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Manassas National Battlefield Park

📍 Manassas · Loudoun & Prince William

Fee-free Civil War battlefield park with trails, monuments, and visitor center exhibits covering First and Second Manassas.

🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page

✓ Checked on the official page Nov 3, 2026

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Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site

📍 Alexandria · Arlington & Alexandria

City of Alexandria Civil War fort and museum within a 45-acre park. Park grounds are free; the museum charges a small admission fee (residents free).

💵 Museum admission $3 per person; children under 5 free. Alexandria residents free. Park grounds open daily 9 a.m.–sunset (free). Museum: Thu–Fri 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun 1–5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day. Free parking.

🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page

✓ Checked on the official page Nov 3, 2026

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Arlington National Cemetery

📍 Arlington · Arlington & Alexandria

Active national cemetery across the Potomac from DC. Public walking visits are free; paid parking and optional tram tours are available. Air Force Memorial area noted temporarily closed beginning on or about Nov. 2, 2026 for construction.

💵 Walking the cemetery grounds is free. Welcome Center parking garage $3/hour (daily max $12 for passenger vehicles). Optional interpretive tour tram charges separately; visitors with a valid disability placard ride free with one companion. Open daily 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

🕑 Daily 8am–5pm

✓ Checked on the official page Nov 3, 2026

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