Guidebook for Fairfax
Arts & Culture
Important displays are:
*The Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
*The orbital spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery was put on public display.
*A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft
*An Air France Concorde supersonic airliner
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Centro Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
14390 Air and Space Museum PkwyImportant displays are:
*The Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
*The orbital spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery was put on public display.
*A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft
*An Air France Concorde supersonic airliner
Shopping
Great place to shop and dine. Only 1.5 miles away. My favorite place there is the Cheesecake Factory. Their menu is like a book. You can find any type of food there. Leave some room for the 40 plus choices of cheesecakes!
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Fair Oaks Mall
11750 Fair Oaks Mall Great place to shop and dine. Only 1.5 miles away. My favorite place there is the Cheesecake Factory. Their menu is like a book. You can find any type of food there. Leave some room for the 40 plus choices of cheesecakes!
It is 24 hours and has grocery included.
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Walmart Supercenter
13059 Fair Lakes PkwyIt is 24 hours and has grocery included.
Essentials
Harris Teeter is open 24 hours and it is in walking distance from the place. In that shopping center there are places to eat as well..
Harris Teeter
3905 Fair Ridge DrHarris Teeter is open 24 hours and it is in walking distance from the place. In that shopping center there are places to eat as well..
CVS Pharmacy
12734 Shoppes LnFood Scene
Peet's Coffee
11947 Grand Commons AveGreat place to eat. They have a nice bar inside and summer time great outdoor bar. Gets very good crowd on weekends.
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Coastal Flats
11901 Grand Commons AveGreat place to eat. They have a nice bar inside and summer time great outdoor bar. Gets very good crowd on weekends.
If you have never been to a Cheesecake Factory, you must try out their food. It has everything you can think of from, burgers, to pasta, to Mexican, to Italian and everything in between :) Make sure you leave enough room to have a slice of a Cheescake. There are only 40 to choose from ;-))
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The Cheesecake Factory
5335 Wisconsin Avenue NorthwestIf you have never been to a Cheesecake Factory, you must try out their food. It has everything you can think of from, burgers, to pasta, to Mexican, to Italian and everything in between :) Make sure you leave enough room to have a slice of a Cheescake. There are only 40 to choose from ;-))
Good Mexican food with a nice decor. You are in for a treat if it is your birthday. They sing and play a little tune for you.
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Guapos Restaurant
13050 Fair Lakes Shopping CenterGood Mexican food with a nice decor. You are in for a treat if it is your birthday. They sing and play a little tune for you.
This authentic NY Style Deli is a great place to get breakfast. It is 15 minute walk or 3 minute drive.
Chutzpah Deli
12214 Fairfax Towne CenterThis authentic NY Style Deli is a great place to get breakfast. It is 15 minute walk or 3 minute drive.
Drinks & Nightlife
P.J. Skidoos
9908 Fairfax BlvdIt is a restaurant/bar. Weekends they have live music and gets pretty crowded.
Getting Around
Vienna metro is about 10 minutes drive and connects you everywhere metro goes. On special event days (like Cherry Blossom Festival), taking a metro to go to DC is recommended.
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Vienna Metro station
Vienna metro is about 10 minutes drive and connects you everywhere metro goes. On special event days (like Cherry Blossom Festival), taking a metro to go to DC is recommended.
Everything Else
Reston Town Center is short 15 minutes ride to many restaurants, movie theater, and retail stores. Winter time it has an ice skating ring and summer time there are free concerts (schedule is online).
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Reston Town Center
11900 Market StReston Town Center is short 15 minutes ride to many restaurants, movie theater, and retail stores. Winter time it has an ice skating ring and summer time there are free concerts (schedule is online).
This is a great place to go for variety purposes. You can shop at retail stores, dine at many restaurants like Coastal Flats, PF Chang's, Uncle Julio's, Ruth Chris, California Kitchen Pizza or grab a java from Peet's Coffee House or a scoop of ice cream from Ben and Jerry's and relax at the market square watching the water fountain or a catch a movie at the multiplex movie theater.
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Fairfax Corner
4100 Monument Corner DrThis is a great place to go for variety purposes. You can shop at retail stores, dine at many restaurants like Coastal Flats, PF Chang's, Uncle Julio's, Ruth Chris, California Kitchen Pizza or grab a java from Peet's Coffee House or a scoop of ice cream from Ben and Jerry's and relax at the market square watching the water fountain or a catch a movie at the multiplex movie theater.