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The 44-acre Winkler Botanical Reserve is a regional park operated by NOVA Parks, [123] and the 50-acre Dora Kelly Nature Park along with its Buddy Ford Nature Center is Alexandria City's largest natural area for strolling, hiking and biking and provides year-round programs and exhibits on Alexandria's human and natural history. [124]
Hollin Hall was an 18th-century plantation house three miles (5 km) southwest of Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia. George Mason, a United States Founding Father, gave Hollin Hall to his third son, Thomson Mason, through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786. The land, as given, totalled 676 acres (2.74 km 2). Thomson Mason was the first member ...
The James Tanner Amphitheater is a historic wood and brick amphitheater located at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.The amphitheater, which was originally unnamed, was constructed in 1873 and served as the cemetery's main public meeting space until the completion of Memorial Amphitheater in 1920.
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge crosses the park, most of which is under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service.The Mount Vernon Trail travels through the park. [4]The City of Alexandria had hosted many anniversary celebrations, starting in the 1980s, [5] centered around its anniversary on July 10, at Jones Point, including its 250th in 1999, and often featuring a fireworks display. [6]
The site chosen for the new Memorial Amphitheater was the top of a hill about 1,000 feet (300 m) south of Arlington House. A gravel pit, opened in the mid-1800s, existed there previously. [29] Ground for Memorial Amphitheater was broken on March 1, 1915. [14] President Woodrow Wilson laid its cornerstone in a ceremony on October 13, 1915. [30]
The new amphitheater will have its very first concert Sunday with Lynyrd Skynyrd & ZZ Top taking the stage. Check out the venue’s policies, where to park and what happens if it rains at the event.
The Town of Potomac was annexed by the independent city of Alexandria in 1930. Today, the Town of Potomac Historic District in Alexandria designates this historic portion of the city, and includes 1,840 acres (7.4 km 2) and 690 buildings. The Town of Potomac was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
The Birchmere is a concert hall in Alexandria, Virginia, that features rock, blues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz, ethnic, and comedic performers.Its main room seats 500 and provides dinner service, making for an intimate space, with tables only a few feet away from the stage.