Near Fairfax
All places near Fairfax
276 places within 100 km of Fairfax by road distance, nearest first. For the short version — the places worth the trip and a one-day loop — see places to visit near Fairfax.
Within 15 km
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super) · trek · Fairfax · ~3 km · Must-see
- Eakin Community Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~6 km · Must-see
- Lake Braddock · lake · Montgomery · ~7 km · Must-see
- Ekoji Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Charles · ~10 km · Must-see
- Foxstone Park · park · Montgomery · ~11 km · Must-see
- Foxstone Park · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~11 km · Must-see
- Chapel Road Park · church · Montgomery · ~12 km · Must-see
- Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~12 km · Must-see
- Lake Accotink · lake · District of Columbia · ~12 km · Must-see
- Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~13 km · Must-see
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~13 km · Must-see
- Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~14 km · Must-see
- Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~15 km · Must-see
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~16 km · Must-see
- Frying Pan Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~17 km · Must-see
- Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~17 km · Must-see
- Durga Temple of Virginia · temple · Charles · ~17 km · Must-see
- Upton Hill · viewpoint · Arlington · ~18 km · Must-see
- Minor's Hill · viewpoint · Arlington · ~18 km · Must-see
- Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park · park · Fairfax · ~18 km · Must-see
- Scott's Run Falls · waterfall · District of Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
- Scott's Run Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~20 km · Must-see
- Bluemont Junction Trail · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
- Elklick Woodlands Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~21 km · Must-see
- Foamhenge · attraction · Fairfax · ~21 km · Must-see
- Billy Goat Trail Section A · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~21 km · Must-see
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park · park · Montgomery · ~21 km · Must-see
- Great Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~22 km · Must-see
- Fort Ethan Allen · fort · District of Columbia · ~23 km · Must-see
- Kryptos · attraction · Fairfax · ~23 km · Must-see
- Fort Marcy · fort · District of Columbia · ~23 km · Must-see
- Fort Williams · fort · District of Columbia · ~24 km · Must-see
- Stone House · attraction · Prince William · ~24 km · Must-see
- Fletcher's Cove · park · District of Columbia · ~24 km · Must-see
- Palisades Park · park · District of Columbia · ~24 km · Must-see
- Fort C. F. Smith · fort · District of Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
- Fort Craig · fort · District of Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
- Clara Barton National Historic Site · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~25 km · Must-see
- Glen Echo Park · park · District of Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
- Glen Echo Park Aquarium · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~25 km · Must-see
- Georgetown Reservoir · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
- Dalecarlia Reservoir · lake · Montgomery · ~25 km · Must-see
- Battery Kemble Park · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
- Pope-Leighey House · attraction · Fairfax · ~26 km · Must-see
- Woodlawn Mansion · attraction · Fairfax · ~26 km · Must-see
- Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
- Civil War Unknowns Monument · attraction · Arlington · ~26 km · Must-see
- Potomac Palisades Site · church · District of Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
- Huntley Meadows Park · park · District of Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
- Kreeger Museum · museum · District of Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
- Fort Corcoran · fort · District of Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
- Fort Albany · fort · District of Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
- Fort Ellsworth · fort · District of Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
- United States Marine Corps War Memorial · attraction · Arlington · ~26 km · Must-see
- Glover-Archbold Park · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill · attraction · Fairfax · ~27 km · Must-see
- George Washington Masonic National Memorial · attraction · Alexandria · ~27 km · Must-see
- Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart · church · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- KLWX NEXRAD Radar · attraction · Loudoun · ~27 km · Must-see
- Bishop John Carroll · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Fort Scott · fort · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Pentagon Memorial · attraction · Arlington · ~27 km · Must-see
- Turtle Park · park · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Francis Scott Key Memorial · park · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Pentagon Memorial · fort · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Ward Circle · park · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Artemas Ward Statue · attraction · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- American University Museum at the Katzen · museum · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Convent of the Visitation Monastery · church · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Theodore Roosevelt Island · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Georgetown Waterfront Park · park · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- The Edmonson Sisters · attraction · Alexandria · ~27 km · Must-see
- Fort Willard · fort · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~27 km · Must-see
- Fort O'Rourke · fort · District of Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
- Book Hill Park · park · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Bryce Park · park · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Fort Bayard Park · fort · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Tudor Place · museum · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- The Historic Falls Church · waterfall · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Dumbarton Oaks · museum · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Dumbarton Oaks Park · park · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Washington National Cathedral · church · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- George Washington Equestrian Statue · church · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Don Quixote · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Number One Observatory Circle · fort · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Montrose Park · park · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Abraham Lincoln · attraction · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Lincoln Memorial · fort · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
- Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel · church · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see