Riverside National Cemetery - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Riverside National Cemetery

Riverside National Cemetery is the largest and busiest cemetery managed by the National Cemetery Administration. The cemetery covers 1,250 acres, making it the largest cemetery managed by the National Cemetery Administration. It has been the most active cemetery in the system since 2000, based on the number of interments.

Hotels near Riverside National Cemetery

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Attractions Near Riverside National Cemetery

March Field Air Museum

March Field Air Museum

1.21km from Riverside National Cemetery

The March Field Air Museum is an aviation museum based at March ARB, California that was founded in 1980. One of the first exhibits at the museum was a collection of art painted by Hazel Olson. Outside, the museum has constructed Firebase Romeo Charlie, a reproduction of a Vietnam-era forward operating location.

Moreno Valley M

Moreno Valley M

8.22km from Riverside National Cemetery

Moreno Valley is a city in Riverside County, California. It is the second-largest city in Riverside County by population and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. There are at least 200 prehistoric archaeological locations within the city. The majority of the sites are milling stations - where chaparral seed was the dominant milling activity.

Box Springs Mountain

Box Springs Mountain

8.45km from Riverside National Cemetery

This is the highest peak in the Box Springs Mountains range, standing 3,083 ft. Most of the mountain is part of the Box Springs Mountain Reserve, a 1,155-acre park. Because the mountain is one of the more prominent features in the Inland Empire, the summit is used for numerous telecommunication towers, including transmission towers for the KOLA 99.9 and KGGI 99.1 radio stations.

William Childs House

William Childs House

9.75km from Riverside National Cemetery

The William Chiles House, located in Kentucky, stands as a historic landmark that reflects the architectural heritage and cultural significance of the region. This elegant home serving as a testament to the craftsmanship and design aesthetics of its time.

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

10.03km from Riverside National Cemetery

The University of California, Riverside, Botanic Gardens are 40 acres of botanical gardens containing more than 3,500 plant species from around the world.The landscaped area around the buildings on campus demonstrates a wide variety of plants adapted to the arid inland area of Southern California. The Gardens were established primarily for teaching purposes and serve to provide plant materials for courses such as anthropology, art, biology, ecology, entomology and so more.

Entomology Museum

Entomology Museum

10.31km from Riverside National Cemetery

Entomology Research Museum is the insect collection of the Department of Entomology of the University of California, Riverside. It contains approximately 4 million total insect specimens, over 3 million of which are pinned, roughly 400,000 mounted on slides, the remainder preserved in ethanol. It serves as a repository for specimens representing the local arthropod fauna, as well as sites worldwide.

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