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Local park offering fishing, miniature golf, batting cages, and the Great Waves water slides.
Final resting place of several notable people, including Wernher von Braun.
Fort Ward is the best preserved of the system of Union forts and batteries built to protect Washington, DC during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Fort Ward Museum interprets the site's history and offers exhibits on Civil War topics, education and interpretive programs, tours, lecture and video series, bus tours, and living history activities throughout the year. The Museum and Historic Site also interpret Alexandria, Virginia as an occupied city, the city's role as a vital Union Army crossroads, life within the Defenses of Washington, and the everyday life of Civil War soldiers and civilians.
Designed and built by Freemasons in the 1930s, this monument to George Washington was made to resemble the Lighthouse at Alexandria, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Free tours are available daily except on major holidays. The tour takes visitors through a unique series of rooms each designed to illustrate some element of Freemasonry and presents visitors with artifacts from the group's past. At the end, visitors are treated to an outstanding view of Washington D.C. and Old Town Alexandria.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Museum
Inside the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office headquarters is a free museum that showcases the more than 600 inventors who have been inducted into NIHF.
Predecessor to the better-known Arlington National Cemetery.