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Street Address:553 Rue Roosevelt, 2016 Carthage, Tunisia North Africa American Cemetery is located in close proximity to the site of the ancient city of Carthage, Tunisia, destroyed by the Romans in 146 B.C., and lies over part of the site of Roman Carthage. It is near the present town of the same name, 10 miles from the city of Tunis and five miles from its airport.
The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty in the visitor building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites.
The Tunis-Goulette-Marsa railway (TGM) connects downtown Tunis (Tunis Marine terminal ““ GPS: 36.800606, 10.191181) to La Marsa.  The stop for the cemetery is the Carthage-Amilcar station (GPS: 36.866615, 10.337514). The ride from downtown is about 30 minutes and tickets are available at the station ticket booths.  From the Carthage-Amilcar station it is a 700-meter safe walk to the cemetery main entrance on Rue Roosevelt (GPS: 36.864580, 10.331741).
The Tunis-Carthage International Airport (TUN) is approximately nine miles from the cemetery.Travel via Public TransportationTaxis are available in Tunis and from the airport.
Hotels are available in Tunis as well as in the vicinity of the cemetery at Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, La Marsa and Gammarth.
More than 200,000 fallen service members are honored at an ABMC site. Search the burial database.
