Memorial Day is holiday to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. While observing Memorial Day, you might want to consider visiting one of these geocaches in Northern Virginia.
You will be following part of the Marine Corp Museum’s Semper Fidelis Memorial Trail – about 3/4 mile of walking – visiting statues and memorials along the way.
This Werigo geocache by robbitandpaul was a 2015 NoVAGO Cache Award Winner!
National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico. The trail is open from 9 to 9 and the museum is open 9 to 6.
One of several caches at the place of highest honor, Arlington National Cemetery, this walk should take you under an hour and will take you to two different locations.
This virtual by Bigcall has been on the map since 2002.
Arlington National Cemetery
One of several caches at the place of highest honor, Arlington National Cemetery, this walk will take you to a few stops where you will probably want your camera. There is a bit of walking involved and you will need to make at least three stops before completing it.
This virtual by jandzl has been on the map since 2002.
Arlington National Cemetery
One of several caches at the place of highest honor, Arlington National Cemetery, this virtual will take you to one well known group of unknowns. And you’ll know when you get there, exactly what it is.
This virtual by thekayakpack has been on the map since 2003.
Arlington National Cemetery
A good Memorial Day cache for kids, this geocache is easy to find and is a great introduction to the Remembrance Poppy or Buddy Poppy. Bonus, there is a playground across the street!
This traditional geocache by Moka_Dog was published in 2020.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1177, Leesburg
Did you know that there is a national cemetery near old town Winchester? This is the final resting place of more than 5,500 veterans of the Shenandoah Valley. Many of those buried here were Union soldiers during the American Civil War. There are fifteen monuments in the cemetery, but to figure out this puzzle, you’ll only need to visit one of them.
This mystery type geocache was placed by wallmeister22601 in coordination with the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center in 2014.
Winchester National Cemetery
For something a bit out the usual, try completing this virtual memorializing soldiers of the Revolutionary War. The answer is hidden in a small church yard in old town Alexandria.
This virtual geocache by TheDartBoardGang was published in 2003.
Old Town Alexandria
Adventure Labs for Memorial Day
Arlington National Cemetery Notables
Arlington National Cemetery Notables II
National Museum of the United States Army (Part 1) with BONUS cache
National Museum of the United States Army (Part 2) with BONUS cache