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King Street Mile

King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🚢 Stroll the King Street Mile's brick sidewalks past centuries-old architecture, indie shops, and cozy eateries, all leading down to the Potomac waterfront.

πŸ“ King Street🏘️ Alexandria

Market Square & City Hall

301 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ›οΈ Old Town's beating heart, where cobblestones meet City Hall and Alexandria's 250-plus years of history hang in the air like a friendly ghost tour.

πŸ“ King Street🏘️ Alexandria

Torpedo Factory Art Center

105 N Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🎨 A real WWII munitions plant turned into three floors of working artist studios and galleries along the Alexandria waterfront - wander in and watch creativity get made, not just displayed.

πŸ“ King Street🏘️ Alexandria

King Street Gardens Park

1806 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🌳 A pocket oasis where King Street meets Diagonal Road, this artist-designed garden park mixes greenery, benches, and public art for a breather between stops on the tour.

πŸ“ King Street🏘️ Alexandria

Alexandria Waterfront

1 Cameron St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🌊 Stroll the Alexandria Waterfront where cobblestone streets meet the Potomac, perfect for wandering between shops, boats, and whatever mischief your crew has planned next.

πŸ“ Waterfront🏘️ Alexandria

Founders Park

351 N Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🌳 Grassy waterfront lawns, shady trees, and river breezes make Founders Park the spot to stretch your legs between toasts, with benches and trails for a laid-back stroll along the Potomac.

πŸ“ Waterfront🏘️ Alexandria

Waterfront Park

1A Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🌊 Prince Street's grassy front porch on the Potomac β€” benches, public art, and a walking trail made for aimless riverside wandering between festivals.

πŸ“ Waterfront🏘️ Alexandria

Old Dominion Boat Club

200 Strand St, Alexandria, VA 22314

β›΅ A slice of old Alexandria charm right on the Potomac, this historic boat club has been the waterfront's clubby heart since 1880, marina and all.

πŸ“ Waterfront🏘️ Alexandria

Robinson Landing

7 Pioneer Mill Way, Alexandria, VA 22314

🌊 Stroll the Potomac boardwalk at Robinson Landing, where benches and a waterfront path invite a breather between shops and cobblestones - Old Town's newest excuse to linger by the water.

πŸ“ Waterfront🏘️ Alexandria

George Washington's Mount Vernon

3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mount Vernon, VA 22121

πŸ›οΈ Wander the mansion, gardens, and grounds where George and Martha Washington actually lived, just 15 miles south of DC and worlds away from modern hustle.

πŸ“ George Washington Sites🏘️ Mount Vernon

Gadsby's Tavern Museum

134 N Royal St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🍺 Step into Gadsby's Tavern Museum, where George Washington once dined and danced, and 18th-century Alexandria comes alive one creaky floorboard at a time. Bring the crew, skip the powdered wigs.

πŸ“ George Washington Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Historic Christ Church

118 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314

β›ͺ Step into the pew where George Washington himself once worshipped, still an active congregation quietly holding two centuries of Alexandria history within its walls.

πŸ“ George Washington Sites🏘️ Alexandria

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

101 Callahan Dr, Alexandria, VA 22301

πŸ›οΈ A towering tribute to George Washington the man and the Mason, this striking memorial blends grand architecture with exhibits exploring his life beyond the cherry tree myths.

πŸ“ George Washington Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Carlyle House Historic Park

121 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ›οΈ Step into an 18th-century Palladian mansion tucked behind Old Town, where merchant John Carlyle once ran his affairs in grand style β€” history hiding in plain sight on Fairfax St.

πŸ“ Historic Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden

614 Oronoco St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ›οΈ Step into a 1785 Old Town home where Lees lived for generations and 200 years of history, from grand parlors to the stories of the enslaved and free African Americans who worked there, unfold room by room.

πŸ“ Historic Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum

105-107 S Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ§ͺ Step into a working apothecary that filled prescriptions from 1805 to 1933, one of Alexandria's oldest family businesses under one roof - equal parts pharmacy, factory, and time capsule.

πŸ“ Historic Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum

201 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ›οΈ Step into an 1839 hall built for lectures, debates, and community buzz β€” now home to Alexandria's story from founding to present day.

πŸ“ Historic Sites🏘️ Alexandria

The Athenaeum

201 Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ›οΈ A Greek Revival gem in Old Town, The Athenaeum swaps church pews for contemporary art, packing bold local exhibits into its stately white columns.

πŸ“ Historic Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Friendship Firehouse Museum

107 S Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸš’ Step into a 19th-century firehouse and geek out over vintage engines and gear from Alexandria's earliest volunteer fire companies, badges and all.

πŸ“ Historic Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Captain's Row

100 Block Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🏘️ Cobblestone charm meets centuries-old rowhouses on this stretch of Prince Street, once home to Alexandria's seafaring captains and merchants.

πŸ“ Old Town Architecture🏘️ Alexandria

Gentry Row

200 Block Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ›οΈ Stroll the 200 block of Prince Street and soak up one of Old Town's oldest, cobblestone-lined corners, all colonial charm and quiet architectural swagger.

πŸ“ Old Town Architecture🏘️ Alexandria

Cobblestone Streets of Old Town

Prince St & S Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🧱 Wander the brick-lined sidewalks of Old Town, where centuries-old architecture meets indie shops and museums along the Potomac waterfrontβ€”history you can actually stroll through.

πŸ“ Old Town Architecture🏘️ Alexandria

Alexandria Visitor Center at Ramsay House

221 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ›οΈ Kick off your Old Town wander at Ramsay House, Alexandria's oldest digs turned visitor center, where friendly locals arm you with maps, tickets, and insider tips for the streets ahead.

πŸ“ Old Town Architecture🏘️ Alexandria

Spite House

523 Queen St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🏠 Squeezed onto Queen Street, this narrow sliver of a house is said to exist purely to spite a neighbor - Old Town pettiness immortalized in brick and timber.

πŸ“ Old Town Architecture🏘️ Alexandria

Oronoco Bay Park

100 Madison St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🌊 Grab a bench along the Potomac and watch the boats drift by at Oronoco Bay Park, where waterfront strolls and pretty flower beds make a perfect breather between tour stops.

πŸ“ Parks & Gardens🏘️ Alexandria

Windmill Hill Park

501 S Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🌬️ Windmill Hill Park hugs Alexandria's waterfront with room to roam - picnic tables, wooded paths, a playground, and open grass for dogs and frisbees alike.

πŸ“ Parks & Gardens🏘️ Alexandria

Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site

4301 W Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304

🏰 Wander the best-preserved Union fort in the ring that once guarded Washington, DC, where Civil War history and quiet parkland share the same earthworks.

πŸ“ Parks & Gardens🏘️ Alexandria

Jones Point Park

125 Jones Point Dr, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ—Ό Cast a line, paddle the Potomac, or just admire Virginia's last riverine lighthouse β€” Jones Point Park packs a whole shipping-era history lesson into one riverside stroll.

πŸ“ Parks & Gardens🏘️ Alexandria

Ben Brenman Park

4800 Brenman Park Dr, Alexandria, VA 22304

🌳 Once part of an Army base, this west-end green space now honors community champion Colonel Ben Brenman with open lawns perfect for stretching your legs between limo stops.

πŸ“ Parks & Gardens🏘️ Alexandria

Freedom House Museum

1315 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314

⛓️ The sobering, essential story of the domestic slave trade, told inside the very building where it happened β€” one of Alexandria's most important stops.

πŸ“ Historic Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Alexandria Black History Museum

902 Wythe St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ“– The Parker-Gray district's keeper of stories β€” born from the 1939 library sit-in, now home to the neighborhood's living legacy.

πŸ“ Historic Sites🏘️ Alexandria

Alexandria Bier Garden

710 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🎀 Steins downstairs, stand-up upstairs β€” the HofbrΓ€u bar above this King Street bier garden turns comedy club with Monday open mics and monthly headliner showcases.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

The Birchmere

3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305

🎸 The D.C. area's storied listening room since 1966 β€” folk, country, soul and R&B greats at candlelit tables, with table-side service while the music plays.

πŸ“ Live Music🏘️ Alexandria

Murphy's Grand Irish Pub

713 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ€ Old Town's Irish anchor β€” live acoustic sets nearly every night, a roaring fireplace in winter, and Guinness poured the patient way.

πŸ“ Live Music🏘️ Alexandria

Fish Market Restaurant

105 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ¦ͺ A King Street institution in an 18th-century warehouse β€” chowder and oysters downstairs, live tunes and sing-along energy upstairs on weekends.

πŸ“ Live Music🏘️ Alexandria

King's Ransom

728 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ—οΈ An upstairs speakeasy hiding in plain sight on King Street β€” candlelight, hush, and cocktails built like little theater productions.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

Captain Gregory's

804 N Henry St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🍩 Walk through a donut shop, ask nicely, and land in a 25-seat cocktail den β€” Alexandria's worst-kept, best-loved secret, open till 11:30 on weekends.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

BARCA Pier & Wine Bar

2 Pioneer Mill Way, Alexandria, VA 22314

β›΅ Spanish wine and gin-tonics ON the Potomac β€” BARCA's pier seating floats over the water at Robinson Landing, and sunset does the rest.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

Union Street Public House

121 S Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314

🍺 An Old Town tavern classic a block from the waterfront β€” brick, brass and oyster-bar comfort that's anchored Union Street for decades.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

Daniel O'Connell's

112 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ€ A proper Dublin-style pub at the foot of King Street β€” snugs, deep whiskey shelves and weekend sessions steps from the water.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

Chadwicks

203 The Strand, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ₯ƒ The Strand's longtime saloon β€” burgers, bourbon and the kind of bar where the staff remembers your round.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

The Peoples Drug

103 N Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314

πŸ’Š A 1920s drugstore turned all-day bar β€” biscuits by day, natural wine and sharp cocktails by night, Alexandria cool without trying.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

Port City Brewing

3950 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304

🍺 Virginia craft-beer royalty β€” Port City's Optimal Wit wears national medals, and the West End taproom pours it freshest.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

Lost Boy Cider

317 Hooffs Run Dr, Alexandria, VA 22314

🍎 A bright cidery in a converted warehouse β€” bone-dry to fruit-forward pours, food trucks outside, zero pretension inside.

πŸ“ Bars & Nightlife🏘️ Alexandria

🏰 Ready to Explore Old Town Alexandria?

Step back in time through America's colonial history in luxury. From George Washington's church to the cobblestone waterfront, let us handle the driving while you soak in the charm. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβœ¨ Family day or big night out β€” every seat's covered.

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πŸ€” Alexandria Old Town Tour FAQs

πŸ’° How much does an Alexandria Old Town limo tour cost?
Alexandria Old Town limo tours typically range from $150 to $300 per hour depending on vehicle size and day of the week. Most tours run 3-5 hours, or 5-7 hours if including Mount Vernon.
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ Is Old Town Alexandria good for a family trip?
Very β€” kids love watching real artists work at the Torpedo Factory, the waterfront parks are made for running around, and King Street's brick mile has ice cream stops built in. Our buses handle family reunions and birthdays all the time; the compact Old Town layout keeps stops minutes apart. Want the full activity list β€” trampolines, go-karts, laser tag and more? Kids Birthday Fun in Northern VA →
πŸ›οΈ Can we include Mount Vernon on our tour?
Absolutely! Mount Vernon is about 20 minutes south of Old Town and is a perfect addition. Most guests spend 2-3 hours at the estate. We recommend booking a full-day tour (5-7 hours) to include both Old Town and Mount Vernon.
πŸ—ΊοΈ What is the best route for an Old Town Alexandria tour?
The most popular route starts at the George Washington Masonic Memorial, drives down King Street to the waterfront, explores historic sites along Fairfax and Royal Streets, then heads to Mount Vernon. Use our interactive route builder to customize your tour.
🚐 Can you pick us up from DC or the airport?
Yes! We offer pickup from anywhere in the DMV area including Washington DC, Reagan National Airport (DCA), Dulles (IAD), BWI, and all surrounding hotels. Old Town is just 10 minutes from DCA and 15 minutes from downtown DC.
πŸš™ What vehicles are available for Alexandria tours?
We offer luxury sedans, SUVs, stretch limos, sprinter vans, and party buses. For Old Town touring, our most popular options are the luxury SUV (up to 6 guests) and sprinter van (up to 14) for easy navigation through the cobblestone streets.

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