'First Night' New Year's Eve Tour, Historic Alexandria Virginia!

500 South Royal Street,Alexandria VA 22314

31 December, 2022

Description

One of the region's best New Year Eve's celebration is Alexandria, VA's First Night, when musicians and other entertainers perform along King St. before the midnight hour. A perfect excuse to celebrate the town's rich heritage, with a history hike in the warmer, daylight hours before the big celebration. A walk about Alexandria’s cultural core drips with an astonishing dense array of famous persons and historical events. Immerse yourself in one of America’s most fascinating towns. Learn about Old Town's wild and fascinating past, the hometown of George Washington and much more. Then head home to get rested and ready for New Year's Night. MEET outside the Wilkes Tunnel, corner of Wilkes and 500 S. Royal St, Alexandria, VA 22314 Free street parking is available 2-3 blocks on either side of King St. Garage parking available near City Hall across from the Tavern. Free trolley bus from the King St. metro stop. Fee: Prices start at $21. About 2 hours in length. Itinerary will select from: • Hometown of Presidents, Generals, Admirals, Musicians, Educators • Alexandria’s founding as a port city, for the Ohio Valley! • The noted architects behind its stunning architecture • World War Two lore • Locale of a famous Confederate, and Union Army, sculptor • How the town started a world war • The fistfight that George Washington lost, and won • The grocer who triggered the civil rights movement • The nation’s narrowest houses • How George met Martha • The site of the first six Presidential inaugural balls • Where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were written • The ghostly Mysterious Stranger • Rigged horse races & crazed drinking bouts from back in the day • World-famous "Captain's Row" • Medicine and pandemics back in the day • The floating mansion • An in-town Civil War battle • The true Father of His Country And more! Your guide is a former “Tonight Show” writer, an ex-Presidential speechwriter, & author of the new book on D.C.’s history, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal & Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788 And a new book on the wild, hidden history of Congress and the Capitol Building: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capital-Tumultuous-Congress/dp/1493055909 Plenty of excellent restaurants in the area afterwards. Guide's tours are rated 5 stars on TripAdvisor!: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html Think history’s dull? Think again! Spend part of New Year's weekend with an exciting, informative autumn walk through America's most historic town.