HISTORY | CONNECT WITH AMERICA 1700s At George Washington’s Mount Vernon , discover George’s and Martha’s tombs, more than a dozen historical outbuildings, four separate gardens and more than 20 theaters and gallery collections. Tour Washington’s fellow Founding Father George Mason’s Gunston Hall in Mason Neck to marvel at Georgian-era architecture and learn about a key architect of the American Revolution. For war-history buffs, the National Museum of the United States Army details the nation’s oldest military branch and many of its battles, including the Revolutionary War. Step into the rebuilt Historic Fairfax Courthouse , one of the oldest buildings in Fairfax, and stand beneath some of the same wood from its original late-1700s construction. 1800s Founded in 1833 by a former enslaved person, West Ford, Gum Springs Historical Site near Alexandria once provided refuge to those recently freed. Today, it is a community center and museum detailing the lives of the site’s founders and one of the oldest African American communities in Fairfax County. Tour the Sully Historic Site in Chantilly to learn about African Americans’ fight to escape enslavement via the Underground Railroad, then visit the historical Woodlawn Estate in Alexandria to learn about its abolitionist influence years before the Emancipation Proclamation. >> YOUR ULTIMATE DC DAY TRIP VISIT THESE ICONIC STAPLES FROM AMERICA’S HISTORY, MOMENTS AWAY IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL! U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING & WHITE HOUSE: Soak up all of the political history that abounds here. LINCOLN MEMORIAL & WASHINGTON MONUMENT: Discover the site of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech and his memorial located nearby. U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM: Learn about the tragedies of World War II through compelling exhibits. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN: Explore the first national museum dedicated to Native American life and culture. SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM: After exploring the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Fairfax County, visit this stellar collection chronicling more air and space exploration in a newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY SCAN FOR DC TRIP IDEAS! FXVA.COM | 21
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