Guidebook for Alexandria

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Guidebook for Alexandria

Parks & Nature

Great 1/2 mile walk starting just at the end of Edison Street!
Four Mile Run Park Tennis Court
Four Mile Run Park Trail
Great 1/2 mile walk starting just at the end of Edison Street!
Good restaurant and marina overlooking Potomac River
Daingerfield Island
Good restaurant and marina overlooking Potomac River

Drinks & Nightlife

Well-known live music venue hosting some famous bands in a small venue! Also bar just inside venue, no ticket necessary where you can watch the show on cctv.
41 místní doporučují
The Birchmere
3701 Mt Vernon Ave
41 místní doporučují
Well-known live music venue hosting some famous bands in a small venue! Also bar just inside venue, no ticket necessary where you can watch the show on cctv.
Restaurant, bar, grocery store - all in one! Sidewalk seating, 10 minute walk south
58 místní doporučují
Streets Market and Cafe
2400 14th St NW
58 místní doporučují
Restaurant, bar, grocery store - all in one! Sidewalk seating, 10 minute walk south

Essentials

One mile north (can cut through park at end of Edison!)
129 místní doporučují
Giant Food
3450 Washington Blvd
129 místní doporučují
One mile north (can cut through park at end of Edison!)
337 místní doporučují
Harris Teeter
1201 First Street Northeast
337 místní doporučují
Shoppers Food Warehouse - Mt. Vernon
7660 Richmond Hwy
All organic! Just cut through the park at the end of Edison St. to the backdoor entrance
32 místní doporučují
Naked Lunch
3831 Mt Vernon Ave
32 místní doporučují
All organic! Just cut through the park at the end of Edison St. to the backdoor entrance

Getting Around

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station
2400 Smith Blvd
9 místní doporučují
33 místní doporučují
Braddock Road station
700 N West St
33 místní doporučují
Though not the closest bikeshare station this one is located in front of a great restaurant/bar with side walk seating!
100 místní doporučují
Capital Bikeshare
100 místní doporučují
Though not the closest bikeshare station this one is located in front of a great restaurant/bar with side walk seating!
Capital Bike Share - the newest location! Just cut through the park at the of Edison Street to the Four Mile Run Conservatory on Mt Vernon Ave.
4109 Mt Vernon Ave
4109 Mount Vernon Avenue
Capital Bike Share - the newest location! Just cut through the park at the of Edison Street to the Four Mile Run Conservatory on Mt Vernon Ave.

Sightseeing

Historic Alexandria, waterfront, King Street, Torpedo Factory art gallery, walking tours, Mercy Street PBS, tons of choices for restaurants and entertainment!
393 místní doporučují
Old Town
393 místní doporučují
Historic Alexandria, waterfront, King Street, Torpedo Factory art gallery, walking tours, Mercy Street PBS, tons of choices for restaurants and entertainment!
258 místní doporučují
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Bookstore
16 E Basin Dr SW
258 místní doporučují
Bike the Mt Vernon Trail all the way to the estate!
191 místní doporučují
George Washington's Mount Vernon
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy
191 místní doporučují
Bike the Mt Vernon Trail all the way to the estate!
Visit the famous Smithsonian museums located along the Mall - all free, open til 5pm, free street parking on Sundays!
1111 místní doporučují
Národní Mall
1111 místní doporučují
Visit the famous Smithsonian museums located along the Mall - all free, open til 5pm, free street parking on Sundays!

Shopping

All indoor mall with high end mall stores and food court
71 místní doporučují
Pentagon City
71 místní doporučují
All indoor mall with high end mall stores and food court
Large strip mall, Target, Best Buy, cinema
Potomac Yard Center
3671 Richmond Hwy
Large strip mall, Target, Best Buy, cinema
Lots of small, local shops and restaurants along Mt Vernon Ave. Just 1 mile south, easy walk.
50 místní doporučují
Del Ray
50 místní doporučují
Lots of small, local shops and restaurants along Mt Vernon Ave. Just 1 mile south, easy walk.

Food Scene

Fun place with outdoor seating - very family friendly! 10 minute walk south - then keep going south for tons of options throughout the Del Ray neighborhood
37 místní doporučují
Los Tios Grill
2615 Mt Vernon Ave
37 místní doporučují
Fun place with outdoor seating - very family friendly! 10 minute walk south - then keep going south for tons of options throughout the Del Ray neighborhood
Iconic local place with topnotch sister locations in Old Town.
11 místní doporučují
RT's Restaurant
3804 Mt Vernon Ave
11 místní doporučují
Iconic local place with topnotch sister locations in Old Town.
Northside 10 opened in January; a sister location to well-known Southside 815. Great venue as a bar or restaurant and soooo local!
10 E Glebe Rd
10 East Glebe Road
Northside 10 opened in January; a sister location to well-known Southside 815. Great venue as a bar or restaurant and soooo local!