Grant's Tomb
Grant's Tomb is the mausoleum in New York City containing the remains of Ulysses S.
Grant, eighteenth president of the United States, and his wife.
The phrase appears in the classic riddle Who's buried in Grant's Tomb? —a joke question with an obvious answer, used to mock easy trivia or to give someone an easy win.
- visitor centerInformation point for guests
- war heroOne honored for combat bravery
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- neoclassical designArchitecture imitating antiquity
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
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