Learn about the history of Alexandria Archaeology, from its beginnings in 1961 through the present day.

The Robert H. Robinson Library was built in 1940, and in 1983 repurposed as the Alexandria Black History Resource Center.

Alexandria Union Station, built in 1905, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Stop by the station to see interpretive exhibits, or to take the train.

Fort Ward was constructed in 1861 as part of the Defenses of Washington, a system of 164 earthwork forts and batteries surrounding the capital.

The Franklin and Armfield Slave Pen, established in 1828, was one of the largest slave trading companies in the country. It is now a City museum.

The Friendship Fire Company was established in 1774, as the first volunteer fire company in Alexandria. The current firehouse was built in 1855 and is now a City museum.

The ca. 1785 tavern and the 1792 City Tavern and Hotel were restored and opened as a City museum in 1976.

Constructed around 1796-1797, Lloyd House is one of the best examples of Alexandria’s late eighteenth-century Georgian style. The gardens are open to the public.

Constructed in 1839 as part of a public education movement, The Lyceum has also been a Civil War hospital, a private home, an office building, and the nation's first Bicentennial Center.

Construction on the Murray-Dick-Fawcett house at 517 Prince St. was started in 1772, before the American Revolution. The garden is open to the public.

The Apothecary, a family business, was founded in 1792 and operated in the same location from 1805 until 1933. It then became a museum.