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Nearby Points of Interest
Worth the DetourDiscover a destination worth exploring within a short drive from Alexandria.
Jefferson MemorialHistoric Site6.9 mi from Alexandria▾
Modeled on the Roman Pantheon at Thomas Jefferson's own request, this domed memorial on the Tidal Basin was championed by Franklin Roosevelt, broke ground in 1938 over the objections of modernist architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, and wasn't dedicated until 1943 — the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth.
National World War I MemorialHistoric Site7.9 mi from Alexandria▾
Opened in 2021 after nearly a century without a comprehensive national tribute to America's WWI service members, this Pershing Park memorial centers on a 58-foot bronze relief titled "A Soldier's Journey" and a Peace Fountain inscribed with lines from poet Archibald MacLeish.
Capitol HillHistoric Site8.4 mi from Alexandria▾
The oldest residential neighborhood in Washington's original city plan, Capitol Hill grew up around boarding houses built in 1805 to house members of Congress, and today its 19th-century rowhouses surround the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court, and the Library of Congress's ornate 1897 Jefferson Building.
African American Civil War MemorialHistoric Site9.4 mi from Alexandria▾
Dedicated in 1998 at the corner of Vermont Avenue and U Street, this two-sided bronze sculpture, "The Spirit of Freedom," and its accompanying Wall of Honor name more than 185,000 Black soldiers and sailors who served the Union — the only national memorial dedicated to the United States Colored Troops.
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Nearby Points of Interest
Worth the DetourDiscover a destination worth exploring within a short drive from Alexandria.
Jefferson MemorialHistoric Site6.9 mi from Alexandria▾
Modeled on the Roman Pantheon at Thomas Jefferson's own request, this domed memorial on the Tidal Basin was championed by Franklin Roosevelt, broke ground in 1938 over the objections of modernist architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, and wasn't dedicated until 1943 — the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth.
National World War I MemorialHistoric Site7.9 mi from Alexandria▾
Opened in 2021 after nearly a century without a comprehensive national tribute to America's WWI service members, this Pershing Park memorial centers on a 58-foot bronze relief titled "A Soldier's Journey" and a Peace Fountain inscribed with lines from poet Archibald MacLeish.
Capitol HillHistoric Site8.4 mi from Alexandria▾
The oldest residential neighborhood in Washington's original city plan, Capitol Hill grew up around boarding houses built in 1805 to house members of Congress, and today its 19th-century rowhouses surround the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court, and the Library of Congress's ornate 1897 Jefferson Building.
African American Civil War MemorialHistoric Site9.4 mi from Alexandria▾
Dedicated in 1998 at the corner of Vermont Avenue and U Street, this two-sided bronze sculpture, "The Spirit of Freedom," and its accompanying Wall of Honor name more than 185,000 Black soldiers and sailors who served the Union — the only national memorial dedicated to the United States Colored Troops.
