Saturday, July 5, 2008

Directions and Fees

ADMISSION:                        FREE  --  Donations are appreciated for group tours.

eSAVINGS COUPON:    Get your Coupon

OFFICE HOURS:               Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., by appointment

PARKING:                              Free parking across Wythe Street in the parking lot of the
                                                     Recreation Center.

ACCESSIBILITY
The museum is wheel-chair accessible. The City of Alexandria complies with the terms of ADA. An individual with a disability who wishes to request a reasonable accommodation may contact the Museum at 703-838-4356.


DIRECTIONS:

The Alexandria Black History Museum is located in the Parker-Gray Historic District, in the northwest quadrant of "Old Town" Alexandria.  Alexandria is half-way between Washington, D.C. and Mount Vernon.

From Washington, D.C., and Reagan National Airport
Take the George Washington Parkway south, past the airport, into Alexandria . The Parkway becomes Washington Street in the City. Cross Montgomery and Madison Streets, and then turn right on Wythe Street. The Museum is on the next corner, at Wythe and N. Alfred Streets. Park on Wythe Street.

From I-95 / I-495   (Capital Beltway)
Take the US Route 1 North exit (first exit on the Virginia side of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge). Follow Route 1 (Patrick Street) about 1 1/2 miles. Cross Oronoco and Pendleton Streets, and then turn right on Wythe Street. Museum is on the next corner, at Wythe and N. Alfred Streets. Park Wythe Street.

By Metro (Subway)
Take the yellow or blue line to Braddock Road station. Walk across the parking lot and bear right until you reach the corner of West and Wythe Streets. Follow Wythe Street five blocks east. The Museum is on the corner of Wythe and Alfred Streets.

By Train
Take Amtrak or Virginia Railway Express to Alexandria's Union Station (across the tracks from King Street Metro station). Upon exiting the train station, walk to your right. Take metro to Braddock Road Station and follow directions from metro. 
 

Alexandria Black History Museum    |   Watson Reading Room    |    Robert H. Robinson Library
African American Heritage Park    |   Museum Exhibits    |    Museum Collections    |    Education Programs
History of Museum & Related Sites    |    Self-Guided Walking Tour    |   African American History Guide
Alexandria's Black Public Education 1800-1965    |    Alexandria's Early Free Black Neighborhoods
Slave Market and Slave Jail    |   Freedmen's Cemetery    |    Oral History    |    Alexandria's Black Churches
To Witness the Past    |   Civil War: Fighting for Freedom    |    Civil War: Black Soldiers of the Civil War
Volunteers for Freedom, Part 1    |    Volunteers for Freedom, Part 2    |    Participate and/or Volunteer
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