Tour of America's Most Historic Town, Alexandria VA, Friday, May 20!

501 South Union Street,Alexandria VA 22314

20 May, 2022

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Tour of America's Most Historic Town, Alexandria VA, Friday, May 20! Tour of Fun, Historic Alexandria, Virginia, Friday, May 20!!! A springtime walk about Alexandria’s cultural & historic core drips with an astonishing dense array of famous persons and historical events. Especially those involving the American Revolution and George Revolution (in George's hometown), and the Civil War, civil rights, the two world wars, and the contemporary town. Immerse yourself in epic events that took place and in one of the nation’s most fascinating locales. Friday, May 20, 5:45 pm! Alexandria, VA 22314 MEET at Windmill Park, 501 S. Union St., Alexandria, VA 22314 Free street parking's available within a couple of blocks up from and around the river. Nearest metro stop: King St. Free trolley bus from it down King St. Fee: Prices start at $21. About 2 hours in length. Packed itinerary will select from: • George Washington, teenaged town surveyor • The noted architects behind the city’s stunning architecture • Hometown of famous Founding Fathers • Civil War street fights and fires • World war factories and shipyards • Locale of the biggest slave escape in U.S. history • George Washington’s secret townhouse • Locale of a famous Confederate, and Union Army, sculptor • The site of the first six Presidential inaugural balls • The nation’s narrowest houses • Rebel graves and Underground rails • Where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were hatched • Conflicting loyalties of a Civil War town • The real “Father” of his country • What did GW do for fun? Violent horse races & crazed drinking bouts from back in the day.And more! Your guide is a former “Tonight Show” writer, an ex-Presidential speechwriter, & author of the 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 history of the Capitol Building and Congress: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capital-Tumultuous-Congress/dp/1493055909 Plenty of excellent restaurants in the area for afterwards. Your host's tours are rated more highly than the Eiffel Tower or the Great Wall of China!: 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!