DC / Alexandria Guidebook

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DC / Alexandria Guidebook

Food scene

Our favorite restaurants in Old Town Alexandria for steak and grill
Oak Steakhouse Alexandria
901 N St Asaph St
Our favorite restaurants in Old Town Alexandria for steak and grill
If you love Mexican food and fiesta, you should really go visit “Chevys Fresh Mex“ in Pentagon Center (in Arlington, VA). They serve great food and awesome Margaritas. We really enjoy their happy hour. :)
10 locals recommend
Chevys
1201 South Hayes Street
10 locals recommend
If you love Mexican food and fiesta, you should really go visit “Chevys Fresh Mex“ in Pentagon Center (in Arlington, VA). They serve great food and awesome Margaritas. We really enjoy their happy hour. :)
Our favorite restaurant for Mexican food in Old Town Alexandria. Their Margaritas are the best! The restaurant is very close to Old Town Alexandria Wharf, which a perfect place for an evening walk.
11 locals recommend
Urbano 116
116 King St
11 locals recommend
Our favorite restaurant for Mexican food in Old Town Alexandria. Their Margaritas are the best! The restaurant is very close to Old Town Alexandria Wharf, which a perfect place for an evening walk.
Awesome food!
THE GRILL
99 Market Square Southwest
Awesome food!
Another one of our favorite restaurants.
Grillfish
1200 New Hampshire Ave NW
Another one of our favorite restaurants.
Great BBQ! Only 5 min. drive time from us. :)
Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que
6630 Richmond Hwy
Great BBQ! Only 5 min. drive time from us. :)
It's only 3 min. drive from us. They have some great options. Great Italian Pizza Carry-out
8 locals recommend
Paisano's
2201 N Pershing Dr
8 locals recommend
It's only 3 min. drive from us. They have some great options. Great Italian Pizza Carry-out
Uncle C's Chicken & Waffles
6308 Richmond Highway

Sightseeing

The perfect place for a walk!
84 locals recommend
Old Town Alexandria Waterfront
1 Prince St
84 locals recommend
The perfect place for a walk!
The Mansion at George Washington's Mount Vernon (one of the most iconic 18th-century homes in America). An absolute Must-see!
97 locals recommend
Mount Vernon
97 locals recommend
The Mansion at George Washington's Mount Vernon (one of the most iconic 18th-century homes in America). An absolute Must-see!
1111 locals recommend
National Mall
1111 locals recommend
596 locals recommend
National Harbor
165 Waterfront St
596 locals recommend
670 locals recommend
United States Capitol
First Street Southeast
670 locals recommend
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NW
771 locals recommend
National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave. NW
325 locals recommend
790 locals recommend
Washington Monument
2 15th St NW
790 locals recommend
The Supreme Court Historical Society
224 East Capitol St NE
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
101 Callahan Dr
65 locals recommend
The Theatre is still working. It is the same Theatre where President Lincoln was assassinated. Find a book in our library, about Lincoln and the manhunt that took place around the streets of Washington DC .
72 locals recommend
Ford's Theatre
511 10th St NW
72 locals recommend
The Theatre is still working. It is the same Theatre where President Lincoln was assassinated. Find a book in our library, about Lincoln and the manhunt that took place around the streets of Washington DC .
Another must see and an absolute favorite of ours is the International Spy Museum. It will leave you speechless, as it is like nothing you have seen before.
231 locals recommend
International Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW
231 locals recommend
Another must see and an absolute favorite of ours is the International Spy Museum. It will leave you speechless, as it is like nothing you have seen before.
An all time favorite of ours!
13 locals recommend
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
655 Jefferson Dr SW
13 locals recommend
An all time favorite of ours!
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
647 locals recommend
697 locals recommend
Lincoln Memorial
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW
697 locals recommend
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW
28 locals recommend
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Bookstore
16 E Basin Dr SW
258 locals recommend
123 locals recommend
Tidal Basin
20245 National Dr
123 locals recommend
1097 locals recommend
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
1097 locals recommend
253 locals recommend
United States Botanic Garden
100 Maryland Ave SW
253 locals recommend
438 locals recommend
National Aquarium
501 E Pratt St
438 locals recommend
314 locals recommend
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
314 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
Outback Steakhouse
6804 Richmond Hwy
18 locals recommend