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BY THE NUMBERS: PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY/MANASSAS, VA. FACT SHEET

Heritage	More than a dozen historic sites and museums
Golf	12 daily fee courses
Lodging	More than 3 dozen hotels, 5 camping sites/facilities, 1 bed and breakfast
Dine & Wine	More than 400 restaurants; 1 established winery
Shopping	One of the East Coast’s largest indoor outlet malls; 1 major indoor shopping mall; 2 shopping districts (Old Town Manassas, a Main Street community, and Occoquan); 3 antique corridors (Rt. 28, Rt. 29 and Rt. 1)
Entertainment	6 major venues
Sports	Potomac Nationals baseball, NASCAR racing at Old Dominion Speedway, BMX track, 3 fitness centers, 3 water parks, 2 ice skating venues
Outdoor Recreation	Hunting, camping, boating, fishing and birding

Location:	30 miles south and west of Washington, D.C.; bordered by Fairfax County to the east and north, Loudoun County to the north, the Potomac River to the east, Stafford County to the south and Fauquier County to the west
Size:	348 square miles
Population:	About 400,000; second most populous county in Virginia
Cities:	Manassas, Virginia and Manassas Park, Virginia
Incorporated Towns:	Haymarket, Dumfries, Quantico and Occoquan

Transportation
Airports:	Manassas Regional Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport- 23 miles north of Woodbridge Washington-Dulles International Airport - 18 miles northeast of Manassas
Rail Travel:	AMTRAK via Virginia Railway Express (stops including Broad Run, Manassas, Manassas Park, Woodbridge, Rippon and Quantico)
METRO (subway):	From I-66, the Vienna metro station is 15 miles east of Manassas From I-95, the Springfield metro station is 11 miles north of Occoquan
Interstates/Major Highways:	I-95, Route 28, Route 15, I-66, Route 29, Route 1

Tourism Industry Impact on Prince William County/Manassas, Virginia 2005 (most current statistics available from the Virginia Tourism Corporation):

2006
Most Visited Attractions:	1. Potomac Mills Mall	30 million + visitors
	2. Manassas National Battlefield Park	722,994
	3. Leesylvania State Park	273,611
	4. Splashdown Water Park (Open Memorial Day Weekend – Labor Day Weekend)	169,768

Most Attended Events:	1. Occoquan Arts and Crafts Festivals (Spring AND Fall)	260,000 visitors
	2. Prince William County Fair	75,000
	3. Fourth of July festivities (Manassas AND Manassas Park)	53,000
	4. Historic Manassas Christmas Parade	40,000