond—the National Mall Gateway is a new digital tool built to empower educators, students, and people around the world to “visit” and connect to the National Mall’s historic purpose like never before — both in person and virtually from anywhere.

SIGN UP AS AN EDUCATOR NOW
Be the first to receive access to customizable content for the classroom — for virtual visits, to plan school group itineraries and join virtual classroom events!

BE THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THE NATIONAL MALL GATEWAY AND:

• Dive into history and the founding of our nation

• Learn civics in celebration of the Semiquincentennial

• Discover history and hidden stories on America’s Front Yard

For questions and inquiries, please email gateway@nationalmall.org

This free digital platform developed in partnership with the National Park Service, can be accessed on the Mall and around the world. National Mall Gateway on-site programming and experiences for America’s 250th in 2026 and beyond will revolutionize the way students and visitors learn America’s history through the National Mall. Supported by the generosity of our lead partner HP, Inc. and with additional support from GE Aerospace, this new platform will use America’s greatest living history classroom to bring history and civics to life.

Inspired by America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, the Trust for the National Mall, the National Park Service and the National Mall Gateway will bring the National Mall to life, inviting you to discover and explore:

• Trusted educational resources and innovative tools for educators, families and visitors telling the history and stories behind the monuments and memorials and the foundation of our civics and the history of our nation.

• Exclusive 360-degree digital interactive video tours of the monuments, memorials and iconic vistas of the National Mall — immersive images let visitors see up close and feel as if they could almost touch the inscriptions, stone, marble and steel of each site.

• Curated walking tours and custom itineraries to help visitors and educators plan their trips and make the most of their visit to America’s Front Yard.

• An Interactive Map of the National Mall — Including signature sites and recently added memorials, sharing the history behind the monuments and memorials

A Civic Learning Experience for All

The Trust for the National Mall is building the National Mall Gateway in partnership with expert leaders in history, education and civics.

As Americans, we have a right and a responsibility to know our history and how we can participate in our nation’s story and our shared future. Studies show that the understanding of civics among our country’s school-age children is at a 30-year low. The National Mall Gateway will engage and inspire visitors both in person and virtually — an unparalleled new way to learn from and experience the National Mall. The Gateway will also activate this national treasure to help visitors better understand U.S. history and learn the rights and duties of citizenship.

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