Occoquan Historic District
Occoquan, VA
A charming mill town where the Occoquan River meets the Bull Run - antique shops, Victorian storefronts, and river views that feel nothing like the suburban sprawl surrounding it.
Photography Guide
- Best Time
- golden hour
- Crowds
- Quiet
- Shot Types
- streetarchitecturewide
- Best Seasons
- fallspring
Gallery
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Lorton, VA
Mason Neck State Park
A Potomac River peninsula established specifically to protect bald eagle habitat - eagles soar overhead routinely while kayakers paddle the Great Marsh and Belmont Bay.
Woodbridge, VA
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
A former Army chemical weapons testing ground now converted to tidal wetland wildlife refuge - bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and shorebirds in a surprisingly industrial-fringe landscape.
Lorton, VA
Gunston Hall
George Mason's 1755 Potomac plantation is less visited than Mount Vernon but arguably more elegant - the boxwood allee leading to the river is one of colonial America's finest garden settings.