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AcrossthePotomacRiverinArlington,Virginia;closestMetroArlingtonCemetery.April¨CSeptdaily8am¨C7pm;restofyeardaily8am¨C5pm.
ApoignantcontrasttothegrandmonumentsofthecapitalisprovidedbythevastseaofidenticalwhiteheadstonesonthehillsidesofArlingtonNationalCemetery.Thecountry'smosthonouredfinalrestingplacewasfirstusedduringtheCivilWar,whenthegrandmansionatthetopofthehill,andallthesurroundingland,belongedtoConfederateleaderRobertELee.Nearly200,000USwardeadliehere,andtheTomboftheUnknownSoldierremembersthousandsmorewhosebodieswereneverrecoveredoridentified.AneternalflamemarksthegraveofPresidentJohnFKennedy,nearhisbrotherRobertand,asof1994,nexttohiswidow,JacquelineKennedyOnassis.Amongotherwell-knownnamesisPierreL'Enfant,whosegravesiteoffersasuperbviewovertheMallandtheDistricthedesigned;whilethenewWomeninMilitaryServiceMemorial,bythemaingate,isjustoneofseveralhigh-profilememorialstocelebratedpersonnel,likethedoomedcrewoftheSpaceShuttleChallenger.
Unlessyouhavestronglegsandlotsoftime,thebestwaytoseethevastcemeteryisbyTourmobile,whichleavesfromthevisitorcenterattheentrance.YoucanalsowalkherefromtheLincolnMemorialacrosstheArlingtonBridge.