Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery Nearby Hotel America’s Scared Shrine Unknown Soldiers

Our country’s most treasured burial ground, Arlington National Cemetery is sacred resting place to over 300,000 honored dead and a chronicle of our great American history. Among the thousands of white headstones of our nation’s war heroes are the graves of President John F. Kennedy, President William Taft, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, famed composer and band leader Glenn Miller, world champion boxer Joe Louis, and the Tomb of the Unknowns. Visit www.arlingtoncemetery.org.

Visit Arlington National Cemetery.

Arlington National Cemetery is an esteemed landmark of our American heritage and tradition. More than four million people visit Arlington National Cemetery annually to walk among the headstones that journal American history. These sacred grounds remember and honor our nation’s war heroes and those who fought bravely and perished for our freedoms and ideals. For many it is also an opportunity to say goodbye during the funeral services of a family or friend. Before you explore the grounds, stop in to the Visitors Center located by the cemetery entrance to find maps, guidebooks, information on grave locations, exhibits, and a bookstore. Arlington National Cemetery is open daily from 8 am - 5 pm (to 7 pm April - September). Admission is free.  [Top]

Arlington National Cemetery - America’s Scared Shrine.

Located in Arlington, Virginia, Arlington National Cemetery was officially authorized as a military cemetery on June 15, 1864, by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Arlington National Cemetery has the second-largest number of graves of any national cemetery in the US. Veterans from all the nation's wars are buried in this cemetery - including 3,800 former slaves called "Contrabands" during the Civil War who are buried in Section 27 with their headstones designated with the word "Civilian" or "Citizen." Arlington National Cemetery conducts about 6,400 burials each year. Flags are flown at half-staff from a half hour before the first funeral until a half hour after the last funeral each day.  [Top]

Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most famous sites at Arlington National Cemetery. Made from Yule marble quarried in Colorado, the Tomb of the Unknowns overlooks Washington, D.C. Sculpted into the east panel of the white marble sarcophagus are three Greek figures representing Peace, Victory, and Valor. West of the World War I Unknown are the crypts of unknowns from World War II, Korea and Vietnam.  [Top]