Prince William County is in Northern Virginia.
Location of Prince William County in Virginia
Cities
- 1 Manassas — the county seat.
- 2 Woodbridge — a major shopping destination for Potomac Mills Outlets. Near Dale City, on the southern coast of the county
- 3 Quantico — A town on the Potomac. The other three sides are srounded by the largest marine base in the world, Marine Corps Base Quantico.
- 4 Bristow
- 5 Triangle
Other destinations
- Manassas National Battlefield Park. Site of both the first and second Battles of Bull Run.
Understand
Get in
The closest major airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA IATA), although Manassas also has its own, for private planes: Manassas Regional (MNZ IATA).
Otherwise, the main artery is without question I-95. Interstate 66 also crosses through the northern part of country.
Get around
See
Sightseeing in Prince William County is overwhelmingly military-related: the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Manassas Battlefield National Park, both of which attract a lot of residents and other out-of-state tourists coming down from D.C.
Do
Buy
The Potomac Mills Outlets are the other big regional draw, again bringing in the visitors from D.C.