703-607-8052

Admission Free

Open daily 8am-7pm, April-September. Open daily 9am-5pm, October-March.

A national shrine to the thousands of men and women who have died defending the United States and freedom around the world. Popular memorials include the Tomb of the Unknowns, the Challenger Space Shuttle Memorial, and the grave sites of John F. and Robert Kennedy.

Arlington House: The Robert E. Lee Memorial

703-557-0613

Admission Free

Open daily 9:30am-6pm, April-September. Open daily 9:30am-4:30 pm, October-March

.Former home of the Confederate General and Civil War hero. Here, in 1861, General Lee wrote the letter resigning his commission from the U.S. Army to fight for his native Virginia.

Fort Myer

703-696-3944

Admission Free

Hours of operation vary, call for details

Home of the oldest military division in the United States, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Division. The division is the ceremonial unit for Arlington Cemetery and the U.S. Army. Location of the first commercial air flight. Military band concerts are played regularly at Brucker Hall. The caissons, stables and the Old Guard Museum are open to the public weekdays.

The Netherlands Carillon

Admission Free

703-285-2598

This 49-bell tower is a gift from the Dutch people in gratitude for American aid given during World War II. Concerts throughout the summer. Located on Marshall Drive, next to the Iwo Jima Memorial, between Route 50 and Arlington National Cemetery.

The Newseum and Freedom Park

703-284-3700

Admission Free

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The only interactive museum of news. The Newseum takes visitors behind the scenes to see and experience how and why news is made. Visitors can be reporters or television newscasters; relive the great news stories of all time through multimedia exhibits, artifacts and news memorabilia; see today's news as it happens on a block-long video news wall.