Tours

Alexandria's many historic homes, shops and museums provide the ambiance that makes our city the unique town it is today. Walk down brick-lined streets in the footsteps of both President George Washington and Barack Obama while you explore elegant Federal homes and picturesque cobblestone alleyways on a Self-Guided or Guided Tour of Alexandria.

A seaport town, Alexandria still retains its seafaring ways with boat tours and dinner cruises along the Potomac River. For the more adventurous visitors, rent a bike and head along the Mount Vernon bike trail to either George Washington's Estate or head north seven miles to the capitol city that bears his name, Washington, D.C.

Foodies will love D.C. Metro Food Tour's guided walking tours of Old Town and the Del Ray neighborhood complete with stops at local favorites along the way!

Self-Guided Walking Tours

Historical Overview 

George Washington

Alexandria Architecture

King Street Tours

African American Historic Sites

Ask Alex - Cell Phone Tours - Experience history using the modern-day convenience of your cell phone!

Guided Tours Of Alexandria

Alexandria is surrounded by beautiful neighborhoods, diverse culture, and some of the United States' most famous historical sites. One of the best ways to learn about Alexandria's history is through a guided tour. Here is a list of some of the unique guided tours Alexandria offers to its visitors including Ghost Tours and children's Scavenger Hunts. Be sure to ask your chosen Tour Company which ones they specialize in!

Alexandria Colonial Tours

• 201 King Street
• Suite 302
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 519-1749
• Fax: (703) 579-1937
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Alexandria's Original Ghost & Graveyard Tour. Our Colonial costumed guides lead you by lantern light telling you ghost stories, legends and folklore. Reservations accepted. Tours leave from garden of

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Potomac Riverboat Company

• 1 Cameron Street
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 684-0580
• Fax: (703) 548-9001
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Offers seasonal sightseeing cruises, private parties, and water taxi transportation service. Cruises include the Washington monuments, the Alexandria seaport, pirate cruises for children, baseball

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Bike and Roll Alexandria

• One Wales Alley
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 548-7655
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Bike and Roll encourages locals and tourists alike to hop on two wheels and Bike the Sites® of Alexandria with a bike rental. Cruise the George Washington Parkway to Gravelly Point and feel the rush

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Alexandria's Footsteps to the Past

• Alexandria Visitors Center
• 221 King Street
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 683-3451
• Fax: (703) 549-5752
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Owned by a ninth-generation Virginian, this company offers a daily 90-minute history tour from Ramsay House Visitors Center. March-Dec, (Jan-Feb by appointment only). Also offered by appointment a

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Alexandria's Footsteps to the Past Ghost Tours

• 221 King Street
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 683-3451
• Fax: (703) 549-5752
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Bring a camera and follow a lantern-carrying guide who gives you lots of early history, a little suspense and mystery and a dose of "ghost."  Tour begins at Ramsay House Visitor Center.   Reservations

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DC Metro Food Tours

• Market Square
• 301 King Street
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (202) 683-8847
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We offer three-hour guided excursions that take you down the cobblestone streets of picturesque Old Town Alexandria. Take a journey through one of the nation’s largest historic districts that was once

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Old Town Experience

• 221 King Street
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 836-0694
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History and architecture walking tours of Old Town offered from the garden of the Ramsay House Visitors Center, March-Nov., weather permitting. (Alternates with Alexandria Tours.) Also offers tours of

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Old Town Tours

• 105 N. Union Street
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• Phone: (703) 690-1460
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Old Town Tours offers historically themed tours through Old Town exploring the colonial era, the Civil War, and the paranormal. Reservations required.

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Old Town Trolley Tours

• Welcome Center
• 1001 E Street NW
• Washington, DC 20004
• Phone: (202) 832-9800
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