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. Arlington House VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Once home to Robert E. Lee,
this Georgian-Revival house is Practical Information
now a memorial to the general Arlington, VA. Tel 877-907-8585.
and his family. It is possible ∑ arlingtoncemetery.mil;
to tour the house during ∑ arlingtontours.com
cemetery visiting hours. Open Oct–Mar: 8am– 5pm daily;
Apr–Sep: 8am–7pm daily.
Closed Dec 25.
8 ANC Tours leaves the Visitor
Center and stops at the John F.
Iwo Jima Kennedy grave, Arlington House,
Statue and Tomb of the Unknowns
(p136) every 15–30 mins.
Open 8:30am–4:30pm. 7 =
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ROOSEVELT DRIVE
EISENHOWER DRIVE This memorial is de dicated to
WILSON DRIVE
Seabees Memorial
ROOSEVELT DRIVE GRANT DRIVE MC CLELLAN DRIVE specializes in construction work.
the section of the US Navy that

EISENHOWER DRIVE . Grave of John F. Kennedy

A flame lit by his wife, Jackie, on
P O R T E R D R I V E
the day of Kennedy’s funeral in
December 1963 burns here
continually. Jackie is buried
next to her husband.
Key to Tombs and Sites
1 Seabees Memorial
2 Grave of John F. Kennedy
3 Grave of Robert F. Kennedy
4 Tomb of Pierre L’Enfant
5 Arlington House
6 Lockerbie Memorial
7 Confederate Memorial
8 Rough Riders Memorial
9 Challenger and Columbia Tomb of Pierre L’Enfant
Shuttle Memorials The architect responsible for planning the city of
0 Memorial Amphitheater Washington has a suitably grand burial site in the
q Tomb of the Unknowns cemetery (see p69).

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