# | Local attractions | City | Comments about the attraction | Rating (x/5) | External link |
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| Carlyle House | Alexandria | a georgian palladian mansion | 2.5 | Link |
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| Farmers Market | Alexandria | dates back to 1749 | 3 | Link |
3
| Torpedo Factory Art Center | Alexandria | Displays work of local arists and craftsmen | 2.5 | Link |
4
| Capitol | Colonial Willamsburg | site of many important political events that led to Virginia's participation in the War for Independence | 3 | Link |
5
| Governor's Palace | Colonial Willamsburg | originally bulit in 1720 by Governor Alexander Spotswood | 3 | Link |
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| Musuem of Confederacy | Richmond | world's largest collection of civilian and military Civil War artifacts relating to the Confederate States of America, | 3 | Link |
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| State capitol | Richmond | houses life size sculpture of GW | 3 | Link |
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| Monticello | Charlottesville | Home of Thomas Jefferson | 3 | Link |
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| Scenic route | Blue Ridge Parkway | along the crest of appalchian mountains | 4 | Link |
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| Shenandoah National Park | Skyline Drive | runs along the backbone of the park | 4 | Link |