Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial · Arlington, Virginia
Six hundred and thirty-nine acres of hillside above the Potomac, taken from Robert E. Lee's wife's family estate in 1864 and turned into a burial ground while the Civil War was still being fought. More than four hundred thousand people are buried here, roughly thirty funerals are conducted on an average weekday, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been guarded without a break, in every weather, since 1937.
1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Virginia, 22211, United States
Open daily, all year. Generally 8 AM - 7 PM April to September and 8 AM - 5 PM October to March. Free. Access is restricted for parts of Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
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