After my last trip to DC several months ago where I couldn’t get tickets to go up in the monument, I learned to arrive early if you want to get to go up in the monument, so we arrived around 9am and were able to get tickets quickly. We were a bit worried about the wind, as it was so strong that it blew my camera bag even with several items in there, and the tickets state that high winds can cancel tours. The monument is currently closed to take the steps down, but the elevator stops and allows you to see out of it to view each of the 50 state’s stones.
