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Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope – Leighey House
Category: Historic Sites - Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 9000 Richmond Hwy, Woodlawn Plantation - US Rte 1, Alexandria, VA 22309
The groundbreaking architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed this beautiful yet functional home in 1940, using natural materials such as cypress and glass. The results are contemporary and magnificent. Don't miss the geometric stained glass that punctuates the walls. Inside, exhibits educate visitors about Wright's life...
Alexandria Black History Museum
Category: Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 902 Wythe St, Alexandria, VA 22314
The entire African-American experience is explored at this well-organized museum and educational institute. Made up of a library, reading room, and a heritage park, the facility focuses on the lasting legacies and continuing contributions made by black Americans to Virginia and to the US. This is an excellent place to...
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Category: Historic Sites - Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 101 Callahan Dr, Alexandria, VA 22301
The local hero who became a national hero, George Washington, is memorialized with a stately statue in front of this spire-topped building. Made of bronze and surrounded by columns, the statue is a fitting tribute to our first president, who was once a member of this lodge. Inside, visit the Replica Lodge Room to...
Category: Historic Sites - Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 134 N Royal St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Take a 30-minute tour of the 1770 tavern for an accurate depiction of colonial life in Alexandria. Gadsby's has been a town gathering place and watering hole for more than two centuries, and has hosted well-known locals – including former presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison – at its...
Category: Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 105 N Union St #327, 3rd Floor Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA 22314
The unique heritage of Alexandria and the surrounding areas is studied in-depth at this museum. The continually updated museum features artifacts that take visitors back 10,000 years. Learn about how archaeologists are continuing to make new discoveries that allow us to see history in a new way. Look for maps, photos,...
Alexandria Visitors Center at Ramsay House
Category: Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 221 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314
This historic home serves as the Visitor's Center for Alexandria, with a huge array of maps, brochures and booklets that steer you toward the area's top attractions and tours. Being a historic home, it is also one of the area's top attractions. Built in 1724 by Alexandria's founder, William Ramsay, the carefully...
Category: Historic Sites - Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 121 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314
This historic home is known for its key role in the French and Indian War. British General Benjamin Braddock used the building as his headquarters, meeting with colonial governors to discuss issues facing colonists and ideas about the war. The stately Georgian home, built by John Carlyle in 1752, is an excellent and...
Category: Historic Sites - Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 118 N Washington St, Cameron and N Washington Sts, Alexandria, VA 22314
Two American heroes, George Washington and Robert E. Lee, regularly attended this lovely red-brick Episcopal church, which still pays homage to its former members. Pew number 15 was Washington's, and it still sits in the sanctuary in its revered spot. It is said that Lee came here to meet with the Southern rebels who...
Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site
Category: Historic Sites - Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 4301 W Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304
In the heat of the Civil War, Fort Ward was created to protect the nation's capital from Confederate troops. Still almost entirely in place, visitors can examine forts, batteries, the officer's hut, and a unique fort built out of earth. Take a self-guided tour, examine the collection of Civil War artifacts inside the...
Category: Alexandria Attractions & Activities
Address: 107 S Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Learn about firefighting through the years at this museum, which began as a Fire Company in the late 18th century. See the items colonials used to fight fires, such as leather water buckets, hoses and engine-less fire engines, and learn about the development of the latest technology. A large section is devoted to the...
