Museums
National Firearms Museum
No admission feeFree firearms museum inside the NRA headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia, with roughly 2,500 guns on display.
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Sightseeing
Ox Hill Battlefield Park
A small Civil War battlefield park in Fairfax, Virginia, where a violent 1862 fight took place amid today's busy commercial area.
4134 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22033 · Fairfax, VA
About Ox Hill Battlefield Park
Ox Hill Battlefield Park preserves a few acres of ground where a Civil War clash was fought on September 1, 1862. Fighting took place during a severe thunderstorm, and the battle ended in a stalemate at nightfall after about two hours. Visitors can walk the trails, read interpretive kiosks that explain the battle and the soldiers who were wounded here, and see two granite memorials honoring the Union generals killed in the fighting. The park sits in a heavily developed area, so it offers a quiet place to reflect. Re-enactment and living history groups sometimes hold events on site. Parking is limited, and visitors can also leave a car at the Herrity Building and walk roughly fifteen minutes.
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