Green Spring Gardens Park
No admission feeStroll more than 20 demonstration gardens, a greenhouse and woodland ponds, then tour an 18th-century house turned into a small museum.
Transit: reachable by public transit

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Open-air style shopping center in Springfield, Virginia, redeveloped from a former enclosed mall.
6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150 · Springfield, VA
Springfield Town Center is a shopping center in the Springfield area of Fairfax County, Virginia. It began in 1973 as an enclosed mall. After the mall closed in mid-2012 for a major redevelopment, it was rebuilt as a town-center style destination with an indoor main area and a walkable exterior lined with restaurants and outdoor seating. It reopened in late 2014. The site lies near the I-95 and Franconia Road junction and close to the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station. The center's homepage lists stores, dining, deals, events, and a movie offering.
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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