Arlington Cemetery

Oct 2021

My son and I had already had a long day of walking and planned on going straight home. But then we realized how close Arlington Cemetery was so we decided to make a quick stop. We had no idea what we were getting into. There is a very nice museum area right when you walk in. There's lots to read if that's something you enjoy. Then off to your right you can either just walk into the cemetery by foot or take a tram. I went up to the desk and asked the lady if we would benefit from taking the tram. She told me it was over a mile walk, up hill to get to The Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. That's all I needed to hear. We had just spent 4 straight hours walking. We took the tram. It didn't hurt that there was a military discount. So there are two ways you can utilize the tram. First you could just ride it from start to finish and I was told that takes between 35-45 minutes. Or you can get off at stops. There are 3 stops. Just beware, and they'll say it on the ride, that once you get off, you will have to wait about 30 minutes at each stop before the next one comes around to pick you up. At first we were just going to do the loop. But as the guide started talking about each stop we both wanted to stop. So our quick trip turned into several hours. I honestly had no intention of taking my almost 14 year old there. I really didn't think he would care too much. But I think he enjoyed it more than I did. He even wants to go back. So I would say that if you're on the fence, just go and see what happens. But eat before you get there. No food is allowed and there aren't any restaurants or vendors anywhere basically beyond the Lincoln Memorial. So make sure you don't go hungry like we did.

Jun 2020

(Translated by Google) The Arlington National Cemetery is a military cemetery located in Arlington on the outskirts of Washington DC, on land of what was the property of Confederate Army Commander Robert Lee, which today is the site of the eternal rest of more than 400,000 members of the Armed Forces, Veterabis and their families.The cemetery has famous monuments, including the tomb of the unknown soldier dedicated to members of the armed forces of the United States whose remains were never identified, is also the tomb of the "Eternal Flame"that shelters President Jhon F Kennedy, buried next to Jacqueline his wife and two of his children Arabella and Patrick, so knows...read full review