Alexandria Museums
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Museums in Alexandria, VA, Virginia.
Gadsby's Tavern survives today as a historic house museum, and is one of the few 18th century Tavern-museums in the United States. The two buildings, a 1792 hotel and a 1770 tavern were named for Englishman John Gadsby who owned them. Experience the history, architecture,
decorative arts, social customs, food, and clothing of the time.
See archaeology in action at the Alexandria Archaeology Museum. Visit the labratory, see exhibits and events, participate in hands-on learning activities, and study collections and publications. Learn about Alexandria's heritage.
Changed into Alexandria's History Museum in 1985, The Lyceum hosts exhibitions, school programs, lectures and concerts, volunteer opportunities and space for rental functions for the community. Open seven days a week. Closed holidays.
The Friendship Fire Company was established in 1774, and was the first volunteer fire department in Alexandria. Today, the renovated and restored firehouse houses hand-drawn fire engines, leather water buckets, axes, sections of early rubber hose and other historic fire-fighting equipment.
With a commitment to collect, preserve and interpret the African-American history and culture of Alexandria, the Black History Resource Center is composed of three facilities. These are the library, the restored reading room, and the African-American Heritage Park.
The Apothecary shop was part of bustling Alexandria in the 1800s, where patrons such as the Washington family came to the pharmacy for 141 years. Now it is a museum, where visitors can see the past methods of medical treatment and view the collections of antiques.
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