Visit Fairfax

10560 Arrowhead Drive Suite 350 22030

Why Choose Our Destination?

Fairfax County, Virginia is the ideal location to hold your next business meeting, annual convention, sporting event, or to schedule a group tour. Located across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, we offer meeting attendees incredible convenience. Getting here is a breeze -- we’re in the center of three major airports (Washington Dulles International, Washington Reagan National, and BWI Marshall International), and we’re served by Amtrak, the Virginia Railway Express, and the Washington Metrorail system as well. Over half of the United States population lives within a day’s drive (450 miles) of Fairfax County. Once here, attendees will enjoy all that the area has to offer, from world-class attractions like George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, to the monuments, memorials and museums of our Nation’s Capital, to fine dining, exciting and varied entertainment, great golfing, and fantastic shopping at Tysons Corner, well-known as “The Rodeo Drive of the East Coast”. With over 18,000 hotel rooms, we have accommodations to fit every taste and pocketbook, and our twenty meeting hotels offer an unmatched combination of great room rates, ample meeting space, outstanding facilities, and friendly service. Almost all of our hotels offer free parking. Metrorail service to the Tysons Corner and Reston areas of the county begins operating in late 2013, and will make getting around even easier than ever! Personalized service is available – completely without charge -- to planners working with groups and programs of all sizes from Visit Fairfax, the county’s award-winning Destination Marketing Organization. Call us today and let us assist you with your next meeting, tournament, event, or tour.

Distance from airport

  • Washington Dulles International

    1 mi. from city center

  • Ronald Reagan National

    12 mi. from city center

  • BWI Thurgood Marshall International

    53 mi. from city center


Local Attractions

National Museum of the United States Army

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The National Museum of the United States Army celebrates over 245 years of Army history and honors our nation’s Soldiers—past, present and future—the regular Army, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard.
1775 Liberty Drive
Fort Belvoir, VA, US 22060

The Workhouse Arts Center

Historical landmark
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The Workhouse Arts Center provides essential visual and performing arts studio and exhibition space for people of all artistic abilities. Set on 55 acres of land in the historic D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory, the Workhouse provides a home for more than 150 of the regions finest artists.
9601 Ox Road
Lorton, VA, US 22079

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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he Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport is the companion facility to the Museum on the National Mall. Visitors can walk among aircraft and small artifacts in display cases located on the floor, and view aircraft hanging from the arched ceiling on elevated skywalks. The James S. McDonnell Space Hangar displays hundreds of famous spacecraft, rockets, satellites and space-related small artifacts. In April 2012 the centerpiece of the space hangar will be the recently retired Space Shuttle Discovery. The Center also offers the Airbus IMAX Theater; flight simulators; food service; a museum store; free docent tours; daily educational programs; and school group tours and activities.
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA, US 20151

Great Falls Park

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At Great Falls, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a series of steep, jagged rocks and flows through the narrow Mather Gorge. Great Falls Park has many opportunities to explore history and nature, all in a beautiful 800-acre park only 15 miles from the Nation's Capital.
9200 Old Dominion Dr.
McLean, VA, US 22102

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Historical landmark
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George Washington’s plantation on the banks of the beautiful Potomac River offers visitors a chance to understand America’s first hero and the fascinating world in which he lived. Over 1 million visitors come to walk in Washington's footsteps each year, making Mount Vernon the most popular historic estate in America.
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA, US 22309

Reston Town Center

Shopping
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Reston Town Center combines elements of the ideal downtown: the vitality of an Italian piazza and the diversity of a French boulevard. This acclaimed outdoor venue offers more than 50 retail shops, 30 restaurants, and at the Center’s hub, the Pavilion hosts special events throughout the year.
Democracy Drive
Reston, VA, US 20190

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

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As America's National Park for the Performing Arts, Wolf Trap plays a valuable leadership role in both the performing arts community. A little over half of the seating at their iconic summer outdoor venue, the Filene Center, is under cover with open sides that look out onto the tall trees and rolling hills of the park. The remainder of the seating is uncovered on a sloping lawn where patrons can bring picnics to enjoy before and during the performance.
1645 Trap Road
Vienna, VA, US 22182

Family Friendly Activities

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From water parks and putt-putt, to one-of-a-kind attractions, the family friendly activities in Fairfax County are sure to bring a smile to every kid, and every kid at heart.
Various Locations
Fairfax County, VA, US

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Additional Information

The Fairfax County Convention and Visitors Corporation (Visit Fairfax) is a non-profit marketing and promotional organization working to bring visitors to our great community. Our mission is to enhance economic and social growth in Fairfax County and Northern Virginia by marketing, promoting, developing and coordinating tourism, conventions, sports and hospitality opportunities in the area.

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