Arlington Cemetery: Self-Guided Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

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Explore the iconic Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC on a self-guided hop-on hop-off tour. Visit notable graves and memorials, and learn about the cemetery’s history from an onboard guide.

Duration: 45 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Arlington National Cemetery Tour (Route)

Operating Schedule: Tour Duration: 45 minutes
Open Daily from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The last tour leaves at 4:00 pm.
1. Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center

2. President John F. Kennedy Gravesite

3. Coast Guard Memorial

4. Arlington National Cemetery
John J…

What's Included

Professional guide
Transport by hop-on hop-off trolley for one loop around Arlington cemetery
Live commentary on board

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Additional Information

Discover one of the nation’s most renowned cemeteries at your own speed with this hop-on hop-off trolley tour of Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. Explore the most significant graves and memorials while gaining insights into the cemetery’s history from an onboard guide. Disembark at 7 different stops to explore at your convenience. Stops…

Cancellation Policy

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

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E_o

Jul 14, 2026

Convenient - recommend - It's hilly and covers a huge area, also steps. Saved a lot of walking. for us - 2 seniors but we are in good shape! Recommend. Spoke with woman who did walking tour and she said she would advise trolley!

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Alex_s

Jul 13, 2026

Prepare to spend a few... - Prepare to spend a few hours at Arlington. Wear good walking shoes. Enjoy the spectacular views. Learned a lot.

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Lodajazz

Jul 12, 2026

Beautiful and moving place to visit - Visiting the Arlington National Cemetery is a must do for a trip to DC. I highly recommend riding the tram through the cemetery. It is such a large space and in the heat of summer it is a much more comfortable experience. The tram tacks you by all the notable places and you can hop off and on at your own pace. The drivers also offer a lot of knowledge about the cemetery.

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Karen_h

Jul 8, 2026

Great Experience - Even with the record temperatures the staff was great. They ensured that people were staying in the shade when possible

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Heather_e

Jul 7, 2026

Interesting Tour! - Even on the hop on/hop off tour, you should plan on walking a lot! But, a wonderful experience and a wealth of information!

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Angelamccray

Jul 13, 2026

Arlington is impressive! - We enjoyed the Arlington Hop on/Hop off to navigate the cemetery. The Changing of the Guard was a highlight and never disappoints! Our first narrator, Keith was outstanding but we were on for a short time with him before getting off. Our second tour guide was not good and we got lots of personal info and missed seeing certain sights we paid to see. Riding the tram is still the best way to see everything but just know your narrator may be questionable.

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Kate_j

Jul 7, 2026

Positive experience - It was good. Trams ran regularly. Beautiful visit. Only minor issue is the tram only made three stops and we thought it made a lot more. Would don’t again bc the place is huge and it would be a LOT of walking.

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Janet_i

Jul 10, 2026

Worth it. - Long line at each stop. Sometimes hard to hear the tour guide. Not always clear where to go or where to catch the next tram. But still worth it, since Arlington is so big.

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Hm676866

Jul 8, 2026

Definitely the way to see the important sites - spoilt by incomprehensible guide. - The trolley bus tour of Arlington was a comfortable and convenient way as a tourist to get around the important sites of note. The cemetery is huge and this offered us a good 1 hr trip around the highlights. Unfortunately our guide spoke too fast and it was virtually impossible most of the time to understand the narrative. It would have been helpful too for the trolley to slow down when approaching points of interest- we almost got whiplash turning to see the fourth headstone back on the third row as the driver sped fast. Slow it down a bit and provide a slower paced narration and this would have been so much better.

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587kristyd

Jul 6, 2026

Need to have more trams. - It was very hot when we went, and our feet were very tired from walking DC the day before so we decided on the tram. There supposed to be 6 or 7 stops. We only got 3. I had really wanted the kids to see Iwo Jima, so that was disappointing. They dont tell you this until you are on the tram. They don’t have enough trams. You can wait in the heat for over 30 minutes to reload at each stop. They also take a ridiculous amount of time loading each tram. Because of this we couldn’t even see everything we wanted to. One of our guides spoke like had marbles in his mouth. Definite improvements could be made.

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