Alexandria's Restaurant Eve is known for its fresh, rich, and delicious food as much as its warm, welcoming, and intimate ambiance. Located on South Pitt Street, this fine dining locale boasts spectacular service, a creative menu, a beautiful presentation, and inventive cocktails made with house made liquors. Sit in the lounge and order the Lickity Split Lunch special with entrees like the goat cheese salad and the smoked pork loin sandwich. Or enjoy a five, seven, or nine course meal in the Chef's Tasting Room, where each dish is paired with the perfect complimentary glass of wine. Be sure to try the truffle risotto with reggiano cheese, the beet salad, and a glass of Restaurant Eve's delicious fresh-squeezed lemonade.

Alexandria is chock full of fascinating art and cultural museums. Mount Vernon is George Washington's beautiful riverside estate and gardens featuring the magnificent mansion, working farms, and tombs. The visitor facilities boasts 25 galleries and theaters with interactive displays, movies, and over 700 artifacts. Situated in an 1839 Greek Revival building, Lyceum is Alexandria's history museum, chronicling the history of the city with archaeological finds, old photographs, maps, original artwork, and historic artifacts. The local Athenaeum Art Gallery is housed in the historic Bank of the Old Dominion where Robert E. Lee did his banking. Some other renowned museums in Alexandria include the Friendship Firehouse Museum, the Fort Ward Museum, Gadsby's Tavern Museum, and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum.

Old Town Alexandria is well known for being an extremely safe neighborhood within the city. With round-the-clock police and security, Old Town has the lowest crime rate in the city. It is also a highly pedestrian friendly neighborhood, with dining and shopping nearby. The only downfall of Old Town is that the housing in this neighborhood is on the pricier side. For those seeking a safe neighborhood without the high price tag, check out neighborhoods in the South End of town, like Del Ray with its charming bungalow style homes.

The historic district of Old Town is, not surprisingly, the oldest section of the city, as well as the best place to walk around in Alexandria. Full of historic town houses, art galleries, antique shops, and restaurants, Old Town is laid out on a grid plan of substantially square blocks. It's also home to various historic landmarks, including General Robert E. Lee's boyhood home, the Lee-Fendall House, a replica of George Washington's townhouse, Gadsby's Tavern, the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop, and the Torpedo Factory art studio complex. Old Town's Market Square is reportedly the oldest continuous marketplace in the country.

Overall, no, but it depends on what district the school your child is attending falls into. Public education in Alexandria is primarily provided by Alexandria City Public Schools. Comprising 16 schools serving nearly 11,000 students, this district was rated better than only 4.6 percent of school districts in Virginia and 17.3 percent of school districts in the country. Fortunately, the other school district serving some Alexandria pupils, Falls Church City Public Schools, fares much better. It was rated better than 99.2 percent of school districts in Virginia and 79.3 percent of school districts in the nation. Also, Alexandria is home to several of the Washington, D.C. area's top private schools.

Yes, Alexandria is home to quite a few museums, in fact. These include the Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Gadsby's Tavern Museum, The Lyceum: Alexandria's History Museum, Alexandria Black History Museum, and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum. Perhaps the best-known museums in the area, however, are located 20 minutes north of Alexandria in Washington, D.C. These include the world-renowned Smithsonian Museums, in addition to the National Museum of Crime and Punishment, the National Museum of American History, the International Spy Museum, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Newseum, the Octagon Museum, and the National Building Museum, among others.