While McLean is primarily residential and corporate, it features several notable sites of interest, particularly for history and nature enthusiasts.
* **Clemyjontri Park:** A famous, vividly colored playground and park designed to be fully accessible for children of all abilities. * **Historic Sites:** The **Salona** property is a historic estate where President James Madison briefly took refuge when the British burned Washington in 1814. * **CIA Museum:** Located within the George Bush Center for Intelligence. (Note: It is strictly closed to the general public, but its existence is a point of local intrigue). * **Claude Moore Colonial Farm:** Though the farm closed in 2018, the land remains a notable historic and natural footprint in the Langley area.