National Firearms Museum, Fairfax

Name: National Firearms Museum
Address: 11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, 22030, United States
Telephone: +1 703-267-1600

#3 among attractions in Fairfax

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The NRA National Firearms Museum is a museum located at the NRA Headquarters Building in Fairfax County, Virginia. Approximated 2,500 guns are displayed in 15,000 square feet. The NRA National Firearms Museum is operated by the Museums Division of the National Rifle Association of America, with partial funding provided by the NRA Foundation, a 5013 corporation. It was established in 1935 at the old NRA Headquarters in Washington DC, and moved to its current location in 1998. ()

Coordinates: 38°51'47"N, 77°20'7"W

Address

11250 Waples Mill RdFair OaksFairfax 22030 United States

Contact

+1 703-267-1600

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Day trips

National Firearms Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ox Hill Battlefield Park, Fair Oaks Mall, EagleBank Arena, Freeman Store and Museum.

1.8 miW
Park
Ox Hill Battlefield Park, Chantilly
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1.2 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax
32 min walk • Fair Oaks Mall is a shopping mall in the Fair Oaks census-designated place of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, just northwest of the independent city of Fairfax. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 66 and U.S. Route 50. The mall has a gross leasable area of 1,557,000 sq ft.
2.8 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Auditorium, Sport venue
EagleBank Arena, Fairfax
73 min walk • EagleBank Arena is a 10,000-seat arena in the eastern United States, on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb southwest of Washington, D.C.
4.7 miNE
History museum, Museum
Freeman Store and Museum, Vienna
120 min walk • The Freeman House Store, formerly the Lydecker Store, is a historic general store located in the Town of Vienna in Fairfax County, Virginia.
5.2 miW
Park
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Chantilly
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2 miSE
Civic center, Event space, City hall
Old Town Hall, Fairfax
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2.3 miE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Historic Blenheim, Fairfax
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1.5 miNW
38°52'27"N • 77°21'30"W
Penderbrook Golf Clubhouse, Fairfax
37 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.8 miSE
Church
Truro Church, Fairfax
46 min walk • Truro Anglican Church is an Anglican church in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
3.5 miSE
Cemetery
Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax
90 min walk • Fairfax Memorial Park is a family owned and operated cemetery located in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. The cemetery was founded in 1957 by Cornelius H. Doherty, Sr. The cemetery was opened in 1969 to provide space for Catholics in the area who required a Catholic burial, but it is now a secular cemetery.
2 miSE
Museum, History museum
Ratcliffe-Logan-Allison House, Fairfax
52 min walk • The Ratcliffe–Logan–Allison House is a historic home located at Fairfax, Virginia. It is commonly and historically known as Earp's Ordinary, as the structure is an expansion of the original Earp's Ordinary, a late 18th Century building used as a tavern and store by Caleb Earp.