Northern Virginia has a variety of interesting museums and beautiful scenery. Visit Virginia museums and learn about famous Americans and important historical events.
Learn about the Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, see pictures of the monument and memorial honoring George Washington and the contributions of Freemasons, Learn about Freemasonry
Fort Ward Park, home of the Fort Ward Museum and historic park in Old Town Alexandria, Civil War exhibits, interpretive programs, tours, lectures and living history activities.
The new National Marine Corps Museum uses interactive exhibits as a tribute to U.S. Marines. National Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Virginia educates the public about the history and culture of the Marines.
See pictures and learn about Mount Vernon's new Ford Orientation Center and Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center.
George Washington operated a whiskey distillery and a water-powered gristmill near Mount Vernon. Take a guided tour of a reconstruction of George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.
Housed in a building in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia originally constructed in 1940 as a library to serve black citizens, the museum examines African-American history, art and traditions.
The Alexandria Lyceum serves as Alexandria, Virginia's history museum providing exhibitions, lectures, concerts, and special programs. The Lyceum museum tells the story of Alexandria, Virginia from its founding in 1749 through the present day.
One of the Washington, DC area's most popular attractions, this is the burial site for more than 260,000 American military personnel including the graves of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy and President William Howard Taft.
The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum reopens in Alexandria, Virginia, pharmacy and science museum in Old Town Alexandria,
Celebrate Black History during the month of February, explore historic sites and museums with special events in Alexandria, Virginia near Washington, DC.
Enjoy a meal at Gadsby's Tavern and learn about colonial times at Gadsby's Tavern Museum in Old Town Alexandria
Visit the 500-acre estate of George Washington and his family. Tour the 14-room mansion that is beautifully restored and furnished with original objects dating back to the 1740's. Tour the outbuildings, including the kitchen, slave quarters, smokehouse, coach house and stables. Located in Northern Virginia, just minutes from Washington, DC.
This Old Town Alexandria, Virginia home of John and Sara Carlyle served as the headquarters of General Braddock, the leader of the British forces during the French and Indian War.
An early 19th century gristmill with exhibits explaining process of milling and the history of the Great Falls, Virginia community around the mill.
Visit the home of George Mason, one of the men who founded the Consitution and the Bill of Rights. This colonial home is an 18th century plantation set on 550 beautiful acres in Lorton, Virginia.
A 3,400-acre historic plantation near Leesburg, Virginia with formal gardens and an 1810 greenhouse.
In Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, the second oldest apothecary shop displays colonial medicines and medical instruments.
The estate of Nellie Custis Lewis, granddaughter of George and Martha Washington,located just 3 miles from Mount Vernon in Alexandria, Virginia.
Museum that explores the history of agriculture and rural life in Loudoun County, Virginia. Special events and programs are geared toward children of all ages.
Historic library In Alexandria, Virginia with a collection of writings of George Washington, American Indian history, personal library of a former U. S. Army Chief of Staff and more.
Drug Enforcement Administration's museum on the history of drugs and drug trafficking
Museum of an 18th century farm that grows tobacco, wheat, rye and corn. Located in McLean, Virginia.
Tour the home of Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia's first Representative to Congress, and learn about life in the early 19th century.
