A Guided Walking Tour of Alexandria'a Historic District
Group and Individual tours arranged as well as
Step-on bus guides. History and architecutre walking tours of Old Town offered Monday - Saturday 10:30, Sunday at 2pm from the garden of the Alexandria Vistiors Center at Ramsay House, April-November, weather permitting.
Also offers tours of Historic Old Town featuring:
famous citizens,
history,
unique architecture,
and museums by appointment.
1. Market Square
2. Gadsby's Tavern*
3. Carlyle House*
4. Ramsey House
5. Torpedo Factory
6. Captain's Row
7. Gentry Row
8. Old Presbyterian Meeting House
9. Stable-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop*
10. Lee-Fendall House*
11. Christ Church
* Museums open to the public
Alexandria History
Founded in 1749 as a port for area planters, Alexandria, Virginia was laid out by a young surveyor name George Washington. The market square, where our the tour begins, is still in use as a public market every Saturday morning.
