20 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Arlington - Atlas Obscura
Join us on an Atlas Obscura Trip in 2019 »
What's near me?
All   /  United States   /  Virginia   /  Arlington
The Atlas Obscura Guide To

Arlington

20 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Arlington, Virginia

Unusual Attractions in Arlington

Explore Arlington, Virginia

Launch Map

Upcoming Events Near Arlington

Art Deco architecture and sculpture adorn the local public elementary school.
Feb 23
Greenbelt, Maryland

Discover Greenbelt's Utopian Community of Tomorrow

An Art Deco dream to some, a hotbed of radical socialism to others.
A barrel of Washington's rye whiskey.
Mar 9
Alexandria, Virginia

Taste George Washington's Whiskey

Join us for history and whiskey at George Washington’s distillery and gristmill at Mount Vernon.
Rodney Stotts with a bird of prey
Mar 10
Laurel, Maryland

The Raptors of the Nation's Capital

A one-of-a-kind adventure to meet and greet the raptors that stalk our city.
Ruins of Seneca Quarry Stonecutting Mill.
Mar 16
Poolesville, Maryland

The Ruins of Seneca Quarry

Join us for a guided hike through crumbling ruins with ties to the Smithsonian Castle and a presidential scandal.

Arlington Leaderboard

Recent Arlington Activity

Spyros K has been to Arlington Cemetery's Headstone-Eating Trees
Taz Coronado Taz Coronado has been to Deep Throat Parking Garage
Taz Coronado Taz Coronado has been to Arlington Temple United Methodist Church
atlastheaustralianshepherd atlastheaustralianshepherd wants to go to Dark Star Park
hannahakamine25 wants to go to Rosslyn Metro Escalator

Stories About Arlington

Union Soldiers Buried Their Dead in Robert E. Lee’s Garden

Before Arlington was a national cemetery, it was the Lee homestead, and then a tent city for occupying troops.
by Jessica Leigh Hester
October 26, 2018