Places to visit
War Memorials & Military Museums in District of Columbia
12 war memorials and 4 military museums in District of Columbia — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.
12memorials
4museums
Military museums (4)
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| National Museum Of American Jewish Military History Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; We 09:00-15:00; Sa-Su closed | Washington |
| National Museum of the U.S. Navy Hours: Sa 10:00-16:00 | near Washington |
| Navy Memorial Visitor Center Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-17:00 | Washington |
| The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum | near Washington |
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in District of Columbia
- Soldiers Home National Cemetery21 recipients
- Rock Creek Cemetery4 recipients
- Mount Olivet Cemetery3 recipients
- Congressional Cemetery2 recipients
- Oak Hill Cemetery2 recipients
- Hebrew Congregation Cemetery1 recipient
- Prospect Hill Cemetery1 recipient
- Soldier's Home Cemetery1 recipient
- St. Elizabeth's East Campus Cemetery1 recipient
- Truesdell Family Cemetery1 recipient
War memorials
Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial | near Washington |
| Civil War Defenses in Washington Fort Reno | near Washington |
| Georgetown University World War II Memorial | near Washington |
| Jane A Delano and the Nurses Who Died in Service in World War I | near Washington |
| Japanese American Memorial | near Washington |
| National Native American Veterans Memorial | near Washington |
| Nuns of the Battlefield | near Washington |
| The Three Soldiers | near Washington |
| Ulysses S. Grant Memorial | near Washington |
| Veterans Memorial | near Washington |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial VFW | near Washington |
| Vietnam Women's Memorial | near Washington |
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Help & support
Veteran resources in District of Columbia
VA care, cemeteries, USO centers, posts and meeting places.
Medal of HonorRecipients from District of Columbia
48 recipients.
Memorial and museum locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some entries may be incomplete; opening hours of museums should be checked before visiting.