Cheap Things To Do in Great Falls, Virginia

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal park stretches 184.5 miles from Cumberland, Md., to the Georgetown section of Washington D.C. Hand-hewn with picks and shovels in the early 19th century, the canal pro... More on LLBean.com

Starting in Georgetown, the C&O Canal begins low alongside 19th century brick and stone buildings. This is where mules once towed canal boats that carried passengers and freight as an alternative r... More on NileGuide

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The historical area includes an early 19th century operating grist mill, miller's house featuring exhibits, general store selling gifts and penny candy and an activity barn. Tours of the mill, blac... More on Virginia.org

Colvin Run Mill in Great Falls, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Old Stone Church Site in Leesburg, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Great Falls Art Center is a place where the visual arts can display their masterpiece. More on Virginia.org

Riverbend Park boasts over 400 acres of forest, meadows, ponds, and streams bordering the Potomac River. Numerous resident and migrant birds, and spec tacular wildflowers are some of its highlights... More on KidsPlayParks

-insiderpages.com Report this The visitor center is a nice-looking building with a deck that overlooks the river. More on KidsPlayParks

'Great Falls' of the 'Potomac River' are located at the fall line of the Potomac River, upstream from Washington, D.C. Great Falls Park, operated by the National Park Service, is located on the so... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. The Potomac River begins as a small spring near Fairfax Stone, West Virginia. Like a giant funnel it gathers water from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and the Distric... More on HMDB

Mission The mission of Forestville Elementary School is to provide each child with a learning environment which: promotes academic achievement; develops a positive regard for self and others; stimu... More on Forestvillepta.org

Inscription. Once the site of a Forestville School, this building has served the citizens of the Great Falls community for a century. Constructed alongside the Georgetown Pike in 1889, the school c... More on HMDB

Inscription. Great Falls Park, The Potomac River is the second largest watershed feeding the Chesapeake Bay. Early peoples depended on the river for food and made their homes along its banks. European settlers saw the river as a source ... More on HMDB

Great Falls Nike Missile Site T-46 Great Falls Nike Missile Site T-46 Just to the southeast were radar and other control equipment that formed a portion of one of three Nike anti-aircraft missile c... More on Dhr.virginia.gov

Inscription. Just to the southeast were radar and other control equipment that formed a portion of one of three Nike anti-aircraft missile complexes in Fairfax County. The site was operated by the ... More on HMDB