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Leesburg is a historic town of about 48,000 people and the county seat of Loudoun County, Virginia, about 35 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1758 and named for the Lee family, it has one of the best-preserved downtowns in northern Virginia, with brick and stone buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries around the 1894 Loudoun County Courthouse.
History is everywhere. Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park preserves the site of an October 1861 Civil War battle and one of the smallest national cemeteries in the country. Dodona Manor was the home of General George C. Marshall, author of the Marshall Plan, and the Thomas Balch Library holds a fine local history collection. Just outside town, Morven Park and Oatlands are grand estates with gardens and house tours.
Leesburg is also the gateway to Loudoun's wine country and horse country. The Washington and Old Dominion Trail runs through town for cyclists, and Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets draws shoppers from across the region.
The compact old center of Leesburg along King and Market Streets, with 18th and 19th century brick buildings now home to shops, restaurants and galleries. It is very walkable, and free walking tour maps are available. Weekend evenings are lively, and parking is easiest in the town garages.
The handsome 1894 courthouse with a columned portico and cupola stands at the heart of downtown Leesburg on grounds used for county government since the 1760s. Monuments and markers on the lawn tell parts of the county's history. It makes a good starting point for a walk around the historic district.
A 1,000-acre estate that was home to Virginia governor Westmoreland Davis, with a white-columned mansion, formal gardens, the Winmill Carriage Museum and an equestrian center that hosts horse shows. House tours explain the Davis family and Virginia history. The grounds and trails are good for a walk.
An early 19th-century plantation mansion south of Leesburg with terraced formal gardens, an old boxwood garden and outbuildings, owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Tours cover the families who lived here and the enslaved people who worked the land. The gardens are loveliest in spring.
The restored home of General George C. Marshall, Army chief of staff in World War II and author of the Marshall Plan, who lived here from 1941 until his death. Guided tours show the house much as he left it, with the gardens he and his wife tended. Check tour days in advance, as hours are limited.
The wooded site of the October 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff above the Potomac River, a Confederate victory early in the Civil War. Interpretive trails lead past markers and the tiny Ball's Bluff National Cemetery to the bluff overlooking the river. Guided tours and reenactments run on some weekends.
A history and genealogy library in a 1922 building in downtown Leesburg, holding books, maps, manuscripts and photographs on Loudoun County and Virginia. It hosts lectures and small exhibits. It is a useful stop for family history research and a quiet look at the region's past.
The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park runs right through Leesburg on the bed of a former railroad, a paved trail popular with cyclists, runners and walkers. From town you can ride east toward Ashburn or west toward Purcellville. Bike rentals and cafes are close to the downtown trail crossing.
Leesburg's main town park and recreation center, with an indoor pool, fitness center, tennis courts, ball fields, an outdoor pool in summer and walking trails. It hosts many town events and concerts. Visitors can buy day passes for the recreation center, which is useful on rainy days.
A large open-air outlet center on the edge of Leesburg with more than 100 stores selling discounted designer, sportswear and home brands. It draws shoppers from across the Washington region. Weekdays are quieter, and the food court and nearby restaurants make it easy to spend a few hours.
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