Sightseeing
History BuffOffice of Historic Alexandria
No admission feeThe City of Alexandria agency that runs the city's historic museums and sites, headquartered at the Lloyd House.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum
A history museum in Old Town Alexandria housed in an 1839 building that once served as a lecture hall and library.
201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 · Alexandria, VA
About Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum
The Lyceum was built in 1839 by the Lyceum Company and the Alexandria Library Company as a place for education and public gatherings. Its first floor held a library and reading room, while the second floor hall hosted lectures, debates, concerts, and meetings. During the Civil War it served as a military hospital and troop quarters, and later it became a private home, an office building, and a chamber of commerce site. Today it operates as a museum with exhibits on Alexandria's past, public programs, a museum store, and rentable spaces.
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