Tudor Place Historic House And Garden
Tudor Place was built by Martha Washington's granddaughter, Martha Custis Peter, and her husband, Thomas Peter, son of a successful Scottish tobacco merchant. In 1805, Thomas Peter ... famplosion.com
Dumbarton House
Federal-period historic house museum. Dumbarton House hosts a regular schedule of special tours, free concerts, lectures, tastings, school programs and summer camps, and is also ava... citysearch.com
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass' life spanned nearly eighty years, from the time that slavery was universal in American states to the time it was becoming a memory. Douglass freed himself ... americanheritage.com
Woodrow Wilson House
A memorial to the late president and his second wife, Edith. washingtonpost.com
Mount Vernon
Experience Mount Vernon by Bike and Boat! Start in Alexandria and bike to Mt Vernon and tour the estate. Step back in time by exploring the 21 room mansion. slave quarters, kitche... trustedtours.com
Fort Washington Park
Picturesque Fort Washington sits on high ground overlooking the Potomac River and offers a grand view of Washington and the Virginia shoreline. Today, only one silent gun stands beh... museumland.net
Anderson House
Experience the history and splendor of Gilded Age Washington at Anderson House, a 1905 Beaux Arts mansion built as the winter home of Larz Anderson, an American diplomat, and his wi... citysearch.com
Jefferson Memorial
Designed by John Russell Pope, this Roman-style monument to Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president and author mytravelguide.com
Lee-fendall House
Built by Philip Richard Fendall in 1785 on land purchased from Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee. Lee was a brilliant cavalry officer in the Revolution, close friend of George Washington, Vir... hmdb.org
Woodlawn Plantation
George Washington gave 2,000 acres of his Mount Vernon estate in 1799 as a wedding gift to Eleanor "Nelly' Custis, his wife's granddaughter, and her husband, Major Lawrence Lewis, Was... virginia.org
Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site
Fort Ward is the best preserved of the system of Union forts and batteries built to protect Washington, DC during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Fort Ward Museum interprets the... museumland.net
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
early 20th century working farm stepintohistory.com
Surratt House Museum
Built in 1852 as a middle-class plantation home, historic Surratt House also served as a tavern and hostelry, a post office, and polling place during the crucial decade before... americanheritage.com
National Colonial Farm
The Accokeek Foundation stewards 200 acres of Piscataway Park, a national park located in Accokeek, Maryland, on the shore of the Potomac River directly across from Mount Vernon. Ou... museumland.net
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Nineteen stainless-steel statues of servicemen, etchings and a reflecting pool commemorate those who served in the "forgotten war." washingtonpost.com
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Located in a grove of trees across from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, this 2,000-pound bronze statue by Sante Fe-based sculptor Glenna Goodacre depicts 3 service women and one woun... washington.org
Ford's Theatre
Ford?s Theatre Museum combines a remarkable collection of historic artifacts with a variety of interactive exhibits to tell the story of Abraham Lincoln?s presidency. Using environm... museumsusa.org
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia is a military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House. Veterans and mili... americanheritage.com