Get to know Alexandria

Alexandria is a place where past and present converge. Nestled just south of Washington, D.C., on the west bank of the Potomac River, this historic city of 150,000 brings together the best attributes of urban and suburban life with exciting shops, a booming culinary scene, and an abundance of open space. Follow King Street, the main thoroughfare through Old Town, down to the vibrant waterfront, home to the Torpedo Factory Art Center and a plethora of dockside eateries. For outdoor enthusiasts, Alexandria has a distributed park system of 70 major parks and 30 recreation centers. For commuters, Alexandria is well served by transit: A free trolley bus runs daily down King Street every 15 minutes, connecting the Metro at King St-Old Town Station along with Amtrak and VRE trains right next door, with Reagan National Airport minutes away.

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Living in the Washington Metropolitan Area

The Washington Metropolitan Area starts with the District of Columbia proper and radiates out to the inner suburbs of Virginia and Maryland and stretches all the way to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Colloquially, many locals refer to the region as the DMV, an abbreviation for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, but will often just say they live in D.C. when they technically have an address in one of the states. Each town has its own specific atmosphere and residents — even the newly transplanted — often display fierce loyalty to their own suburb of choice. Generally, towns that are closer to D.C., especially those inside the Beltway, have more access to public transportation and more pedestrian-friendly downtowns, while towns on the far reaches of the metropolitan area like Charles Town, West Virginia, will have a more rural feel and fewer daily commuters to D.C. and its immediate environs.