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Fairfax City and County is south of the Potomac River and west of Washington, D.C. Since its settlement in the 1700s, Fairfax has been at the heart of Northern Virginia's government and commercial activities.

Visit the Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center, take a historic walking tour, see the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum and stroll the streets of our historic district rich in Colonial and Civil War history.

Front View of Mount Vernon

Historic encounters at Mount Vernon

A number of unique cultural attractions are based in Fairfax County, such as some of the nation's most honored landmarks are in Fairfax County -- Mount Vernon, George Washington's Estate & Gardens, Gunston Hall home of George Mason, father of the Bill of Rights, and Sully Historic Site, the home of Richard Bland Lee.

You'll be captivated with the variety of nationally acclaimed entertainment and performing artists at Wolf Trap, America's only National Park for the Performing Arts.

And, be sure to save time to experience the world-class shopping of Tysons Corner, with over 500 shops and restaurants all within walking distance of each other.

Great Marsh accessible trail

In the midst of all this hustle and bustle, are two oasis of quiet, Mason Neck State Park and Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge. Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge was the first federal refuge established specifically for the (then endangered) Bald eagle for the protection of their nesting, feeding, and roosting habitat for the Bald eagles. Mason Neck State Park offers family friendly hiking trails, picnic areas and playgrounds.

 

Attractions

City of Fairfax Museum

Gunston Hall

Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Mason Neck State Park

Mount Vernon, George Washington's Estate and Gardens

National Firearms Museum

Pohick Episcopal Church

Sully Historic Site

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

 

Lodging

Embassy Suites Tysons Corner

Holiday Inn Dulles Airport

Quality Inn Tysons Corner

 

Restaurants

Mount Vernon Inn

 

Accessible Fishing

Burke Lake

 

Accessible Playgrounds

Big Chessie’s Backyard at Lee District Park

Clemyjontri Park

Nautical Cove at Lee District Park

Stafford Drive Park  

 

Accessible Trails

Cross County Trail

Huntley Meadows Park

West Ox Road Sidepath

 

 

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