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Any good ideas for taking visiting family around Northern Virginia? |
Travel Info My parents are flying in from CT this Thursday and I'm new to the areas and would like to take them around to different places. We also have 3 kids too so it must be kid friendly.Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!! Travel Tips You don't say where in Northern Virginia you are - and you don't say how old the kids are. Your message suggests you want to stay in Northern Virginia - not go into DC. While I think that might be a mistake - DC has so much to offer, I'll answer the Northern Virginia question. If you are open to going into DC - let me know and I'll edit this answer to include that. Kid friendly Nothern Virginia stuff: If your kid is into history, then some great stuff includes: Manassas National Battlefield outside Manasses (real close to the NVCC area there). The guns and the short volunteer led tour about the first battle of Manassas would be great for kids. If the kids are young, skip the movie - it is actually quite graphically bloody, and the museum can be a little boring, but the walk around the battlefield can be great. There's a driving tour for the second battle of Manassas - which is good only if your kids are really into Civil War Stuff. Mount Vernon. The tour of the house is OK for kids, good for kids with an interest in history. The "cooling chair" is neat, as is the rest of the library. But the real interest for kids is in the outbuildings, where slaves worked and the like. And there is lots of room to run around if they are little. The museum and visitor's center has some neat stuff too, but keep them out of the souvenir shop - lots of neat stuff! Gunston Hall - like Mount Vernon but smaller, and a little less prissy. Learning about George Mason is kind of cool, and the exhibits are very approachable for younger folks. If your kids are not into history, here are some ideas: Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center. This is a kid's delight, and the folks building it knew it. There are a lot of great cool airplanes, some interactive exhibits, cool space stuff. And if you want you can go up in the observation tower and watch planes take off at Dulles Airport. Right near Dulles. Great Falls park - one of the best natural wonders of Northern Virginia, the Great Falls of the Potomac boasts fantastic views, lots of space to have a good time and picnic areas. In addition you can see what it was like when it was a great resort destination, and visit the ruins and the nature trail on the way. Colvin Mill - working Mill off Rte 7 on the way to Leesburg from Tyson's Corner. See how flour is ground, and watch the paddlewheel go. Source(s): http://www.washingtontravelcast.com... Other Travel Tips look on citysearch.com you can find out about all kinds of local stuff. they have restaurants, events, sight seeing, shopping, and night life. They even have reader reviews and tell you things like prices and if it is kid friendly, parking and helpful tips! Depends on the area. I live near Leesburg so I've taken some of my family on Route 15 towards Maryland and stop by the Ball's Bluff battleground site and then keep going until we hit the Potomac. It takes me usually around 1 1/2 to 2 hours to do. I'm not sure where you are but driving through the countryside is always nice in the summer. You have to take them downtown. The museums are wonderful for all ages, and they are FREE. Mount Vernon. There is teh Udvar-Hazy museum at Dulles Airport. You pay to park, but the museum is free. Olde Towne Alexandria is good for adults, may bore the kids. Great Falls park. Washington Post Got Plans is a great resource. So is the Washingtonian online as far as restaurants go. Not real sure exactly where you are at but there are alot of things to visit not to mention all the different winerys. There's Waltons Mountain Musem, montecello, jamestown, Bush Gardens, Va Beach, crabtree falls, humpback rock, skyline drive....................... Va has alot of cool things trust me I've lived here all my life |
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