The General Grant National Memorial: A National Park, Done New York Style

The General Grant National Memorial, also known as Grant's Tomb, is the final resting place for America's 18th president in Manhattan, New York City. Felix Lipov/Shutterstock

There’s an old joke that goes, “Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?” The answer, of course, is Grant. That is, Ulysses S. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War and then the 18th president of the United States.

Andrew Astley is a National Park Service ranger assigned to Grant’s Tomb in New York City, which is officially called the General Grant National Memorial.