Southern Living Visits Leesburg, VA

Given its proximity to Washington, D.C., and a busy international airport like Dulles, you'd expect Leesburg to feel like a modern suburb on the verge of sprawl, but just the opposite is true. Locals and travelers enjoy an authentic small-town experience as they stroll cobbled sidewalks of the historic district or jostle down dirt roads to an area vineyard. And at Christmastime, the whole town gets into the holiday spirit.

[…] You can see fine 19th-century architecture via tours through a few of Leesburg's restored historic homes, including Dodona Manor, former home of Nobel Peace Prize winner Gen. George C. Marshall, architect of the post-World War II Marshall Plan.