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• There's always something to see and learn at Arlington House!

  • Start
    01 Jan 2024
  • End
    31 Dec 2024
  • Location
    Arlington House

  Tour Arlington House, the Enslaved Quarters, the Museum and the Grounds
  

  Daily, See NPS Ranger for details, Self-guided

  Informative Talks by Knowledgeable National Park Service (NPS) Rangers
  Daily, 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM, 20-30 Minutes

  Junior Ranger Program

  For young visitors between 6 and 12 years old, See NPS Ranger for details

  Hours of Operation

  September - May: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, with last entry to Arlington House at 4:00 pm

  June - August: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, with last entry to Arlington House at 4:00 pm

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• Lafayette at Arlington: A Bicentennial Celebration

  • When
    14 Oct 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211
  • Spaces left
    94

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  Celebrate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette's 1824 visit to Arlington House. Presentation by Elizabeth Reese, author of "Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America's National Capitol Region." View informative displays about Lafayette. Meet and talk to “Lafayette” himself, interpreted by the American History Theatre’s Ben Goldman. Sponsored by the Arlington House Foundation, The American Friends of Lafayette and the Arlington Historical Society. Hosted by the National Park Service.

  Advance registration preferred, but day-of-event registration accepted. Registration required to access parking lot nearby Arlington House. For more information, click "Show details."

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Event Access/In-cemetery Parking: Attendees traveling by private automobile enter Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), drive to a parking lot nearby Arlington House and walk to the nearby event site.

  • After arriving at the Memorial Avenue Visitors Services Checkpoint, tell the Visitors Center representative you are attending the "Lafayette Event." 
  • When directed, proceed to the nearby Security Checkpoint. There, an ANC Security Officer will check the vehicle operator's Drivers License and an event representative will confirm to the ANC Security Officer the event registration status of the vehicle operator. The event representative will be on site from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. 
  • When directed, proceed west on Memorial Drive, then right to Schley Drive, then left to Sherman Drive, then right to Humphreys Drive. 
  • Park in the designated area adjacent to the Old Administration Building and walk to Arlington House (estimated duration: four minutes).

  Event Access/Public Parking: Attendees traveling by public transportation or for-hire automobile enter Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) via the Visitors Center and walk to Arlington House via Schley Drive and Custis Walk (estimated duration: 15 minutes).

  
  

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• NSCDA Celebrates Lafayette at Arlington

  • When
    14 Oct 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211
  • Spaces left
    16

  Register

  Celebrate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette's 1824 visit to Arlington House. Presentation by Elizabeth Reese, author of "Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America's National Capitol Region." View informative displays about Lafayette. Meet and talk to “Lafayette” himself, interpreted by the American History Theatre’s Ben Goldman. Sponsored by the Arlington House Foundation, The American Friends of Lafayette and the Arlington Historical Society. Hosted by the National Park Service.

  Advance registration preferred, but day-of-event registration accepted. Registration required to access parking lot nearby Arlington House. For more information, click "Show details."

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Event Access/In-cemetery Parking: Attendees traveling by private automobile enter Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), drive to a parking lot nearby Arlington House and walk to the nearby event site.

  • After arriving at the Memorial Avenue Visitors Services Checkpoint, tell the Visitors Center representative you are attending the "Lafayette Event." 
  • When directed, proceed to the nearby Security Checkpoint. There, an ANC Security Officer will check the vehicle operator's Drivers License and an event representative will confirm to the ANC Security Officer the event registration status of the vehicle operator. The event representative will be on site from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. 
  • When directed, proceed west on Memorial Drive, then right to Schley Drive, then left to Sherman Drive, then right to Humphreys Drive. 
  • Park in the designated area adjacent to the Old Administration Building and walk to Arlington House (estimated duration: four minutes).

  Event Access/Public Parking: Attendees traveling by public transportation or for-hire automobile enter Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) via the Visitors Center and walk to Arlington House via Schley Drive and Custis Walk (estimated duration: 15 minutes).

  
  

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