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Alexandria

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Voted a Travel + Leisure Top 5 Best City in the U.S. 2025 and a Condé Nast Traveler Top 3 Best Small City in the U.S. 2025, 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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Getting To & Around Alexandria

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Accessible Travel in Alexandria, VA

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Unlock Your Story

Alexandria is a city where centuries-old stories live alongside those still being written. Here, you’ll experience the curiosity, independence and charm of an evolving community rooted in history and progress. Your Alexandria story is just waiting to be discovered.

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Top 18 Things to Do in Old Town Alexandria

Spite House in Old Town Alexandria

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

America’s 250th Birthday in Alexandria, VA

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DC Vacation

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Deals & Special Offers

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Events

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Explore Alexandria’s Neighborhoods

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Here in Alexandria, every neighborhood draws you in and invites you to linger just a little longer—from the waterfront to the West End and everywhere in between.

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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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Interior of Freedom House Museum in Alexandria, VA.
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