{"id":13764,"date":"2018-07-08T13:22:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T20:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/?p=13764"},"modified":"2018-07-08T13:22:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T20:22:25","slug":"alexandria-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/?p=13764","title":{"rendered":"Alexandria, Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#000000\">Located a few minutes outside of Washington, DC is the historic town of Alexandria, Virginia, founded in 1749.  As travel writers, Alexandria impressed us with its historic past, friendly people and its easy access to Old Towne and the Waterfront.   The shops on King Street are a mixture of retail chains as well as boutiques and antique shops.   Before our visit was complete we discussed when we would be making a return visit!  Below are a few photos taken during our visit to this beautiful city!<\/font><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13765\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-Town-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-Town-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"439\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-Town-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Old-Town-Alexandria-Virginia-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><font color=\"#000000\">Old Town<\/font><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13766\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Waterfront-Marina.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Waterfront-Marina.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Waterfront-Marina.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Waterfront-Marina-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><font color=\"#000000\"> Waterfront Marina <\/font><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13767\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lunch-at-the-WaterFront.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lunch-at-the-WaterFront.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"393\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lunch-at-the-WaterFront.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lunch-at-the-WaterFront-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><font color=\"#000000\">Lunch at the WaterFront <\/font><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13768\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Waterfront.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Waterfront.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Waterfront.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Waterfront-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><font color=\"#000000\">History of Alexandria <\/font><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13769\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Wilkes-Street-Tunnel-in-Alexandria-VA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Wilkes-Street-Tunnel-in-Alexandria-VA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"361\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Wilkes-Street-Tunnel-in-Alexandria-VA.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Wilkes-Street-Tunnel-in-Alexandria-VA-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><font color=\"#000000\"> Wilkes Street Tunnel in Alexandria <\/font><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13770\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Evening-in-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Evening-in-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Evening-in-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Evening-in-Alexandria-Virginia-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><font color=\"#000000\">Evening in Alexandria, Virginia <\/font><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13771\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Transportation-Hub-in-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Transportation-Hub-in-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"429\" class=\"size- full wp-image-13771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Transportation-Hub-in-Alexandria-Virginia.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Transportation-Hub-in-Alexandria-Virginia-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><font color=\"#000000\"> Transportation Hub in Alexandria, Virginia <\/font><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located a few minutes outside of Washington, DC is the historic town of Alexandria, Virginia, founded in 1749. As travel writers, Alexandria impressed us with its historic past, friendly people and its easy access to Old Towne and the Waterfront. The shops on King Street are a mixture of retail chains as well as boutiques [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[370,478,23,87,1034],"tags":[1097,1100,1099,1101,1098],"class_list":["post-13764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-lifestyle","category-north-america","category-vacation-ideas","category-washington-dc","tag-alexandria-virginia","tag-alexandria-waterfront","tag-evening-in-alexandria-virginia","tag-old-town-alexandria-virginia","tag-wilkes-street-tunnel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13764"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13777,"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13764\/revisions\/13777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scenicrunway.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}