Plan Your Visit to The Lyceum

• Museum Hours
• Admission
• Group Services
• Accessibility
• Directions & Parking

Address:

The Lyceum: Alexandria’s History Museum
201 S. Washington Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703.746.4994
Fax: 703.838.4997
Email

Museum Hours:

Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Closed: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas

Staff Office Hours:

Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., by appointment

Admission:

$2.00

Group Services

For group tours, Call 703.746.4994, or email The Lyceum for more information. If your group would like to arrange to visit more than one Alexandria museum please learn about scheduling a multi-site visit. 

Accessibility

The museum is wheelchair accessible to the first and second floor public areas. 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 703.746.4994.

Directions and Parking

Park for free in our parking lot while visiting The Lyceum and nearby museums or use metered parking on the street.

The museum is located in Old Town Alexandria, near many shops, restaurants, and other museums and historic sites. Alexandria is half-way between Washington, D.C. and Mount Vernon.

From Washington, D.C., and National Airport
Take the George Washington Parkway south, past the airport, into Alexandria . The Parkway becomes Washington Street in the City. After you cross King and Prince Street (about one mile), The Lyceum will be on your right.

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 one mile. Turn right on Prince Street; turn right on South Washington Street. The Lyceum will be on your right.

By Metro
Take the yellow or blue line to King Street station. Cross the parking lot and turn left, one half block to Prince Street. Turn left (east) on Prince Street and walk about one mile to Washington Street. Turn right, and The Lyceum will be on your right. Or take the Dash Bus to King and Washington Streets, turn right and walk one block past Prince Street.

Call 703.746.DASH for bus schedules and information, or check the schedules posted at the station.  The City of Alexandria's free King Street Trolley transports passengers between the King Street Metrorail Station and the Potomac River waterfront. The free trolley operates seven days a week from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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 to King Street and follow directions from Metro.