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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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West Falls Church
Virginia, United States · North America
About West Falls Church
West Falls Church works well as a base: 5 minutes from Merrifield, 12km from Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
West Falls Church is in Virginia, United States, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Merrifield, about 4 km away.
West Falls Church is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Falls Church had a population of 30,243.
Before 2010, West Falls Church was officially named Jefferson (from Thomas Jefferson). Outside of the Jefferson Village neighborhood, "Jefferson"Read more
generally is not used locally to refer to the area bounding Falls Church city to the south and southwest that comprises the CDP. Likewise, "West Falls Church" is rarely used to describe the area but is usually applied to areas west of Falls Church city or near West Falls Church metro station. The bulk of it is made of subdivisions built in the 1940s and early 1950s, including Jefferson Village, Westlawn, Hillwood, Sleepy Hollow, Woodley, Raymondale and Broyhill Park.
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What is there to see near West Falls Church?
Within an hour or so of West Falls Church: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (12 km), Lincoln Memorial (12 km), Jefferson Memorial (13 km), Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (13 km).
Are there any good drives near West Falls Church?
The nearest famous roads are Skyline Drive.
Where is West Falls Church?
West Falls Church is in Virginia, United States, about 4 km from Merrifield.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,207
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Virginia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.8648, -77.1879
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from West Falls Church
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Lincoln Memorial
Neoclassical memorial honouring Abraham Lincoln, featuring a massive seated statue and the site of Martin Luther King's famous speech.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Jefferson Memorial
Neoclassical domed memorial on the Tidal Basin dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Powerful stone monument on the National Mall honouring the civil rights leader, featuring a 9-metre carved figure emerging from rock.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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World War II Memorial
Grand open-air memorial on the National Mall honouring the 16 million Americans who served in the Second World War.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Washington Monument
Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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The White House
Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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