Potomac Yard in Alexandria, VA
Potomac Yard, the burgeoning innovation hub between Old Town North and Del Ray, is home to the new Virginia Tech Campus and poised to become a vibrant, diverse and sustainable mixed-use community. The Potomac Yard Metrorail Station, the city’s newest Metro station, increases connectivity between Alexandria’s neighborhoods as well as into Washington, D.C. Learn more below.
Things to Do in Potomac Yard
Explore captivating design and architecture projects alongside crave-worthy restaurants.
- Gather a group for brunch at regional favorite Founding Farmers, majority owned by American family farmers and featuring a made-from-scratch menu. Don’t miss the bar design which pays homage to Alexandria’s historic Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum.
- View the artwork at the Potomac Yard Metro Station. Rob Ley’s aluminum installations, “A Familiar Trip” and “A Subtle Trip,” play with the motion and movement in the station and the natural light entering through the glass.
- Savor comforting Mediterranean classics at The Big Greek Café, a family-owned restaurant in Potomac Yard.
- See the new Virginia Tech campus, a 300,000-square-foot academic building with a captivating blue, gold and glass façade featuring photovoltaic elements to produce clean energy.
Ways to Get Here
- Potomac Yard Metro Station
- Accessible via the Blue and Yellow lines
- One stop south of Reagan National Airport
- Two stops north of King Street
- Free DASH Bus routes
- Metro Bus accessible
- Capital Bikeshare
