Arlington Cemetery: History, Heroes & Changing of the Guard
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7 Ratings
Arlington
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Licensed, Professional Tour Guide
  • Bottled water
  • Self Guided Audio Tour of Iwo Jima USMC Memorial
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

We don’t just show you the sites; we tell you the stories. You’ll hear the actions of Medal of Honor recipients and understand why family members can be buried here, too. Learn about military funerals and understand the symbolism on the headstones.

Pay respects to the only two presidents buried in Arlington Cemetery, John F. Kennedy and Willard H. Taft.

At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, we’ll learn about what it takes to be a sentinel and how the tomb is guarded 24/7 in any weather.

We’ll experience Arlington House, visiting the “Slave Quarters” and Museum to learn why Robert E. Lee’s house became a military cemetery.

Visit the Women in Military Service Memorial Museum to learn how women have contributed to the American military.

While we end the tour inside Arlington Cemetery, we provide a free self guided audio tour for anyone who wants to complete the 15 minute walk to visit the Iwo Jima Marine Corps Memorial just outside the cemetery with instructions on how to get back.

Location
1 Memorial Ave
Memorial Avenue
The tour departs from outside the Arlington Cemetery Welcome Center after security. We are unaffiliated with any desk inside the Visitor Center, so please don't look for us there. Please look for your guide in orange by the benches as you exit the visitor center into the cemetery.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Inspire33519910735
Apr 5, 2024
Fantastic Tour - This tour is great with a knowledgable and friendly guide, who help us to explored this tour in details. This was a fantastic tour
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Pioneer03130259674
Apr 1, 2024
Great guide - Katherine is such a nice and friendly guide, who help us to explored this tour in details. This is worth tour we ever booked
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Companion31401447801
Mar 27, 2024
History of Heroes - It was a great tour and very well explained by fantastice guide Dan. Got each and every information in details from him. Me and my family enjoyed a lot this trip.
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Kellyschwan
Feb 20, 2024
Great experience! - Very education and emotional experience. The guide was thorough at explaining everything and showing us around, but also was respectful of funerals happening while we were there. The guide knew exactly where to take us and never got lost. I can only imagine where we would have ended up had we not had a guide. DC By Foot was the perfect choice for us! Highly Recommend.
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Jaysy7114ze
Feb 20, 2024
Arlington Cemetery and change of the Guards. - We were pleasantly surprised that our guide made sure we found a perfect spot to watch the changing of the guards. We had plenty of time to visit inside Arlington House and got lots of stories of the people involved, some famous and some obscure. We will look at their other tours for our next visit to DC - this is a great way to see a town's history... by foot!
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Meander06392834077
Feb 20, 2024
Two great tours in two days - Moving informative tour with great information very knowledgeable tour guide. We ended up booking embassy row tour as well with this company the next day. Truly memorable.
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