Guidebook for Alexandria

Boyd And Tessa
Boyd And Tessa
Guidebook for Alexandria

Food Scene

Mishas roasts its own coffee and is a great meeting place, a place to play chess, or break out your laptop.
54 locals recommend
Misha's
917 King St
54 locals recommend
Mishas roasts its own coffee and is a great meeting place, a place to play chess, or break out your laptop.
The best pizza in old town and a great hangout.
14 locals recommend
RedRocks Old Town
904 King St
14 locals recommend
The best pizza in old town and a great hangout.
Taverna is one of the oldest restaurants on King St. and has the best garden dining. Eat Greek food like you are in Greece itself. Best thing is it right below your apartment.
16 locals recommend
Taverna Cretekou
818 King St
16 locals recommend
Taverna is one of the oldest restaurants on King St. and has the best garden dining. Eat Greek food like you are in Greece itself. Best thing is it right below your apartment.
41 locals recommend
Murphy's Grand Irish Pub
713 King St
41 locals recommend
Thai Signature Local Thai Street Food and Bar
37 locals recommend
Chart House
1 Cameron St
37 locals recommend
21 locals recommend
Fish Market Restaurant
105 King St
21 locals recommend
The Wharf
Great place for coffee, baked goods or lunch!
Tatte Bakery & Cafe | Old Town
Great place for coffee, baked goods or lunch!
Great Iconic Landmark and best frozen custard in the DC Area. Beautiful spot to take a date in the afternoon or after dinner!
7 locals recommend
Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats
200 Commerce Street
7 locals recommend
Great Iconic Landmark and best frozen custard in the DC Area. Beautiful spot to take a date in the afternoon or after dinner!
Great Iconic Landmark and best frozen custard in the DC Area. Beautiful spot to take a date in the afternoon or after dinner!
7 locals recommend
Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats
200 Commerce Street
7 locals recommend
Great Iconic Landmark and best frozen custard in the DC Area. Beautiful spot to take a date in the afternoon or after dinner!

Drinks & Nightlife

Volas is right on the water and has tables on the dock behind the Torpedo Factory and a great little bar.
23 locals recommend
Vola’s Dockside Grill and Hi-Tide Lounge
101 N Union St
23 locals recommend
Volas is right on the water and has tables on the dock behind the Torpedo Factory and a great little bar.
In the mood for a little Karoake? This is the late night bar of last resort where the locals hang out.
13 locals recommend
Rock It Grill
1319 King St
13 locals recommend
In the mood for a little Karoake? This is the late night bar of last resort where the locals hang out.
Hummingbird is the hotel restaurant and bar in the Hotel Indigo. Yes, stay at our place and eat in their restraurant! It is a wonderful waterfront setting.
Hummingbird
220 S Union St
Hummingbird is the hotel restaurant and bar in the Hotel Indigo. Yes, stay at our place and eat in their restraurant! It is a wonderful waterfront setting.
Augie's Mussel House and Beer Garden
1106 King St
14 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Torpedo Factory is a center for Working Artists created in a WW I Torpedo Factory right on the Alexandria Waterfront.
125 locals recommend
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N Union St
125 locals recommend
Torpedo Factory is a center for Working Artists created in a WW I Torpedo Factory right on the Alexandria Waterfront.
See the Tavern that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson frequented and its famous Ballroom!
27 locals recommend
Gadsby's Tavern
138 N Royal St
27 locals recommend
See the Tavern that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson frequented and its famous Ballroom!
This is my favorite Museum to go to again and again, because the Iconic Im Pei Building with its waterful by its cafe, and underground walkway, are relaxing and always fun and a great place to people watch. It also has a great gift store and great permanent and rotating exhibits. It is right in the middle of all the Smithsonian museums along the Mall.
17 locals recommend
National Gallery of Art - East Building
4th Street Northwest
17 locals recommend
This is my favorite Museum to go to again and again, because the Iconic Im Pei Building with its waterful by its cafe, and underground walkway, are relaxing and always fun and a great place to people watch. It also has a great gift store and great permanent and rotating exhibits. It is right in the middle of all the Smithsonian museums along the Mall.
The Smithsonian's newest museum fulfills a longstanding dream to have a museum devoted to African American Culture and History. You need to have advance tickets except on Wednesdays so check first, and then go see Chuck Berry's Cadillac and other great history.
451 locals recommend
National Museum of African American History and Culture
1400 Constitution Ave. NW
451 locals recommend
The Smithsonian's newest museum fulfills a longstanding dream to have a museum devoted to African American Culture and History. You need to have advance tickets except on Wednesdays so check first, and then go see Chuck Berry's Cadillac and other great history.
George Washington's Mount Vernon
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy
191 locals recommend
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
647 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
Carlyle House
121 N Fairfax St
18 locals recommend
Interesting and well preserved apothecary. Look for the Harry Potter tours!
15 locals recommend
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
105-107 S Fairfax St
15 locals recommend
Interesting and well preserved apothecary. Look for the Harry Potter tours!

Parks & Nature

Founders Park is right next to the Torpedo Factory and is a great place for a picnic or get a glimpse of the Potomac. Imagind George Washington arriving in his boat from Mt. Vernon and landing near this spot.
14 locals recommend
Founders Park
351 N Union St
14 locals recommend
Founders Park is right next to the Torpedo Factory and is a great place for a picnic or get a glimpse of the Potomac. Imagind George Washington arriving in his boat from Mt. Vernon and landing near this spot.
The Mt. Vernon Trail is a bike and walking trail that goes from Washington DC to the Mt. Vernon Estate and right through Old Town. Great place for some execise or the views.
Mount Vernon Trail
Mount Vernon Trail
The Mt. Vernon Trail is a bike and walking trail that goes from Washington DC to the Mt. Vernon Estate and right through Old Town. Great place for some execise or the views.
226 locals recommend
Great Falls Park
9200 Old Dominion Dr
226 locals recommend
Great place for a walk and good views of DC.
Roosevelt Island
Great place for a walk and good views of DC.

Shopping

Old Town has many unique shops or take the Water Taxi at the Foot of King St. to National Harbor across the Potomac.
393 locals recommend
Old Town
393 locals recommend
Old Town has many unique shops or take the Water Taxi at the Foot of King St. to National Harbor across the Potomac.
If you are looking for bargains or all the best shops located in one place, Tanger is right across the river from Old Town.
219 locals recommend
Tanger Outlets National Harbor
6800 Oxon Hill Rd
219 locals recommend
If you are looking for bargains or all the best shops located in one place, Tanger is right across the river from Old Town.
Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf
1100 Maine Ave SW
158 locals recommend

Essentials

Harris Teeter has a full service Pharmacy and is open 24 hours a day, and is a grocery store with everything.
410 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
900 Army Navy Dr
410 locals recommend
Harris Teeter has a full service Pharmacy and is open 24 hours a day, and is a grocery store with everything.
CVS is our 24 hour drug sotre and has beer, wine and some groceries.
22 locals recommend
CVS
6221 Oxon Hill Rd
22 locals recommend
CVS is our 24 hour drug sotre and has beer, wine and some groceries.
192 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
750 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
192 locals recommend
69 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1700 Duke St
69 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Capital Bikeshare is a great way to see the sights, and take the Mt. Vernon Trail 10 Miles to GW's Mt Vernon or 10 Miles to the Monuments, or just a couple miles to National Harbor.
100 locals recommend
Capital Bikeshare
100 locals recommend
Capital Bikeshare is a great way to see the sights, and take the Mt. Vernon Trail 10 Miles to GW's Mt Vernon or 10 Miles to the Monuments, or just a couple miles to National Harbor.
At the top of Old Town is the National Masonic Memorial dedicated to George Washington. It was started in 1932 on a hill that Civil War troops had campaed on, and the Wright Brothers flew over. Intersting exhibits and stunning views in this tribute to Americas First President.
65 locals recommend
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
101 Callahan Dr
65 locals recommend
At the top of Old Town is the National Masonic Memorial dedicated to George Washington. It was started in 1932 on a hill that Civil War troops had campaed on, and the Wright Brothers flew over. Intersting exhibits and stunning views in this tribute to Americas First President.