Alexandria Visitors Center at Ramsay House

Home of Scottish merchant and Alexandria founder William Ramsay. Stop by 221 King Street for free brochures, visitor parking passes, maps, information and more.
Attractions

• Collingwood Library & Museum
  8301 E. Boulevard Drive
  Alexandria, VA 22308
  Phone: 703/765-1652
  Fax: 703/765-8390
  www.collingwoodlibrary.com

  This library, in a lovely wooded setting on property once owned by George Washington, fosters an appreciation of the American heritage with objects including many flags, weapons from the Revolutionary War, native American artifacts and more.

  

• Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House
  (Located at Woodlawn)
  9000 Richmond Hwy.
  Mount Vernon, VA 22121
  Phone: 703/780-4000
  www.popeleighey1940.org

  Built in 1940 of cypress, brick and glass, the Usonian house exhibits many of the significant contributions that Wright made to contemporary architecture. Tues.-Sun. & select holidays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (last tour 4:30); closed Jan. & Feb.

• George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill
  Route 235, three miles from Mount Vernon Estate
  Mount Vernon, VA 22121
  Phone: 703/780-2000
  www.mountvernon.org

  Demonstrations by costumed distillers and millers take visitors through the historic processes of whiskey-making and flour and cornmeal production. George Washington's Distillery is the only authentic 18th-century distillery in the country, and his water-powered gristmill features an automated system with four floors of intricate gears and shafts. Combined ticket with Mount Vernon available. Open daily Apr.-Oct. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 

• George Washington's River Farm (American Horticultural Society)
  7931 E. Boulevard Dr.
  Alexandria, VA 22309
  Phone: 703/768-5700
  www.ahs.org

  Originally part of the estate of George Washington, the farm features 25 acres of lawns, gardens, meadows and woods on the Potomac River. Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5 p.m.; Apr.-Sept. only: Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Gunston Hall Plantation
  10709 Gunston Rd.
  Lorton, VA 22079
  Phone: 703/550-9220
  Fax: 703/550-9480
  www.gunstonhall.org

  The 1755 Georgian-style mansion was the home of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and a framer of the U.S. Constitution. Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed major holidays.

  

• Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens
  South end of George Washington Memorial Pkwy.
  Mount Vernon, VA 22121
  Phone: 703/780-2000
  Fax: 703/799-8609
  www.mountvernon.org

  The beautiful riverside estate of George Washington includes the Mansion, outbuildings, tomb, & working farm, and new visitor facilities with 25 galleries and theaters. The new Orientation Center and Museum and Education Center feature interactive displays, movies, and high-tech, immersive experiences in addition to more than 700 artifacts. Open daily. Cruise from Old Town with the Potomac Riverboat Company, April - October.

  

• National Harbor
  National Plaza
  National Harbor, MD 20695
  Phone: 301/203-4170
  www.nationalharbor.com

  Rising on the horizon of the Potomac River is National Harbor. Built on 300 acres, with more than a mile and a quarter of waterfront, it is an exciting, sprawling community that offers fine restaurants, unparalleled shopping, stunning office space, lavish residences and world-class accommodations, including the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. It is a destination of staggering effect, one that will forever change the landscape of the urban lifestyle.

  

• National Museum of the Marine Corps
  18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy.
  Triangle, VA 22172
  Phone: 703/784-6421
  www.usmcmuseum.org

  On a 135-acre site adjacent to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, the museum's soaring design evokes the image of the flag raisers of Iwo Jima and beckons visitors to its 100,000 square-foot structure. World-class interactive exhibits using innovative technology surround visitors with irreplaceable artifacts and immerse them in the sights and sounds of Marines in action. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Christmas.

  

• U.S. Air Force Memorial
  1 Air Force Memorial Dr.
  Arlington, VA 22211
  Phone: 703/247-5808
  www.airforcememorial.org

  Overlooking the Pentagon and adjacent to Arlington Cemetery, the memorial features three stainless-steel spires soaring skyward, the tallest reaching 270 feet. Its design represents the flying spirit of the Air Force with the spires evoking the image of the precision "bomb burst" maneuver performed by the Air Force's Thunderbird Demonstration Team. Oct.-March 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Apr.-Sept. 8 a.m.-11 p.m.

  

• Woodlawn - Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House
  9000 Richmond Hwy.
  Mount Vernon, VA 22121
  Phone: 703/780-4000
  Fax: 703/780-8509
  www.woodlawn1805.org

  George Washington gave the estate to his adopted granddaughter and his nephew as a wedding gift. Dr. William Thornton, architect of the U.S. Capitol, was then commissioned to design the Georgian mansion. Tues.-Sun. and select holidays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (tours every half hour; last tour 4:30); closed Jan. & Feb.