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Wow, has Manassas changed – check out the exhibit From Cows to Condos. Through May 2010. 703-368-1873 |
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Explore the 25 sites on the new Prince William County Civil War Heritage Trail. 703-792-4754 |
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Explore the Corps at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. 877-635-1775 |
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Hike with a ranger on the hallowed ground at Manassas National Battlefield Park. 703-361-1339 |
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Salute the flags that flew over Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima in February 1945 at the Marine Corps Museum. |
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Talk with a veteran from WWII, Korea, or the Vietnam War at the Freedom Museum on National Holiday Open Houses. 703-393-0660. |
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Take the Journey of a Lifetime on The Journey Through Hallowed Ground, Route 15 from Charlottesville to Gettysburg. Prince William is the half-way point for day trips. |
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Pay homage to fallen heroes at Quantico National Cemetery, a 1700 acre site with a memorial pathway. 703-221-2183. |
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Go back in time to the 18th Century at the Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries. Learn more about George Washington through the eyes of Parson Weems, his first biographer. 703-221-2218 |
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Get a haircut, a ‘high and tight’ of course, or a coffee at an internet café in the Town of Quantico, America’s only town surrounded by a military base. |
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Visit the Mill House Museum on the site of America’s first automated gristmill in Occoquan. See excellent photos of the towns encounter with Hurricane Agnes. 703-491-7525. |
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Honor the heroism of Jennie Dean, a freed slave who dreamt of creating a school for African-American children. 703-368-1873 |
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Learn that history lives with displays, presentations and re-enactments at Manassas Museum. 703-368-1873. |
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Ride the Virginia Railway Express into Union Station any weekday from Manassas or Quantico, see the National Mall and avoid the stress of DC driving and parking. 703-684-1001 |
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Exclusive behind the scenes Basement to Attic Tours of Liberia Mansion. 703-368-1873 |
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Take a close up look at the author of the famous story of Washington and his cherry tree at Weems-Botts Museum. 703-221-2218. |
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Trace Civil War soldiers’ signatures at Ben Lomond Historic Site. 703-367-7872 |
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Over 200 Civil War Confederate gravesites at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park. 703-257-5243 |
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Visit the town of Haymarket, burned by Union forces during the Civil War but resurrected as a lively, quaint community. Haymarket Museum. 703-753-3712 |
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Visit Rippon Lodge, the oldest home in Prince William County. 703-499-9812 |
