A Civil War hero and America's 18th President, Ulysses S Grant was pretty well-liked among the public - over a million people attended his funeral in 1885. His tomb is the largest tomb in North America - I guess it's like an American pyramid. The national memorial currently houses exhibits in the main room, but an extra pavilion is being built across Riverside Drive to house the exhibits, so that the memorial itself can exist without too much extra distraction. I think this will be a great move, and I'm excited to visit the tomb as it was intended to be: A "simple" monument to Grant and his wife.
What would a new site be without the thumbs-up from Patrick?
19 more images below the jump.
We really did get a great day to visit - too bad parking for an hour or two was $20, and that it took a half an hour to find the lot anyway.
Below the main floor is where the large sarcophagi are.
Down in the hole. My parents tell me we visited this site when I was a kid, and I really don't remember anything except being really, really grossed out that there were bodies in those boxes.
I seeeeee you...
Before the large tomb was built, a smaller one held the coffin until they finished construction.
The plaza out front, with Riverside Church in the background.
Heading across the street to Riverside Church, I found a lot of the carvings out front to be especially cool.
These dudes are all, "Quit stepping on me!"
And that dude on the right is giving Lefty the shifty eye.
Inside... It's like a castle!
There was a couple doing a wedding rehearsal there. I don't even want to think about what the fee is to have a wedding here.
In one of the smaller chapels
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