Chantilly Travel Guide

 Yaqui Says:  I suggest to really learn about the home is take the tour. They take you practically through the house. The lovely lady who gave us a tour was awesome. She knew so much about the family and its history. We enjoyed it so much. A++House Tours: Guided tours of the main house... 

 Yaqui Says:  Aside from there having been "every necessary house for labourers" with "brick or stone chimnies" at Sully, little is known about the accommodations that Lee provided enslaved African-Americans. Archeological excavations along the South Lane have recovered, remnants from a... 

 Yaqui Says:  Using the original stone supports, the covered way was restored in 1975 to its early appearance. This feature provided a sheltered link between the laundry and kitchen and the main house. An early 18th century writer observed that the practice ofhaving a detached kitchen... 

 Yaqui Says:  "The kitchen ...is a finer one than is in twenty miles square and it is in fact a Kitchen and Laundry with very handsom chimney with cranes in them. " -Stephen Collins, September, 1794. A massive stone chimney with double fireplaces divides this 1794 structure. Original... 

 Yaqui Says:  The "well in the kitchen yard" provided water for drinking, cooking, washing linens' and clothing, and cleaning. To accomplish these tasks every day, enslaved African-Americans drew bucket after bucket of water, then hauled the heavy pails wherever they were needed. The well... 

 Yaqui Says:  "Our dairy is an elegant apartment and answers our most sanguine expectations. " -Richard Bland Lee, June 5, 1802. Built about 1801, this building housed the Lee's dairy operations. The red Seneca sandstone structure is embellished with galleting, a decorative technique... 

 Yaqui Says:  This structure was moved to Sully in the 1960's for preservation. This log building dates from the first half of the nineteenth century and was originally a schoolhouse near Haymarket, Virginia. Admissions, Gift Shop, and Restrooms are located here. 

 Yaqui Says:  The Sully Farm, is a late 18th century home of Richard Bland Lee. The grounds and associated buildings reflect an earlier era when Lee was Northern Virginia's first congressman and an uncle of Robert E. Lee. He and his wife, Elizabeth Collins Lee, lived here with their... 

 etfromnc Says:  The Udvar-Hazy Center is a companion facility to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in DC. It is already larger than the NASM and it is not yet seven years old. Being an Air Force retiree, I think that I still prefer the Air Force Museum in... 

 Tom_Fields Says:  Completed in 1799, this was the home of Richard Bland Lee and his wife Elizabeth. Lee was Northern Virginia's first representative in the new Congress. He was also the uncle of General Robert E. Lee. Lee sold the house in 1811. It changed hands a number of times. The Fairfax... 

 grandmaR Says:  Richard Bland Lee (January 20, 1761–March 12, 1827) was a planter, jurist, and politician from Fairfax County, Virginia.Richard was the son of Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II (1730-1787) of “Leesylvania” and, Lucy Grymes (1734-1792) the "Lowland Beauty".Richard was the younger... 

 DEBBBEDB Says:  My dad keeps wanting to come here, but we finally went without him. Hours:10:00 am - 5:30 pm Free but public parking is $12The James S. McDonnell Space Hangar opened in November 2004 and displays hundreds of famous spacecraft, rockets, satellites and space-related small... 

 butterflykizzez04 Says:  Larry and I happened to stumble across this restaurant while driving one night. The next day we decided to try it out for lunch and was pleasantly surprised. We normally aren't crazy about "BURGER" style joints, but this restaurant was awesome..Our only regret was not having... 

 grandmaR Says:  As far as the terminal itself - Bob unloaded us at section 3, and we straggled inside with our bags. We checked in and got our boarding passes. A man, took our bags (didn't ask me to make a name label but this is a non-stop flight) and said mine was 21 kilos. I later asked... 

 DEBBBEDB Says:  The way most people get to Dulles is to drive their own car. But there are six other ways to get there.1) Public Transportation A) Metrorail - Any Orange line train headed towards "Vienna/Fairfax/GMU." Exit the train at the West Falls Church station, and follow the signs...