Location

Admission and Tour Tickets must be purchased at the Bedford Area Welcome Center located at the foot of the Memorial. Please stop there BEFORE driving to the Memorial site.

 

The National D-Day Memorial and the Bedford Area Welcome Center are located at the interchange of State Routes 460 Bypass and 122, in the city of Bedford, between Roanoke and Lynchburg, VA. Access to both Interstate 81 and US Route 29 from State Route 460 is within 20 miles of the Memorial.  You may view this location using the MapQuest map service or to use a GPS system please use 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, Virginia for directions.

The Memorial is convenient to quality lodging, dining, and shopping facilities. Numerous other attractions, historic sites, and museums are located within a short distance of the Memorial. If you would like additional information on Bedford or the surrounding area contact:

Bedford Welcome Center: 540-587-5681 or toll free at 877-447-3257
www.visitbedford.com

Greater Lynchburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: 800-732-5821
www.discoverlynchburg.com

Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors: Bureau: 800-635-5535
www.visitroanokeva.com

Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce:  800-676-8203
visitsmithmountainlake.com

To the National D-Day Memorial From:

Richmond:  360 west to 460 west; Follow signs to Lynchburg and Bedford. Take 2nd Bedford Exit. Take a right off of the exit onto Burks Hill Road.  Take the next left at the Bedford Area Welcome Center for ticket purchases. Total distance - approximately 143 miles.

Or:  64 west to 81 south; take exit 150 to Alternate 220; Follow signs to 460 (Lynchburg and Bedford) and take a left onto 460 east. Travel approximately 25 minutes and take the 122 exit. Take a left off of the exit and proceed through the stoplight.  Take an immediate left at the Bedford Area Welcome Center for ticket purchases.

Roanoke:   460 east to Route 122 north. Take the 122 exit. Take a left off of the exit and proceed through the stoplight.  Take an immediate left at the Bedford Area Welcome Center for ticket purchases. Total distance- approximately 27 miles.