Old Town Alexandria Outdoor Walking Tour

I am a twenty-year resident of Old Town and I enjoy showing off my neighborhood. Steps from my own home, we will stroll around Old Town Alexandria, a colonial city rich in architecture. We may run into shopkeepers and neighbors whom I know personally. Receive inside knowledge on local habits and the best tastes and bargains in Old Town. This is a dog friendly tour so bring the pooch! Learn about the hardships of daily occupied life in Civil War Alexandria and the struggles of doctors and nurses on both sides to deliver care to thousands of wounded soldiers. Discuss a forgotten founding father, John Carlyle while you discover grand events that took place inside his opulent stone mansion. Visit the site where George Washington was first addressed as President and see his favorite tavern. Explore an actual World War II torpedo factory. Learn the mystery of what happened to the $200, 000 from the sale of Mount Vernon that Augustine Washington placed on deposit at an Alexandria Bank just before the Civil War.