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Arlington’s Neighborhoods

Each neighborhood comes with a distinct personality and hundreds of stories to share – from the futuristic feel of the Crystal City community to the thriving entertainment and small-town charm found in Shirlington.

Credit | Kristian Summerer

A to Z Cuisine

Take your pick of international eateries representing ethnicities across the globe – Bolivian, Colombian, Ethiopian, Greek, Salvadoran, Turkish and more. In the Columbia Pike neighborhood alone, you’ll find 150 nationalities represented by its 40,000 residents, serving up a selection of 45+ different ethnic restaurants.

Pictured | Quarterdeck
Credit | Jonathan Kozowyk

Celebrity Chefs

Internationally renowned chefs are at the helm of these restaurants – Bayou Bakery (David Guas), Mattie and Eddie’s (James Beard Award-nominated chef Cathal Armstrong), NiHao (Peter Chang), Ruthie's All-Day (James Beard Award-nominated chef Matt Hill) and more.

Pictured | Bayou Bakery
Credit | Rey Lopez

National Landing Water Park

Enjoy this new 1.6-acre park with live entertainment, permanent bar and outdoor kiosks that serve as incubators for local, minority- and women-led restaurants.

Pictured | National Landing Water Park
Credit | Sam Kittner

Black Heritage

34 historical sites celebrate the invaluable contributions of Black culture and life in Arlington, including the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington, Freedman’s Village, and Charles Drew House, along with various public art installations and murals around the county.

Pictured | Black Heritage Museum of Arlington

Fittest City in America

Over 1,000 acres of greenspace connected by 75+ miles of multi-use trails put all residents within a 10-minute walk of a park. Arlington has been named the Fittest City in the U.S. every year since 2018.

Pictured | Mount Vernon Trail
Credit | Jonathan Kozowyk

Leader in Sustainability

The nation’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum-certified community, five LEED Gold-certified hotels, 100% renewable electricity at all county facilities, and a Community Energy Plan that sets Arlington on a path to become completely carbon neutral by 2050.

Pictured | Rosslyn Skyline
Credit | David Hills

Leader in Innovation

This is the future home of Amazon’s new headquarters complex (HQ2), offering an exciting new landscape of growth and improvement to nearby neighborhoods.

Pictured | Metropolitan Park
Credit | Jonathan Kozowyk

Remembering Our Nation’s Past

Through military memorials and monuments (Arlington National Cemetery, Military Women’s Memorial, National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial) and presidential sites (Theodore Roosevelt Island, Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac), Arlington brings history vividly to life.

Pictured | Military Women's Memorial
Credit | Jonathan Kozowyk

Eclectic Museums

Museums tell the story of Arlington and is place in our nation. Learn of Arlington’s roots at the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington, explore the history and science of drug misuse prevention at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Museum, or browse the artistic pulse of Arlington at MoCA, the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington.

Pictured | Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington
Credit | Jonathan Kozowyk

World-Renowned Public Art

Over the last 40 years, public art has become a distinctive and welcome aspect of Arlington’s visual landscape, with the county now home to over 70 permanent public art projects, starting with Dark Star Park created in 1979.

Pictured | Luminous Bodies by Cliff Garten
Credit | Jeremy Green