King Street, Alexandria

Name: King Street
Address: Alexandria, United States

#63 among attractions in Alexandria

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King Street is a major road in Alexandria, Virginia, United States and historic Old Town Alexandria. It extends westward from the Potomac River waterfront near the Torpedo Factory Art Center and nearby bustling tourist gift shops and restaurants, passing City Hall and the Alexandria General District Court. ()

Length: 5.1 miCoordinates: 38°50'42"N, 77°6'53"W

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Baileys CrossroadsAlexandria United States

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King Street – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Ward, Four Mile Run Trail, Barcroft Park, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center.

1.2 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Fort Ward, Alexandria
31 min walk • Fort Ward is a former Union Army installation now located in the city of Alexandria in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the fifth largest fort built to defend Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War. It is currently well-preserved with 90-95% of its earthen walls intact.
1 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Four Mile Run Trail, Arlington
27 min walk • The Four Mile Run Trail is a 7-mile long, paved shared use path in Arlington County, Virginia. It runs along Four Mile Run from Benjamin Banneker Park in Falls Church to the Mount Vernon Trail near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where Four Mile Run empties into the Potomac River.
0.7 miNE
Park, Basketball court, Baseball field
Barcroft Park, Arlington
18 min walk • Tucker Field at Barcroft Park is a baseball venue located in Arlington, Virginia, US. The field is home to the George Washington Colonials baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field holds a capacity of 500 spectators.
0.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Auditorium, Theater
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Alexandria
10 min walk • Northern Virginia Community College is a public community college composed of six campuses and four centers in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
1.2 miN
38°51'39"N • 77°7'20"W
Long Branch Nature Center, Arlington
30 min walk • Park, Nature and wildlife, Trail
1 miSE
Forts and castles
Battery Garesche, Arlington
27 min walk • Battery Garesche or Battery Garesché was a Union Army artillery battery built as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War at what is now Abingdon Street at South 30th Road in Fairlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
1.4 miSE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Fairlington, Alexandria
35 min walk • Fairlington is an unincorporated neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, located adjacent to Shirlington in the southernmost part of the county on the boundary with the City of Alexandria.
0.4 miN
Neighbourhood, Modernist architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Virginia Heights Historic District, Arlington
10 min walk • The Virginia Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It is directly west of the Columbia Forest Historic District.
0.6 miN
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Columbia Forest Historic District, Arlington
15 min walk • The Columbia Forest Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It is directly east of the Virginia Heights Historic District.
0.5 miE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Claremont Historic District, Arlington
13 min walk • The Claremont Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 253 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood in southwestern Arlington.
1.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Hunter's Crossroads, Arlington
42 min walk • Hunter's Crossroads is an historic intersection in Arlington County, Virginia.

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Which popular attractions are close to King Street?

Nearby attractions include Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria (9 min walk), Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Alexandria (10 min walk), Virginia Heights Historic District, Arlington (10 min walk), Claremont Historic District, Arlington (13 min walk).

How to get to King Street by public transport?

The nearest stations to King Street:

Bus

S Dinwiddie St at S George Mason Dr • Lines: 75 (5 min walk)
Bisdorf Dr & Bisdorf Bldg • Lines: 25B, At6, At9 (8 min walk)