National cemetery · U.S. Army

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Virginia

Location

1 Memorial Avenue
Arlington, VA 22211

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Visiting

Address: 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, VA 22211
Phone: 877-907-8585
Visiting hours: Open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Accessibility: Not yet verified — call the cemetery to ask about parking and paths.
Plan your visit: Visiting information from the U.S. Army
Official page: arlingtoncemetery.mil

Details are as published by the U.S. Army, checked November 11, 2026. Hours change for holidays, weather and ceremonies.

Planning a visit to a veterans cemetery

Pay your respects

Visitors to veterans’ graves sometimes leave a coin on the headstone to show that someone came. You can leave a symbolic coin here. No money is involved, and nothing about you is published. About the custom, and what each coin is said to mean.

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About this cemetery

Reproduced from the U.S. Army’s own description of this cemetery, retrieved November 11, 2026. This is the agency’s text, unedited; it is not independent research by this site.

Arlington National Cemetery conducts between 24 and 27 funeral services each weekday, except on federal holidays. The grounds honor those who have served our nation and provide a sense of beauty and peace for our guests. Rolling green hills are dotted with trees that are hundreds of years in age, complementing the gardens found throughout the cemetery’s 639 acres. This impressive landscape serves as a tribute to the service and sacrifice of every individual laid to rest within these hallowed grounds.

Nearby veterans cemeteries

Congressional Cemetery Government LotsWashington, District of Columbia · Other VA-listed site · Burial space: closed4.9 mi
Alexandria National CemeteryAlexandria, Virginia · National cemetery · Burial space: closed5.3 mi
Battleground National CemeteryCivil War Defenses of Washington at Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia · National Park Service national cemetery6.8 mi
Cheltenham Veterans CemeteryCheltenham, Maryland · State, territorial or tribal veterans cemetery · Burial space: open16 mi

Distances are straight-line, not driving distances. All listed sites in Virginia

Sources

U.S. Army, Army National Military Cemeteries. Arlington National Cemetery official website. U.S. government work (public domain). Retrieved November 11, 2026. Used for: name, location and contact details, and the hours and description where shown.
Map position: OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap.

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