ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria received a shout-out Monday on national television for being a top place for travelers ... a TODAY Show segment on the best travel destinations in the spring.

The Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria is located less than a mile from the shops, restaurants and attractions of Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, which is about 8 miles south of Washington ...

The Shatby Necropolis is the resting place of Alexandria's first Greek settlers and the the oldest surviving site in the Egyptian city.