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Things To Do and Getting Around
Torpedo Factory Art Center
Founded in 1974 in an old munitions plant, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the nation’s largest collection of working-artists’ open studios under one roof. Find artists actively creating work in a wide variety of media–including painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, stained glass, fiber, printmaking, and sculpture–in 82 artists’ studios.
List of Top 18 Things to Do in Old Town
Lots of good stuff on this list!
King Street Trolley
This is a free option for transportation from the hotel area to the shops, restaurants, and waterfront area, which are about a mile away. The King Street Trolley runs every 15 minutes between Alexandria City Hall/Market Square and the King St - Old Town Metrorail station from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week, including holidays.
National Harbor
National Harbor (in Maryland) is across the river from Old Town Alexandria and has a ferris wheel, restaurants, the MGM Casino, and various events.