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McLean

Five Fun Festivals
Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival, April 20-21
Celebrate Fairfax, June 7-9
Fourth of July Children's' & Pets Parade Warrenton, July 4
Castleton Festival, Rappahannock County, performances throughout July
Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend, Alexandria, Dec. 6-7
More festivals on page 216 and at Virginia.org
TRANSPORTATION

Virginia Department of Transportation
800-367-7623; www.virginiadot.org.

Alexandria
Alexandria Convention & Visitors
Association

625 N. Washington St., Ste. 400, Alexandria
22314; 703-746-3300 or 800-388-9119;
www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com.
Shop, dine and celebrate on America's historic
main streets!jb

Alexandria Visitors Center at Ramsay House

221 King St., Alexandria 22314;
703-746-3301; www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com.
Get attraction and tour tickets, maps, brochures
and more! Ij
ATTRACTIONS

Alexandria Archaeology Museum

105 North Union St., #327, Alexandria
22314; 703-746-4399;
www.alexandriaarchaeology.org.
Watch city archaeologists reconstruct 13,000
years of history.

Alexandria Black History Museum

902 Wythe St., Alexandria 22314;
703-838-4356;
http://alexandriava.gov/BlackHistory.
Museum documents the history, culture and
contributions of Black America. Ib $

Alexandria National Cemetery

Wilkes & Payne Sts., Alexandria 22314;
703-221-2183; www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/
alexandriava.asp.
Military burial grounds with graves of Civil
War soldiers.

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Alexandria Seaport Foundation Center

Alexandria waterfront at foot of Cameron St.,
Alexandria 22314; 703-549-7078;
www.alexandriaseaport.org.
This floating museum offers ecological tours
and community boat building programs.

The Athenaeum

201 Prince St., Alexandria 22314;
703-548-0035; www.nvfaa.org.
Once the Bank of Old Dominion, now an art
gallery.b

Carlyle House Historic Park

121 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria 22314;
703-549-2997; www.carlylehouse.org.
Beautiful Georgian manor house built in 1752
by city founder. Ib $

Christ Church

118 N. Washington St., Alexandria 22314;
703-549-1450; www.historicchristchurch.org.
Beautiful English country-style church attended
by George Washington and Robert E. Lee.

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Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site

4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria 22304;
703-746-4848; www.fortward.org.
Civil War museum and restored Union fort.b

Freedom House

1315 Duke St., Alexandria 22314;
703-836-2858; www.FreedomHouseMuseum.org.
Once headquarters for slave traders, now
houses fascinating museum.

For more information on
restaurants & accommodations
visit Virginia.org/WhereToEat
and Virginia.org/PlacesToStay

TODD WRIGHT

Northern Virginia

Claude Moore Colonial Farm,

Welcome Center
at Fredericksburg
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Mile Marker 132, I-95 Southbound
Fredericksburg 22404
540-786-8344
Virginia Welcome Center
at Manassas
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Mile Marker 48, I-66W
9915 Vandor Lane Manassas 20109
703-361-2134

Friendship Firehouse

107 S. Alfred St., Alexandria 22314;
703-746-3891;
http://alexandriava.gov/FriendshipFirehouse.
Established in 1774, houses historic firefighting
equipment and exhibits.b $

Gadsby's Tavern Museum

134 N. Royal St., Alexandria 22314;
703-746-4242; www.gadsbystavern.org.
Tavern dating back to the time of George
Washington.b $

George Washington Masonic Memorial

101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria 22301;
703-683-2007; www.gwmemorial.org.
17-foot bronze of George Washington,
outstanding collection of Washington artifacts.
Ib $

Great Waves

4001 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria 22304;
703-960-0767; www.nvrpa.org/park/
cameron_run/content/great_waves_waterpark.
Wave pool, four-story water slides, tad pool,
pizza, ice cream.

Ivy Hill Cemetery

2823 King St., Alexandria 22301;
703-626-4837; www.ivyhill-historical.org/.
Historic cemetery with educational and cultural
programs, lectures and tours available.

Lee-Fendall House

614 Oronoco St., Alexandria 22314;
703-548-1789; www.leefendallhouse.org.
From 1785, home to generations of the Lees of
Virginia.b $

National Inventors Hall of Fame & Museum
600 Dulany St., Alexandria 22314;
571-272-0096; www.invent.org/hall_of_
fame/1_5_0_museum.asp.
Fascinating facts about everyday inventions
that have improved our lives. Ib

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