Families in the DMV love visiting Arlington National Cemetry on Memorial Day. Few places are more beautiful, solemn, and famous. But going on the holiday has several cons.
Pros:
Beautiful, iconic views
The guards at the Tomb of the Unknown
See the graves of many famous people
Soldier placing flags at Arlington National Cemetery
Cons:
Crowded,…
Arlington National Cemetery contains thousands of unidentified graves. The most famous of which is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, visited by millions every year.
But just behind the tomb and its amphitheater you can find another memorial to obscure soldiers- those of the U.S.S. Maine.
On this day in 1898, the battleship exploded off…