Fairfax County is south of the Potomac River and west of Washington, D.C. It has more than 200 shopping centers, including five super regional malls with more than 750 stores. Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria are popular for their world-class department stores.

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With more than 70 hotels available in Fairfax County, there are plenty of rooms to choose from as well as conference and space.

And with more than 30,000 acres of park land, recreational opportunities abound, including hiking and equestrian paths, biking trails, golf course and lakes.

A number of unique cultural attractions are based in Fairfax County, such as America's only national park for the performaing arts -- Wolf Trap. Some of the nation's most honored landmarks are in Fairfax County -- Mount Vernon, George Washington's Estate & Gardens; Sully Historic Site, the home of Richard Bland Lee; and Woodlawn Plantation, the home of Martha Washington's granddaughter and her husband. The supersonic appeal of the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is an exciting addition to Fairfax County.

You'll be captivated with the variety of nationally acclaimed entertainment and performing artists at Wolf Trap, America's only National Park for the Performing Arts. And, be sure to save time to experience the world-class shopping of Tysons Corner, with over 500 shops and restaurants all within walking distance of each other.

Come visit Fairfax County - you'll love being in the middle of things! Call or stop by our Visitors Center to learn about things to see and do and places to stay! And with close proximity to Washington, D.C. attractions, Fairfax County is as exciting as you want it to be.

Things To Do

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• Adventure Links at Hemlock Overlook Regional Park

  13220 Yates Ford Road, Clifton, VA, 20124

• AIM Gallery at the Workhouse Arts Center

  Studio 1010, Building 10 at the Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, VA, 22079

• Alden Theatre

  1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA, 22101

• ArtSpace Herndon

  750 Center Street, Herndon, VA, 20170

• Atlantis Waterpark

  7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, 22182

• Boat Tours on the Occoquan River

  Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Road, Lorton, VA, 22079

• Bull Run Marina

  12619 Old Yates Ford Road, Clifton, VA, 22039

• Bull Run Regional Park

  7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, 22182

• Bull Run Regional Park Shooting Center

  7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA, 20121

• Burke Lake Golf Center

  7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA, 22039

• Burke Lake Park

  7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA, 22039

• Burke Lake Park Marina

  7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA, 22039

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Places To Stay

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• Best Western Springfield

  6721 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA, 22150

• Burke Lake Park Camping

  7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA, 22039

• Candlewood Suites Washington Dulles - Herndon

  13845 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA, 20171

• Comfort Inn - Gunston Corner

  8180 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, VA, 22079

• Comfort Inn - Springfield

  6560 Loisdale Court, Springfield, VA, 22150

• Comfort Inn - Tysons Corner

  1587 Springhill Road, Vienna, VA, 22182

• Comfort Suites Chantilly Dulles Airport

  13980 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, VA, 20151

• Courtyard by Marriott Herndon

  533 Herndon Parkway, Herndon, VA, 20170

• Courtyard by Marriott Springfield

  6710 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA, 22150

• Courtyard by Marriott Tysons Corner

  1960-A Chain Bridge Road, Tysons Corner, McLean, VA, 22102

• Courtyard Dulles Airport Chantilly

  3935 Centerview Drive, Chantilly, VA, 20151

• Courtyard Dunn Loring Fairfax

  2722 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA, 20180

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Where To Dine

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• Amphora Restaurant

  377 Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 22180

• Anita's - Burke

  9278 Old Keene Mill Road, Burke, VA, 22015

• Anita's - Centreville

  13921 Lee Jackson Highway, Chantilly, VA, 22021

• Anita's - Herndon

  701Elden Street, Herndon, VA, 20170

• Bertucci Restaurant

  13195 Parcher Avenue, Herndon, VA, 20170

• Black Orchid

  7410 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 22003

• Cafe Deluxe

  1800 International Drive West, McLean, VA, 22102

• Clyde's

  8332 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA, 22182

• Clyde's of Reston

  11905 Market Street, Reston, VA, 20190

• Fiore di Luna

  1025 I Seneca Road, Great Falls, VA, 22066

• Gordon Biersch

  7861 L Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, VA, 22102

• Härth

  7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA, 22102

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