Arlington National Cemetery Visiting Guide- America Heroes' Final Resting Place

The Arlington National Cemetery was established during the American civil war. The Arlington National Cemetery is located in the Arlington County, Virginia. This is a military cemetery in the United States of America. The cemetery is located across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

The Arlington National Cemetery is visited by four millions of people every year. Most of the people visit the cemetery to remember and honor the nation's war heroes. Some visit the cemetery to have a chance of walking through the headstones which narrates the American history. The special ceremonies and graveside services are organized to pay tribute to the war heroes.

Arlington National Cemetery General information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery

Official site of Arlington National Cemetery

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/

Direction and hours of Arlington National Cemetery

http://dc.about.com/od/monuments/p/ArlingCemetery.htm

The Cemetery will be open from 8am to 7pm daily from April through September. During October to March the cemetery hour will be from 8am to 5pm. The visitors are allowed to walk through the ground and there are guided tours available for $7.50 to know the history of the Cemetery. More than 330,000 American Serviceman were buried in this cemetery. The cemetery is located in 624 acres of landscape.

The memorial services in the Cemetery are organized during Easter, Memorial Day and Veteran day. The services are sponsored by the US Army Military District of Washington. The must see things in the cemetery are Tomb of the unknowns, monuments and the memorials and the memorial amphitheater.

Visitors information about the Arlington National Cemetery

http://www.house.gov/berman/services/VisitorsGuide06.pdf

Arlington National Cemetery description

http://www.letsgo-dc.com/arlington-cemetery