Guidebook for Vienna
Getting Around
This metro station has parking available, but if you need to take the bus go to the website http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/routes/
and check out route 462 which runs from Electric Avenue (very close to the house), but it only runs at rush hour (morning and evening).
For other times walk 0.6 miles down Electric Avenue (to the right from Williams) and take the bus route 402 from Gallows. Bus route 401 is also available on the other side of the road - on Gallows - going toward the Tyson's corner metro but Dunn Loring metro is a little closer.
If I'm around, feel free to ask for a ride to the metro - it's only 5 minutes away, depending on traffic.
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Dunn Loring-Merrifield station
2700 Gallows RdThis metro station has parking available, but if you need to take the bus go to the website http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/routes/
and check out route 462 which runs from Electric Avenue (very close to the house), but it only runs at rush hour (morning and evening).
For other times walk 0.6 miles down Electric Avenue (to the right from Williams) and take the bus route 402 from Gallows. Bus route 401 is also available on the other side of the road - on Gallows - going toward the Tyson's corner metro but Dunn Loring metro is a little closer.
If I'm around, feel free to ask for a ride to the metro - it's only 5 minutes away, depending on traffic.
There is no parking at this metro station, you would need to take a bus or UBER to the station.
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Tysons Corner station
Chain Bridge RoadThere is no parking at this metro station, you would need to take a bus or UBER to the station.
Essentials
7-Eleven
2242 Gallows Rd You can either drive or walk to this 7-11, it's 0.6 miles away.
CVS Pharmacy
8117 Leesburg PikeThis is a drug store about a 5 minute drive away.
Trader Joe's
7514 Leesburg PikeDrinks & Nightlife
Nice neighborhood brewery with yummy and interesting small plates.
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Caboose Tavern
520 Mill St NENice neighborhood brewery with yummy and interesting small plates.
Tysons Biergarten
7581 Leesburg PikeFun brewery with good food and even outside games!
Food Scene
Nice restaurant with different brewed beers. Very good food!
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Sweetwater Tavern
45980 Waterview PlazaNice restaurant with different brewed beers. Very good food!
Shopping
Big shopping mall - bring your comfy shoes! Lots of great stores and restaurants. Also, a food court with a kids area and a kids train that they can ride. There's a big movie theater there also.
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Tysons Corner Center
Tysons Corner CenterBig shopping mall - bring your comfy shoes! Lots of great stores and restaurants. Also, a food court with a kids area and a kids train that they can ride. There's a big movie theater there also.
This is also called Tyson's Corner 2 by locals because it was built after Tyson's Corner mall. It is a high-end mall with lots of designer shops - if you can afford that. It has a Macy's which is reasonable and some nice restaurants. It's very nice to see around Christmas, they even make it snow indoors!
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Tysons Galleria Shopping Center
2001 International DrThis is also called Tyson's Corner 2 by locals because it was built after Tyson's Corner mall. It is a high-end mall with lots of designer shops - if you can afford that. It has a Macy's which is reasonable and some nice restaurants. It's very nice to see around Christmas, they even make it snow indoors!
Arts & Culture
This is a hidden local gem of a place! A little theatre that shows wonderful plays with very good actors and at a crazy affordable price - $25 per person! Check out their website to see what's showing
http://www.1ststagetysons.org/
1st Stage Theater
1524 Spring Hill RdThis is a hidden local gem of a place! A little theatre that shows wonderful plays with very good actors and at a crazy affordable price - $25 per person! Check out their website to see what's showing
http://www.1ststagetysons.org/
Parks & Nature
A bike trail only 5 min. from the house. This is a bike trail that was built on the land that ran the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad. It's a lovely bike path that wanders through Vienna and if you're a hard-core bike rider you can ride it to the Potomac River (across from D.C) and down to Mount Vernon (weekend warriors shouldn't try that :-). But you could drive down to the George Washington Parkway and start the ride down there, it's a lovely view of the city!
Check out the website https://www.novaparks.com/parks/washington-and-old-dominion-railroad-regional-park
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W&OD Trail and Maple Ave. E. - Vienna, VA
A bike trail only 5 min. from the house. This is a bike trail that was built on the land that ran the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad. It's a lovely bike path that wanders through Vienna and if you're a hard-core bike rider you can ride it to the Potomac River (across from D.C) and down to Mount Vernon (weekend warriors shouldn't try that :-). But you could drive down to the George Washington Parkway and start the ride down there, it's a lovely view of the city!
Check out the website https://www.novaparks.com/parks/washington-and-old-dominion-railroad-regional-park