Sites and Places to See
Suggestions for tourists or locals on sights relating to our history and the cultures reflected in our area.
Roses and Leisure at Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden
Floral Grandeur at Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden
850 North Lexington St.
Arlington, VA 22205
Situated at the corner of North Lexington and Wilson Boulevard at North Lexington Street in Arlington, The Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden features 135 rose varieties and over 2500 plant species It is the scenic location for botanical aficionados, lovers or for those who would just like to enjoy the 23.65 acres of nature.
Amenities offered at Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden:
- 3 Water Fountains
- Picnic Shelter
- 1 Open Leisure Space
- Grills
- Paved Trails
- Stream
- Restrooms
- Playgrounds
- 2 Tennis Courts
- 1 Basketball Court
- 1 Volleyball Court
The highlights of the Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden, where “All American Roses” is held yearly, are the rose garden, azalea garden, shade garden, sun garden and ornamental tree garden showcasing miniature roses, Hybrid Tea Roses, Floribunda, Grandiflora and more. The rose garden is managed by the Arlington Rose Foundation. For more information about the rose garden, please contact the Arlington Rose Foundation at 703 358 4747.
The Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden is open from Sunrise till half an hour after Sunset throughout the year.
The Torpedo Factory Art Center
Located on the Waterfront of Historic Old Town Alexandria, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is a great place for art lovers and tourists alike. The center is stocked
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with pieces ranging from “The Nest Project” to at “Fiberworks” Gallery. The museum has over 500,000 visitors annually and has over 82 artist studios, six galleries, two workshops, and the Alexandria Archaeology Museum. The center also houses over 165 visual artists who produce artwork ranging from painting to stained glass. The Torpedo Factory is located at 105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 838-4565.
Across the street from the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the Torpedo Factory Condominiums, a collection of apartment and townhouse-style condos at the heart of Old Town’s most desirable waterfront locations.
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Virginia’s Great “Alexandria Cemetery”
Virginia’s great Alexandria Cemetery is located at 1450 Wilkes Street Alexandria Virginia, 22314. The cemetery is under the jurisdiction of the Quantico National Cemetery. Starting with only 4 acres in the 1860′s and named Spring Garden Farms, it was attained by the U.S. in the 1870′s.
The land served as a camp for Union Soldiers during the Civil War. These soldiers were eventually defeated and the land became a supply area for the duration of the war. The Alexandria National Cemetery was first home to soldiers who died from disease in Alexandria.
The Cemetery consisted of a fountain, a wrought iron rostrum, walkways, and a pond. The most notable part of the cemetery is the Superintendent’s Lodge.
In 1922 a Granite Boulder Memorial was built in memory of the chasers of President Lincoln’s assassin. Other notable people that are buried within the cemetery include:
Flowers can be placed at anytime on the graves in the Alexandria National Cemetery. When you are in Alexandria the cemetery is a great place to visit and be “Proud of America”.
No. Virginia and Tourism – Perfect Together?
When was the last time you were a tourist in your own backyard?
Most residents of Fairfax County and the northern Virginia area think they live in the shadow of Washington DC tourism. Who can compete with attractions such as the White House, the Capitol, the historical monuments and the Smithsonian museums?
But a closer look at Northern Virginia makes one realize how much there is to see before trekking into DC.
Start with a trip to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens in Mount Vernon, VA. Open year round (including Christmas), Mount Vernon includes a restaurant, food court and shop, all recently renovated,
Fairfax County is home to Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, the nation’s only national park dedicated to the performing arts. Wolf Trap, with indoor and outdoor concert venues, is in Vienna, just off the Dulles Toll Road about halfway between downtown Washington and Dulles Airport.
When the Smithsonian ran out of room at its DC based National Air and Space Museum, it built a beautiful extension in Chantilly, VA. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay and the Space Shuttle Enterprise among others. There is also an Airbus IMAC Theater.
Nature lovers can visit Great Falls National Park for its hiking trails and beautiful views. Like Wolf Trap, it, too, is run by the National Park Service.
History, adventure, the theater and a hike? Sounds like a great vacation is just around the corner.
Exciting Downtown Falls Church
Colonial style
Downtown Falls Church is part of Washington D.C.’s Metro area. The community has a deep historical background that dates back as far as the 1600′s. This area was home to Colonial Settlements and Native Americans. In 1948 Falls Church became an incorporated city. Located about six miles form the capital, Route 7 and Route 29 intersect in the city’s downtown area.
There is plenty to enjoy in Falls Church including museums, restaurants, shopping, and art galleries. Visiting is highly recommended.
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Lloyd House in Old Town Alexandria
Lloyd House
The Lloyd house is a historic building in Alexandria, VA. It was built in the late 18th century Georgian architectural style by a prominent entrepreneur named John Wise in 1796-1797. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1976. It was a very popular house for people with high statuses. George Washington once visited it, and later it was sold to Jacob Hoffman who eventually became Mayor of Alexandria. Over the next decade it was sold a couple times, the last buyer was John Lloyd whose wife was the cousin of Robert E. Lee. The Lloyd family owned the house for the next 100 years until it fell into ruin in the 1940′s and 1950′s. It was later bought buy a businessman from Wyoming who financed the renovation for it. Then in 1968, after it was fully restored it was sold to the government of Alexandria.
The Lloyd house is currently the Administrative Headquarters for the office of Historic Alexandria. Which is a department of the city of alexandria, dedicated to the preservation and collection of historic sites. Many events take place at the Lloyd House, including weddings, rehearsal dinners, fund-raisers, and workshops.
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Lloyd House
220 N. Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 838-4554
For any of your Real Estate needs around Alexandria feel free to contact Will Nesbitt of Condo Alexandria.
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Surprising homes near Occoquan Regional Park
The Occoqan Regional Park is located in Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County, right across from the Town of Occoquan. It’s located on the Occoquan River. It opened in 2008 making it 1 of 29 parks in the Northern Virginia Regional Parks Authority. It has around 400 acres of recreational space. There are many different things to do there such as, hit the batting cage, have a picnic, get a snack at the snack bar in the marina, play your favorite sport on one of their athletic fields, etc. They also have a boat ramp and boat storage. Their hiking trail is 1.1 miles round trip and forms a loop. The trail is well maintained. Most say that the blue trail is a great running trail and is very well marked. Dogs are of course welcome in the park. Historic black kilns from the early 1900′s can be found on the property, reminding us of the women suffragists who demonstrated in front of the White House and were then imprisoned on the prison farm where these are found.
If you’re shopping for a home you might be surprised to learn just how affordable and pleasant some homes in Occoquan and near the park might be.
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Relaxation is just a Drive Away! Spa World
Located in Centreville (Fairfax County), Virginia, Spa World is a great place for the whole family to relax and enjoy a day off. Spa World pays its tributes to the Traditional Korean Bath House Culture in which men and women (separately) openly bathe in a public pool. However for those who are a little reluctant to this not so private type of shower house, there are over six types of pools and several types of mineral saunas.
What makes Spa World unique in comparison to other day spas is the fact that it has mineral enriched saunas that use gemstone radiation for relaxation. There they have traditional wet and dry saunas with also an ice room for cooling off. Their most notable homage to the Korean culture is the full body scrub in which a masseuse exfoliates your entire body for relaxation and cleanliness.
The facilities are extremely well maintained and even includes a restaurant/juice bar, computer room, gym, and even a place to take a nap. For those who are always on the run, Spa World offers free Wi-fi on its premises. Spa World is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is located at 13830-A10 Braddock Road, Centreville, VA 20121. No appointments are necessary and walk in massages are available.
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Summer season at Wolf Trap a fun, eclectic lineup
If you like Broadway shows, but can’t afford the tickets; want a night at the symphony but can’t seem to make the time; or are ready to revisit those rock and roll songs from your youth, make a date with Wolf Trap this summer.
Located between the Dulles Toll Road and Leesburg Pike/Rte. 7 in Vienna, less than 4 miles from Tysons Corner Center, Wolf Trap’s Filene Center will host more than 90 performances this summer.
The concert season kicks off on Memorial Day weekend with an eclectic mix of comedy, concerts and symphonies.
Where else can you see The Monkees (yes, those Monkees) on a Sunday night and enjoy the Morman Tabernacle Choir the following Wednesday?
The amphitheater, nestled in the National Park for the Performing Arts, seats 7,028 including more than 3,000 lawn seats.
This year’s lineup includes perennial favorites Garrison Keillor (of Prairie Home Companion fame), Bill Cosby, The Beach Boys and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Broadway visits Wolf Trap with performances of “Sweeney Todd,” “Mamma Mia” and “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Take a step back in time with concerts by The Go-Go’s, Peter Frampton, The Temptations, The Four Tops and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Symphony lovers will enjoy performances by the National Symphony Orchestra with “Tcheers to Tchaikovsky,” and “Three Broadway Divas.”
Tickets are on sale now for many shows. For a full list of the summer concert series and ticket availability, see wolftrap.org.
Make plans for a great night (or two) under the stars where, as Wolf Trap says, “the arts come out to play.”
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Workhouse Arts Center
Located in Lorton VA, the Workhouse Arts Center, formerly part of the DC correctional facility, is now the place to view art, buy art, make art and more! Set on 55 acres of land, the Workhouse provides a home for more than 100 of the regions finest professional and emerging artists.
Visitors can view work by nationally and internationally known artists, experience music, live theatre, film series and celebrity performances.
The Workhouse boasts a two-story gallery of ever-changing exhibitions of local and national artists and an extensive list of more than 150 quarterly classes and workshops for all ages, artistic interests and ability levels. An Art of Movement program has also been established, offering Pilates, yoga, dance and more.
The Workhouse Arts Center is a project of the Lorton Arts Foundation. The expansive complex, once a correctional facility and now a center for arts, culture, and history, has a rich past and an exciting new presence.
History
At the beginning of the 20th Century, President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned the purchase of a large tract of land in Virginia for the creation of a workhouse for Washington, DC’s non-violent criminals. In 1912 the prisoners created a brick plant where they produced bricks to construct the permanent buildings that now make up the Workhouse Arts Center. At the same time, the Women’s Division of the Workhouse was established west of the Men’s Workhouse. The Women’s Division is known for having held approximately 168 women, most from the National Women’s Party, for picketing in front of the White House for women’s voting rights. Lucy Burns, who, along with Alice Paul, founded the National Women’s Party, was one of the women incarcerated in the Women’s Division of the Workhouse.
In July 2002, Fairfax County received the title to the land that included the former Workhouse. The transfer of the land to the county was made possible through the Lorton Technical Corrections Act.. The Lorton Arts Foundation put forward a plan to transform the former prison facility into a cultural arts center and, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning of a 55-acre portion of the former correction’s facility to become the Workhouse Arts Center.
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts Program exhibits the work of local art organizations, private collectors, national and international artists, both emerging and professional, and regular exhibitions of juried work from members of the Workhouse Artists Association and the Workhouse Art Guild.
The Collector’s Showcase is a series of exhibitions from private collections. The exhibitions are accompanied by panel discussions on the art of collecting for both the novice and the seasoned collector.
Performing Arts
ArtNotes is a concert series celebrating the union of music and the visual arts and the soulful inspiration that both can provide.
Gallery After Hours is a music series that highlights new and innovative performing artists in the intimate setting of the Workhouse’s Gallery Building.
ArtStar Theatre Camp is designed for children ages 8-15. It is an exciting theatre program developed to promote self confidence and creative expression, while learning the basic tools of the theatrical trade.
ArtStar Youth Theatre Advanced Workshop is for students 14-18 that have had two or more years of training and are interested in pursuing a more in-depth theatrical experience. In a two week period, acting students rehearse a full length production while technical students design and build the scenery for the production.
The Spot-LYTE-s (Lorton Youth Theatre Ensemble) offers young actors the opportunity to perform no-cost productions for family audiences. In addition, educational partnerships with local schools may provide alternative opportunities for the Ensemble to perform to audiences of their peers, and to share their experiences with other students that may be interested in the performing arts.
Mind & Body Program
From the moment you arrive to the moment you leave, you will discover the best in all mind & body movements. Programs and classes are offered for all ages and abilities. Three beautiful studios encompass the program where Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, Balletone, Nia, Kukuwa Dance, and Kempo Martial Arts are held.
Kids Zone
Kid Zone is a place for young people to explore the world of creativity and to discover their own artistic passion. Students will have the opportunity to work with paint, clay, wire, glass, and so much more.
Arts Education and Outreach
The Business of Art is a certificate program jointly issued by the Arts Business Institute and The Workhouse Arts Center to artists to be competitive in the art market.
Art for a Change! is a dynamic visual and performing arts education outreach program delivering authentic learning opportunities by professional artists to local elementary, middle, and high school students.
The Workhouse Institute is the center’s rigorous and progressive collection of arts education courses and workshops designed for life-long learning experiences. Beginner through master classes are offered in all media and new course schedules are created quarterly.
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