Funding approved, U.S. tourist sites reopen. Mostly. For now.
Tourist attractions that closed due to the government’s partial shutdown are starting to welcome visitors again from today after the US Congress yesterday passed a bill to reopen the government.
Federal employees are returning to work today, though some attractions will not reopen until later in the week.
"We’re back from the #shutdown!" said the Smithsonian Institution on Twitter; its 19 museums in Washington are reopening today, but the National Zoo will not be ready until tomorrow.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is open, but the National Gallery of Art, including the Sculpture Garden, won’t open for visitors until Saturday.
At Gettysburg National Park and Valley Forge National Historical Park, barricades have been removed and the visitor centers have reopened.
But at Independence National Historical Park, officials still were waiting for word on when tourists would be allowed in to visit Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
"We’re here printing out tickets as we speak," the Associated Press quoted an employee as saying.
Some sites already were open, thanks to individual states that stepped in where Congress should have been and took over the funding themselves.
The Statue of Lilberty, the Grand Canyon and Mount Rushmore reopened last weekend.
Stay tuned in January, when the funding of the federal government will need to be approved again.
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Funding approved, U.S. tourist sites reopen. Mostly. For now.
Tourist attractions that closed due to the government’s partial shutdown are starting to welcome visitors again from today after the US Congress yesterday passed a bill to reopen the government.
Federal employees are returning to work today, though some attractions will not reopen until later in the week.
"We’re back from the #shutdown!" said the Smithsonian Institution on Twitter; its 19 museums in Washington are reopening today, but the National Zoo will not be ready until tomorrow.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is open, but the National Gallery of Art, including the Sculpture Garden, won’t open for visitors until Saturday.
At Gettysburg National Park and Valley Forge National Historical Park, barricades have been removed and the visitor centers have reopened.
But at Independence National Historical Park, officials still were waiting for word on when tourists would be allowed in to visit Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
"We’re here printing out tickets as we speak," the Associated Press quoted an employee as saying.
Some sites already were open, thanks to individual states that stepped in where Congress should have been and took over the funding themselves.
The Statue of Lilberty, the Grand Canyon and Mount Rushmore reopened last weekend.
Stay tuned in January, when the funding of the federal government will need to be approved again.
Cheryl
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Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
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Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
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