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The Tours American Monument is located in the city of Tours, France, 146 miles southwest of Paris. The monument is situated just east of the southern end of the Pont Wilson, which crosses the Loire River in a continuation of the main street (Rue Nationale) of Tours.
Tours American Monument is located outside, within a public park.
A two and half hour drive from Paris, take highway A10 to Orléans, through Blois to arrive in Tours. An alternate to GPS coordinates, the city library of Tours, is next to the monument and can be a useful point of interest to help with directions.
Trains from Paris to Tours leave from the Gare Austerlitz or Gare Montparnasse station. From the train station, the monument is about a one kilometer walk. When exiting the train station at Place du Maréchal Leclerc take the Rue de Nantes in the southwest direction. Turn right and stay on Place du Maréchal Leclerc before a slight right onto Boulevard Heurteloup. Then, continue on Rue de Buffon before continuing on Rue Corneille. Turn left onto Rue de la Scellerie and then right onto Rue Voltaire. Turn left onto Avenue André Malraux and you will arrive at the city library where you will find the fountain monument on the east side of the library along the Loire River.
More than 200,000 fallen service members are honored at an ABMC site. Search the burial database.
