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Voted a Travel + Leisure Top 5 Best City in the U.S. 2025 and one of Southern Living’s The South’s Best Cities 2024, Alexandria offers a cosmopolitan atmosphere and a walkable lifestyle, making it a perfect weekend escape near the nation’s capital. With access to three airports, Metrorail, Amtrak, bikeshare, and more, traveling to Alexandria and exploring the D.C. region is easy. Let us help simplify your planning with suggested itineraries, things to do, places to eat, where to stay, and more.

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Plan Your Stay

Alexandria Hotels

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Getting To & Around Alexandria

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Accessible Travel in Alexandria, VA

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Explore the City

Top 18 Things to Do in Old Town Alexandria

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Restaurants

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Things To Do

Couple Biking Down King Street In Alexandria, VA

Experience the Alexandria Waterfront

The Alexandria Waterfront At Dusk

DC Vacation

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Explore Neighborhoods Beyond Old Town

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Deals & Special Offers

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Events

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Tools and Resources

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A group of people sit and talk on the deck of a boat on a river, with the Lincoln Memorial and a stone bridge visible in the background. Trees and parked cars line the riverbank.
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Two women stand and talk outside the Freedom House Museum, a historic brick building with a white door on a tree-lined sidewalk. A museum sign hangs from a post nearby. Another person walks further down the sidewalk.
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Two vintage gas lanterns with visible flames are mounted on the exterior wall of a building along a row of historic buildings. The image has a warm, nostalgic feel and shows architectural details and greenery in the background.
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