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Claude Moore Colonial Farm
6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101
A reconstructed revolutionary war farm, Claude Moore Colonial Farm is worked with the same tools and methods employed by farmers in the 18th century. The farm demonstrates the life of a poor family li…
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Collingwood Library and Museum on Americanism
8301 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308
Located on the banks of the Potomac River and surrounded by woods and gardens, the Collingwood Library and Museum on Americanism is a perfect setting for your next event. The main building and grounds…
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Fairfax Museum
10209 Main St., Fairfax, VA 22030
The Fairfax Museum, located in the former Fairfax Elementary School, produces special exhibits on the city's history, offers educational programs, and schedules walking tours of the historic district …
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Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
11200 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Take a step back in time and discover the Fairfax Station Museum and the role it played during the Civil War. Learn about the humanitarian efforts begun here by Clara Barton, founder of the Amer…
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Freeman House Museum
131 Church St., Vienna, VA 22182
The Freeman House was constructed to serve as a general store, but took on a number of roles including housing soldiers as a makeshift hospital during the Civil War. The house is now a museum and old-…
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Frying Pan Farm Park
2709 West Ox Rd., Herndon, VA 20171
Frying Pan Farm Park recreates a time of great transition in rural America, from the 1920s to the 1940s, which included the advent of the tractor, the milking machine, mechanical bailers amo…
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George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens
3200 George Washington Memorial Parkway, Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Discover the real George Washington at Mount Vernon! In addition to being America’s most visited historic home, the estate now includes 25 interactive galleries and thea…
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Gum Springs Historical Society and Museum
8100 Fordson Rd., Alexandria, VA 22306
Gum Springs was founded by West Ford, a former slave owned by George Washington’s family, who acquired the property in 1833. Gum Springs became a refuge for runaways and recently freed slaves to live.…
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Gunston Hall
10709 Gunston Rd., Mason Neck, VA 22079
Gunston Hall was the home of George Mason, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Mason wrote the Virginia Constitution and the Virginia Declaration of Rights on which the U.S. Bill of Righ…
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Historic Herndon Depot Museum
730 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20172
Herndon, a historic community, was once the heart of northern Virginia’s dairy farming country. At one time a major rail stop, the town has maintained its character and charm, with boutique shops and …
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