Welcome to DC by Foot. We are excited you chose to take our Arlington National Cemetery self guided audio tour.
INSTRUCTIONS:
This is a self guided tour that you can take at any time. It is not date specific and you can listen to it as many times as you’d like.
Find the audio stops listed below. You can listen out of order if you chose but the verbal instructions to get between stops will follow our suggested map route.
Each stop has a Google Map link to ensure you can easily fine the next stop, but you can also use this embeddable Google Map.
You can also use the included .pdf with clickable links for ease of download.
You can use this map by clicking on the square in the upper right corner. It will then open your Google Maps app (you must have this app for the map to work) with the stops shown. You cannot download the self guided tour map, but if you’d like to use this map without data, be sure to leave this page open!
BEFORE YOU BEGIN…
Jump to an option to use this tour data free…
Start your tour at Arlington National Cemetery Visitor Center.
Reminder that you will have to go through security and guests over 16 need a government issued ID (passport for international guests)
- Time: About 2.5 Hours
- Distance: About 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Start: Arlington Cemetery Visitor Center
- End: Women in Military Service Memorial
This self-guided audio tour will take you through Arlington National Cemetery along the beaten path. You will see most of the cemetery’s main attractions, including the Kennedy brothers’ gravesites, Arlington House and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where you will witness the time-honored tradition of the Changing of the Guard. But there is much more to see along the way.
It is easily accessible from the Arlington National Cemetery metro station on the blue line or there is a paid parking lot next to the Visitor Center. Please note that the first half of your tour will be uphill. The uphill climb is not strenuous for most people, but those with mobility issues might be better suited to take the tram tours. Tickets can be purchased at the Visitors Center or by using this link.
We suggest you save this page to your home screen, making it easy for you to return to this page between stops. You can do this via the Add To Homescreen Button on your device.
STOPS:
Click on the stop name to hear the audio for each stop.
- Arlington Cemetery Welcome Center (1 Memorial Ave, Fort Myer, VA – map)
- History of Cemeterry (walk & talk)
- Justice Hill (next to Kennedy Memorial)
- Headstone Details (walk and talk)
This video can help you determine the best place to stand to watch the Changing of the Guard Ceremony:
Data Free Option
If you would like to listen to this data free, we suggest you download the .mp4 file below. This is an audio file that includes the entire tour in one go. You can download it depending on your device settings and it should appear in your Files.
The audio is one long file, but you will be given instructions to pause between stops.
Click here to open the AUDIO FILE OF ENTIRE TOUR.
Time Stamps for individual stops:
