Capital Bikeshare

Capital Bikeshare is a bike rental in Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Capital Bikeshare is situated nearby to Short Bridge Park, as well as near George Washington Memorial Parkway.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Potomac Yard station and The Birchmere.

Potomac Yard station

Metro station

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Potomac Yard station is a Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, serving both the Blue and Yellow Lines, and opened on May 19, 2023. Potomac Yard station is situated 2,100 feet south of Capital Bikeshare.

The Birchmere

Theater building

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The Birchmere is a concert hall in Alexandria, Virginia, that features rock, blues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz, ethnic, and comedic performers. Its main room seats 500 and provides dinner service, making for an intimate space, with tables only a few feet away from the stage. The Birchmere is situated 3,700 feet west of Capital Bikeshare.

Abingdon

Historic site

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Abingdon was an 18th- and 19th-century plantation owned by the prominent Alexander, Custis, Stuart, and Hunter families and worked at times by slaves and domesticated animals. Abingdon is situated 1 mile north of Capital Bikeshare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Potomac Yard and Crystal City.

Potomac Yard

Suburb

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally in the area between U.S. Route 1 and the Washington Metro Blue Line /Yellow Line tracks, or the George Washington Memorial Parkway, depending on the definition used.

Crystal City

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Crystal City is the secondary "downtown" area of Arlington, Virginia, after the Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Pentagon City, Arlington Ridge, and Aurora Highlands.