Cemetery Walking Tour

Welcome to Arlington National Cemetery! This two-hour tour features several of the cemetery's most prominent sites: President John F. Kennedy's gravesite, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the gravesites of Supreme Court justices, etc. etc. etc. [REWORK] .

Please note that the walk from the Welcome Center to these two sites is mostly uphill. As an alternative to walking, you may purchase tickets for the interpretive tram tour (see below for more information). Approximate walking times:

• Welcome Center to JFK Gravesite: 15-20 minutes
• JFK Gravesite to Tomb: 15-20 minutes
• Welcome Center directly to Tomb: 20-30 minutes

At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Changing of the Guard occurs once every hour (at the top of the hour) from Oct. 1 through March 31, and once every half-hour from April 1 through Sept. 30. We recommend that visitors time the start of their one-hour tour so that it aligns with the Changing of the Guard. You may either visit JFK's gravesite on the way to the Tomb, or walk directly to the Tomb and visit JFK's gravesite on the way back to the Welcome Center. This tour will adjust your route according to your preference.

As an alternative to walking, consider purchasing tickets for Arlington National Cemetery's interpretive tram tour. The live-narrated, hop on/hop off tour makes six stops: President John F. Kennedy's gravesite, John J. Pershing's gravesite, Memorial Amphitheater (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier), Arlington House, Ord and Weitzel Gate (near the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial), and the Coast Guard Memorial. Tram tours depart every 20 minutes, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily; tickets can be purchased in the Welcome Center. Click here for more information.