Sadly, this is no longer possible. I was very fortunate to be able in 1961 to ride the elevator up and take the stairs back down, enjoying the beautiful carved stone exhibits from the states along the way.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-come-we-cant-use-the-stairs-at-the-washington-monument-any-more/2015/06/13/86b5604a-104a-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.html
August 09, 2014
Sadly, this is no longer possible. I was very fortunate to be able in 1961 to ride the elevator up and take the stairs back down, enjoying the beautiful carved stone exhibits from the states along the way.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-come-we-cant-use-the-stairs-at-the-washington-monument-any-more/2015/06/13/86b5604a-104a-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.html