Alexandria offers visitors and residents the benefits of a major metropolitan area in a small town setting. Outside of Washington, D.C., Alexandria is connected to the U.S. capital by four metro subway stations.

Alexandria has roots in the 18th century, and you will that it still functions much as it did then. In historic Old Town, hundreds of restored, one-of-a-kind shops rub elbows with stately homes. Cobblestone streets, brick sidewalks and old-style street lamps entice visitors to stroll through town and retrace the steps of U.S. history.