Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas

Great day trip! Visitor center and Brewers Farm have great visual maps with lights and sounds. Prepare to walk a bit more than any of the other local civil war ‘auto tours’ as there are more trails and a lot more to look at. Definitely worth the trip and make sure to spend the whole day there to see everything!

Very helpful rangers and volunteers at the visitors center, lots of parking, restrooms and interesting historical tidbits. You can fill up your own water bottle or buy water from a machine, but there are no snacks, unless they sell some in the gift shop. Trails from the visitors center can be a little tricky to navigate as you start in an open field, so I've found it easier to park at Stone Bridge, take the blue trail from there to the visitor center, which is a little less than 2 miles, rest, use the facilities, etc., then do the rest of the blue loop back to Stone Bridge. I would say it's a challenging hike for younger kids (mine is almost 9 and def found it challenging) and can be very dicey on the trail from Stone Bridge to the visitor center as you have to cross Rte 29, which is very busy and NO ONE stops. Crossing back over on the other half of the loop is better as you have a light at the intersection of 29 and 234.