Lorton VA Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions

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APohick Bay Park

  • 6501 Pohick Bay Drive
    Lorton, Virginia 22079
  • +1 703 352 5900
  • Overview This water oriented 1,000 acre park has one of only 3 access points to the Potomac River in northern Virginia, and many other features make this a popular recreation area also, with a "treehouse" playground area, mini-golf, an outdoor freeform pool, plenty of bird and wildlife, and hiking trails.... more on DogFriendly.com
  • Overview This water oriented 1,000 acre park has one of only 3 access points to the Potomac River in northern Virginia, and many other features make this a popular recreation area also, with a "treehouse" playground area, mini-golf, an outdoor freeform pool, plenty of bird and wildlife, and hiking trails.... more on DogFriendly.com

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Pohick Bay Park
6501 Pohick Bay Drive
Lorton, Virginia 22079

BMason Neck National Wildlife Refuge

  • 7301 High Point Road
    Lorton, VA 22079, U.S.A.
  • +1 703 490 4979
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Mason Neck State Park, a 1,814-acre peninsula just outside Washington D.C., has survived planned conversions into an airport, natural gas pipeline, landfill and sewer line, now includes three miles of wooded hiking trails bordering Belmont Bay and three miles of paved bike trails. Elevated walkwa... more on LLBean.com
  • Overview Eighteen miles south of Washington on the banks of the Potomac River, is an 8,000-acre peninsula known as Mason Neck. Covering 2,277 acres of the peninsula, the refuge provides habitat for the endangered American bald eagle. Eagles use the mature forests for shelter and nesting sites and the mars... more on LLBean.com

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Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
7301 High Point Road
Lorton, VA 22079, U.S.A.

CLeesylvania State Park

Leesylvania State Park
  • Woodbridge
    VA, Virginia
  • 7036700372
  • I like Leesylvania Park a lot, and it offers a lot of activities in a convenient location in Northern Virginia. This park opened in the early 1990's, and its location is in Woodbridge.(Neabasco ... more on Epinions.com
  • Overview Leesylvania opened in 1992. Land for the park was donated in 1978 by Daniel Ludwig, a noted philanthropist. A national historical society, the Society of Lees of Virginia, was instrumental in securing the donation. Locally the area is known as Freestone Point, referring to the sandstone early set... more on Epinions.com

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Leesylvania State Park
Woodbridge
VA, Virginia

DMount Vernon Estate and Gardens

  • George Washington Parkway
    Mount Vernon, VA 22121
  • +1 703 780 2000

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Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
George Washington Parkway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121

ECourtyard Washington Convention Center

Courtyard Washington Convention Center
  • 900 F St nw
    Washington, DC 20004
  • +1 800 368 9000
4.0
182+ reviews, 6 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Washington, Washington DC (17.6 miles from Lorton)
  • son loved the monuments, the natural history museum, the archives, and air and space museum (all free) more on TripAdvisor
  • you go to arlington, we highly recommend the bus tour if you are there during the hot weather more on TripAdvisor

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Courtyard Washington Convention Center
900 F St nw
Washington, DC 20004

FLibrary of Congress

  • 101 Independence Ave SE
    Washington, DC 20003
  • 2027075000
4.5
18+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Washington, Washington DC (17.7 miles from Lorton)
  • I loved the LOC. My husband wanted to go, I was kinda like, "yeah, whatever," and boy was I surprised. The interior of this building will take your breath away. I can hardly wait to come back and conduct a little research in there so I can go IN the reading room. We saw it from the balcony and it... more on TripAdvisor
  • I didn't really have any expectations going into this building. I had scheduled a tour through my representative and the tour-guide was the cutest old ... more on Yelp

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Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003

GMason Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
  • Woodbridge
    VA, Virginia
  • 7036901297
  • Overview Mason Neck NWR was established to preserve nesting, feeding, and roosting habitat for the threatened bald eagle. The refuge has one of the largest great blue heron colonies in Virginia. Migratory waterfowl, including mallards, black ducks, wood ducks and green ... more on Epinions.com

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Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Woodbridge
VA, Virginia

HCollingwood Library and Museum on Americanism

  • 8301 East Boulevard Drive
    Alexandria, VA 22308-1316
  • +1 703 765 1652
  • Overview Originally part of George Washington's River Farm, the Collingwood Library is now a unique library on Americana. With its extensive collection of books on American heritage and a genealogy section on loan from the Mayflower Society of Washington, the library features replicas of the Constitution ... more on Virginia.org

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Collingwood Library and Museum on Americanism
8301 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308-1316

IBoyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

  • 607 Oronoco Street
    Alexandria, VA 22314
  • +1 703 838 4200
  • Overview The childhood home in Alexandria of the Commander in Chief of the Confederate forces of Virginia, Robert E. Lee, is a fine example of a 19th-century town house with Federal architecture. It's now a private home and is not open ... more on Fodor's

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Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee
607 Oronoco Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

JMill House Museum

  • 412 Mill Street
    Occoquan, VA 22125
  • +1 703 491 7525
  • Overview The intriguing beginnings of Occoquan as an 18th century mill town are presented through exhibits, presentations, artifacts, and memorabilia of the Mill House Museum. The museum, which was once used as a miller?s ... more on Virginia.org

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Mill House Museum
412 Mill Street
Occoquan, VA 22125