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Travel to Lorton, visa requirements / By train / Get around / Lorton attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Lorton souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Lorton nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get outLorton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Travel to Lorton - Visa Requirements
By train
Lorton is the northern Terminus of the Amtrak Auto Train which carries passengers and automobiles between Sanford, Florida and Lorton, Virginia, effectively serving as a car-rail link from the Washington, D.C. Metro Area to Orlando. The station, which opened in 2000, features a large, modern waiting area with high glass walls, a small gift shop, snack bar, and a children's playground. There is one long low level platform designed for Auto Train boarding and 6 vehicle ramps for boarding vehicles onto the 20+ autoracks that are on the Auto Train.
Tours and Getting around Lorton
Lorton tourist attractions and sightseeing
Historic landmarks include Gunston Hall, George Mason's Home, Pohick Church with George Washington's box, Belvoir which was George Fairfax's home, and now Fort Belvoir Army Corps of Engineer base and Cranford Church. Woodlawn Plantation and Mt. Vernon, George Washington's Home on the Potomac River lie just to the North.
- Pohick Bay Regional Park
Lorton city tours
- Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre, 10712 Richmond Highway. Phone: (703) 494-6311.
Lorton souvenirs and shopping
Gunston Plaza Shopping Center is the largest shopping center in the vicinity. The plaza includes a medical clinic, space for several business offices, grocery, restaurants, gymnasium, a senior citizen's center, and a number of shops and the post office.
Lorton Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
- C R Chen's Bistro, 9020 Lorton Station Blvd. Phone: (571) 642-0455.
- Gennaro's Restaurant, 8170 Silverbrook Road, Phone: 703-690-7901.
- Hong Kong Cafe, 9441 Lorton Market Street, Phone: (703) 372-1577.
- Platters Cafe, 7718 Gunston Plaza. Phone: (703) 339-4444.
- Polo Grill Restaurant & Tap Room, 7784 Gunston Plaza. Phone (703) 550-0002.
Lorton nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
- Skinifatz Restaurant & Nightclub, 10712 Richmond Highway. Phone: (703) 550-9252.
Lorton cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
- Boneyard Inn, 5941 Kentia Trail. Phone: (703) 550-9022.
- Comfort Inn Gunston Corner, 8180 Silverbrook Road. Phone: (703) 643-3100.
- Hunter Motel & Restaurant, 8100 Loisdale Road. Phone: (703) 339-5400.
Get out
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