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Northern Virginia

Claude Moore Colonial Farm

The Fairfax Station Railroad Museum

George Mason University Center for the Arts

Collingwood Library and Museum on
Americanism

Fort Marcy

George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill

6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean 22101;
703-442-7557; www.1771.org.
A reconstructed Revolutionary War farm
worked with 18th-century tools and
methods.b $

8301 E. Boulevard Dr., Alexandria 22308;
703-765-1652; www.collingwoodlibrary.com.
A unique library on Americana. Picturesque
views of the Potomac.

Colvin Run Mill Historic Site

11200 Fairfax Station Rd., Fairfax Station
22039; 703-425-9225;
www.fairfax-station.org.
Railroad, Civil War and Clara Barton museum.
Open Sundays 1-4pm. $
Parking lot off north-bound George Washington
Pkwy. near Route 123, McLean 22101;
703-289-2500;
www.nps.gov/cwdw/historyculture/fort-marcy.htm.
Excellent example of fortifications protecting
Washington during the Civil War.j

10017 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls 22066;
703-759-2771;
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm/.
Operational 19th-century water-powered
gristmill. Also features 20th-century dairy barn
exhibits.b $

Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey
House

Cox Farms

The Freeman Store and Museum

Dranesville Tavern

Frying Pan Farm Park

15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville 20120;
703-830-4121; www.coxfarms.com.
Largest family farm and seasonal event
destination in Northern Virginia.b
11919 Leesburg Pike, Herndon 20170;
703-827-0269;
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hprs/dranesville.htm.
Historic site built around 1820 with interesting
Civil War history.b $

9000 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria 22309;
703-780-4000; www.popeleighey1940.org.
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian House.
Open daily.b $
131 Church St. NE, Vienna 22180;
703-938-5187; historicviennainc.org.
Civil War hospital, railroad station, post office
and fire department.
2709 W. Ox Rd., Herndon 20171;
703-437-9101;
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark.
Farm animals, country store, tours, events, trails
and meeting house.jb

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4400 University Dr., Fairfax 22030;
703-993-8888 or 888-945-2468;
www.gmu.edu/cfa.
First class entertainment venue, home of the
Fairfax symphony.b

5514 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Mount
Vernon 22309; 703-780-2000;
www.mountvernon.org.
Working distillery and gristmill open daily April
through October.jb $

Great Falls National Park

9200 Old Dominion Dr., McLean 22066;
703-285-2965; www.nps.gov/grfa/.
Spectacular 800-acre park, featuring
breathtaking rapids and great recreational
opportunities.jb $

Green Spring Garden and
Horticultural Center

4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria 22312;
703-642-5173; www.greenspring.org.
27-acre year-round gold mine of information
and inspiration for gardeners.b

Gunston Hall Plantation: Home of
George Mason

10709 Gunston Rd. , Mason Neck 22079;
703-550-9220; www.gunstonhall.org.
Tour founding father George Mason's
magnificent 18th-century mansion, gardens,
farmyard.b $

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http://www.1771.org http://www.fairfax-station.org http://www.gmu.edu/cfa http://www.collingwoodlibrary.com http://www.mountvernon.org http://www.nps.gov/cwdw/historyculture/fort-marcy.htm http://www.nps.gov/grfa/ http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm/ http://www.popeleighey1940.org http://www.coxfarms.com http://www.historicviennainc.org http://www.greenspring.org http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hprs/dranesville.htm http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark http://www.gunstonhall.org http://www.fxva.com http://www.FXVA.com

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