There are 900 steps in the staircase, however it is not open to the public.
Googled it. 897 steps 897 steps. If you count the bottom ramp, 898 steps. If you are planning to go to Washington D.C. and want to go up the monument, you will be carried up by an elevator.
There are 898 steps. Use of the steps has been limited for years. One has to use the elevator to get to the viewing area.
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