Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee

Name: Wood National Cemetery
Address: 5000 W National Ave, Milwaukee, 53295, United States
Telephone: (414) 382-5300

#96 among attractions in Milwaukee

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Facts and practical information

Wood National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is one of two National Cemeteries in Wisconsin. It encompasses 50.1 acres, and as of 2021, it had over 40,000 interments. It is closed to new interments. ()

Coordinates: 43°1'32"N, 87°58'50"W

Address

5000 W National AveMilwaukee 53295 United States

Contact

(414) 382-5300

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Day trips

Wood National Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: American Family Field, Ward Memorial Hall, Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Calvary Cemetery.

0.5 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
American Family Field, Milwaukee
13 min walk • American Family Field, formerly known as Miller Park, stands as a testament to Milwaukee's love for baseball and the great outdoors. This modern stadium, with its unique fan-shaped retractable roof, ensures that the Milwaukee Brewers can play ball come rain or shine.
~1070 ftE
Theater, Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Ward Memorial Hall, Milwaukee
6 min walk • Ward Memorial Hall is an 1880s theater building within the Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
~1320 ftE
Victorian architecture
Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Milwaukee
7 min walk • Milwaukee Soldiers Home is one of three Soldiers homes which have survived in the United States. It was built for the rehabilitation of Civil War soldiers. The building recognized as a National Historic Landmark District property.
0.6 miN
Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee
15 min walk • Calvary Cemetery is the oldest existing Catholic cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Owned by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, it is the final resting place for many of the city's early influential figures. The cemetery was designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1981.
1 miSE
Village, Area
West Milwaukee, Milwaukee
25 min walk • West Milwaukee is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, which is located in the center of the county approximately a mile south of Miller Park. The population was 4,206 at the 2010 census.
1 miSW
43°0'52"N • 87°59'37"W
West Allis Farmers Market, Milwaukee
26 min walk • Park, Flea market, Shopping
~1770 ftNE
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Soldiers' Home Reef, Milwaukee
9 min walk • Soldiers' Home Reef, also known as Rocky Point, National Military Asylum Reef, or Veterans' Hill is a fossilized coral reef rock formation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The reef formation was discovered by geologist Increase A. Lapham in the 1830s.
1.6 miSE
43°0'39"N • 87°57'24"W
Burnham Park Neighborhood, Milwaukee
41 min walk • Park
1 miNW
Sacred and religious sites
Archdiocesan Marian Shrine, Milwaukee
26 min walk • The Archdiocesan Marian Shrine, formerly known as the Milwaukee Fatima Shrine and the National Shrine to Our Lady of Fatima, is of the Roman Catholic Church and a shrine to the Virgin Mary.
1.4 miSW
43°0'53"N • 88°0'12"W
Inspiration Studios, Milwaukee
35 min walk • Museum, Concerts and shows
0.5 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Baseball
Helfaer Field, Milwaukee
12 min walk • Helfaer Field, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a Little League baseball field located next to American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. Costing $3.1 million to construct, the field seats up to 722 people. Built near the infield of the former Milwaukee County Stadium, it retains the old foul poles from that field.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wood National Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Ward Memorial Hall, Milwaukee (6 min walk), Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Milwaukee (7 min walk), Soldiers' Home Reef, Milwaukee (9 min walk), American Family Field, Milwaukee (13 min walk).