The Roots of Clarendon

Iwo Jima Memorial

Wright Brothers at Fort Myer

Reeves Farm

The last dairy farm in the county

Arlington Theater

Jimmy Dean's Arlington home

Dark Star Park

The site is emblematic of Nancy Holt’s commitment to temporal and site-responsive sculpture

Luna Park

Brochures described it as “A Fairyland of Amusement Overlooking the Beautiful Potomac”

Arlington Race Track

Arlington’s racetrack has its origins in the controversial history of the now extinct Jackson City neighborhood

Airport Drive-In

The first drive-in in Arlington and one of the first in Virginia

Parkington: Arlington's First Shopping Mall

Before it was known as the Ballston Quarter, Parkington was the largest shopping center on the East Coast

Arlington Food Assistance Center

High View Hotel

Henry L. Holmes Library

Captain John Smith

During Captain John Smith's three years in Virginia, he traveled thousands of miles, exploring areas previously unknown to Europeans

Arlington Hall and the "Code Girls"

Staffed almost exclusively by women, Arlington Hall concentrated on deciphering Japanese communications

The Arlington Beach and Amusement Park

The beach was an immensely popular Arlington spot, with crowds of up to 12,000 during the most sweltering days

Memorial Bridge

Arlington Memorial Bridge and Avenue provide a ceremonial entrance to Washington, DC

Dominion Hills

The Arlington Radio Towers

From 1913 to 1941, the Arlington Radio Towers dominated the Arlington skyline

Abingdon Manor

The Abingdon ruins have remained largely undisturbed, despite the surrounding construction and expansion of Washington National Airport

Arlington Experimental Farm

The idea for an agricultural experimental farm was suggested as early as 1797 by George Washington

Crossman House

Fort Albany

It was an earthworks fort that had a perimeter of 429 yards enclosing emplacements for 12 guns

Arlington Post Office

The Arlington Post Office was established in 1937 to consolidate postal services in Arlington

Fort Whipple

Buckingham Apartments

Buckingham was not low-cost housing but rather housing that was lower in cost

Francis Scott Key Bridge

The Key Bridge replaced the Aqueduct Bridge which was originally built to carry the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal across the Potomac

Fort C.F. Smith

Fort C.F. Smith is the best preserved Civil War fort in Arlington

Fort Ethan Allen