Manassas

Manassas is a small city in northern Virginia with a strong Civil War presence. The First Battle of Bull Run was fought nearby.

By train

 * Train operators:
 * Routes stopping in Manassas:
 * Cardinal operating three trips weekly between Chicago and New York City with stops in Dyer, Rensselaer, Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Connersville, Cincinnati, Ashland, Huntington, Charleston, Hinton, White Sulphur Springs, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Newark.
 * Crescent between New Orleans and New York City via Birmingham, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Washington, D.C.
 * Northeast Regional is Amtrak's busiest regional service, connecting Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and the many towns and cities in-between. Toward the east end of the route, some trips terminate at Springfield instead of Boston. Some services also continue south into Virginia towards Newport News, Roanoke and Norfolk on three separate branch routes from Alexandria. Manassas is on the branch to and from Roanoke.
 * Virginia Railway Express
 * Operating weekday commute trains to and from Washington, D.C.

Get around
Manassas is mainly served by I-66, U.S. 29, Virginia State Route 234 Business and Virginia State Route 28, which runs through the City's historic downtown. PRTC Transit operates a limited regional bus system.

Sudley Road (Route 234 Business) runs North/South through Manassas; it is the main shopping artery of the city.

Do

 * Golf: lots of courses, but the premier is Robert Trent Jones GC on the lakeside in Gainesville. The Solheim Cup is played here 13-15 Sept 2024 - the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup, USA versus Europe.
 * Golf: lots of courses, but the premier is Robert Trent Jones GC on the lakeside in Gainesville. The Solheim Cup is played here 13-15 Sept 2024 - the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup, USA versus Europe.
 * Golf: lots of courses, but the premier is Robert Trent Jones GC on the lakeside in Gainesville. The Solheim Cup is played here 13-15 Sept 2024 - the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup, USA versus Europe.
 * Golf: lots of courses, but the premier is Robert Trent Jones GC on the lakeside in Gainesville. The Solheim Cup is played here 13-15 Sept 2024 - the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup, USA versus Europe.

Eat
Manassas is fairly close to Washington DC, so there's a decent selection of minority ethnic restaurants in addition to regular fare. In addition, many chains are represented in Manassas including Cracker Barrel, Bob Evans, Golden Corral, Great American Steak and Buffet, Red, Hot and Blue, Hooters, Logan's Roadhouse, and local favorite Five Guys hamburgers. Manassas is also known locally for its unusually high number of 7/11 convenience stores per capita. This includes two on Sudley Road that are inexplicably right next door to each other. Local favorites are concentrated in the historic Downtown. The city of Manassas has a meals tax.



Go next

 * Centreville: don't go there next, go there at the same time. With Centreville road (SR 28) connecting Centreville and Manassas, they're almost two different parts of the same city.