Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesKey FactsThe State Department said 250,000 commemorative passports will be available beginning Aug. 8. The commemorative passport will not take the place of the default U.S. passport while it is available. The State Department lists 28 passport offices across a handful of states that will host passport application events. There will be “additional opportunities” to apply for a commemorative passport, the State Department said. The limited commemorative passport will be available Aug. 8.