Charlottesville, VA

Activities

• The Virginia Discovery Museum
• The Pie Chest
• Splendora’s Gelato
• Jefferson Theatre and the Pedestrian Downtown Mall
• McGuffey Park
• McGuffey Park
• Bodo's Bagels Family Breakfast at UVA "Corner"
• Michie Tavern
• Carter Mountain Orchard
• Enjoy everything the University of Virginia (UVA) has to offer
• El Puerto
• Ice Cream on the Mall in Charlottesville VA
• James Monroe’s Highland Historic House
• Highland Rustic Trails
• Christian’s Pizza in Forest Lakes
• Crozet Pizza
• Greenwood Gourmet Grocery
• Misty Mountain Camp Resort
• The Inn at Sugar Hollow Farm
• Chiles Orchard
• James River Reeling and Rafting
• Wildrock
• Sugar Hollow Trail
• Blue Hole in Sugar Hollow in Crozet
• Skyline Drive
• Lake Anna
• Jordan Hollow Stables
• Old Rag Mountain Hike in Shenandoah
• Luray Caverns
• New Market Rebels
• Gathering Grounds Patisserie and Cafe
• West Main Market
• Shenandoah National Park
• Taste - West Hampton Location
• Virginia Safari Park
• Natural Bridge State Park
• Hartland Orchard
• Cava - Potomac Yard
• Hollin Farms
• Prince William Forest Park
• Sky Meadows State Park
• The Salamander Resort & Spa
• Beehive Indoor Playground
• Cox Farms - Open with limited access for the season.
• Glory Days Grill Centerville
• Glory Days Grill - Stone Ridge/South Riding
• Burke Lake Park
• Great Country Farms
• Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Annex
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Fairfax
• Busy Bees Fairfax
• Mackintosh Fruit Farm
• Frying Pan Farm Park and Kidwell Farm
• Glory Days Grill - Reston/Herndon
• Lake Accotink Park
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Herndon
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Fairfax City
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Springfield
• Skyzone
• Nalls Produce
• Crooked Run Orchard
• El Paso Mexican Restaurant - Cooper Road
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Sterling
• Johnny's New York Style Pizzeria and Restaurant
• Sweetgreen - Reston
• Le Pain Quotidien Reston - CLOSED
• Breeze Bakery Cafe
• Hidden Oaks Nature Center
• Founding Farmers Reston Station
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Kingstowne
• My Gym Alexandria
• Matchbox - Merrifield
• Silverado
• The Nook Mosaic
• Sweetgreen - Mosaic
• Le Pain Quotidien Merrifield - CLOSED
• Lost Dog Cafe - Dunn Loring
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Dunn Loring
• Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum
• Glory Days Grill - Reston
• George Washington's Mount Vernon
• Matchbox - One Loudoun
• Once Upon A Dream
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Ashburn
• John Marshall Library
• Lake Fairfax Park
• Our Special Harbor at Lee District Recreation Center
• Chessie’s Big Backyard
• Abbott's Frozen Custard
• Huntley Meadows Park
• Scramble Alexandria Indoor Play Place
• Reston Farm Market
• Sherwood Regional Library
• Roer's Zoofari
• Colvin Run Mill & General Store
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Tyson's Corner
• Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
• Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center & Dora Kelley Nature Park
• Collingwood Park Playground
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• Le Pain Quotidien Tyson's Corner - CLOSED
• Founding Farmers Tysons
• River Farm Estate
• Ben Brenman Park & Playground
• Jumping Joeys
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Falls Church
• Dogwood Tavern
• El Paso Mexican Restaurant - Richmond Highway
• Bob and Edith's
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Belle View
• Mark's Duck House
• Lost Dog Cafe - McLean
• Busy Bees Falls Church
• Ocean Dunes Waterpark
• Custard Shack
• The Haven Pizzeria
• Long Branch Nature Center
• Tuckahoe Park Playground
• Pump It Up Alexandria
• Bon Air Park Rose Garden
• Glencarlyn Park Playground
• Washington and Old Dominion Trail from Glencarlyn Park to Bon Air Park
• Lost Dog Cafe - Arlington
• White's Ferry
• Arlington Public Library - Shirlington
• Lubber Run Park & Community Center Playground
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Shirlington
• Best Buns
• The Carlyle
• Pupatella Pizza
• Jones Point Park & Playground
• Lacey Woods Park Playground
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - McLean
• Great Falls, Virginia
• Chestnut Hills Park Playground
• Alcova Heights Park Playground
• Sweetgreen - Old Town
• Scott's Run Nature Preserve
• Le Pain Quotidien Alexandria - CLOSED
• Windmill Hill Park & Playground
• Windmill Hill Park Sledding
• Armory Tot Lot
• Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
• Pizzeria Paradiso - CLOSED
• Lost Dog Cafe - Alexandria
• Chadwick's
• Neighborhood Favorites: Old Town Alexandria
• Pop's Old Fashioned Ice Cream
• Medstar Capitals Iceplex
• Ice Cream Jubilee - Ballston Quarter Market
• Ted's Bulletin - Ballston
• Shake Shack Ballston
• Cava - Ballston
• Mosaic Park
• Great Falls: Maryland Side
• Sweetgreen - Ballston
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• Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve
• Roosevelt Island Hiking
• Lost Dog Cafe - South Arlington
• Columbia Pike Branch Library - Arlington
• Arlington Central Library
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Virginia Square
• Patrick Henry Elementary School Playground
• Quincy Park Playground
• William Jeffrey's Tavern
• Potomac Yard Park and Sprayground
• Hayes Park, Playground and Sprayground
• Northside Social
• Silver Diner
• Riverbend Park
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Arlington
• Sweetgreen - Clarendon
• Shake Shack MGM National Harbor
• Le Pain Quotidien Clarendon - CLOSED
• Clemyjontri Park Playground
• Seneca Creek State Park – Montevideo Entrance
• Rocklands Farm Winery
• Blockhouse Point Park
• Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park
• Rocky Run Park Playground
• The Italian Store
• Pentagon Row Ice Skating Rink
• Matchbox - Pentagon City
• Sweetgreen - Crystal City
• Potomac Overlook Nature Center and Park
• Ragtime
• Sweetgreen - Pentagon City
• Homestead Farm
• Rhodeside Grill
• Turkey Run Park
• &Pizza
• Palisades Park Playground & Rec Center
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Potomac
• Vie De France Bakery & Cafe
• River Riders: Rafting or Tubing the Shenandoah or Potomac River
• The Nook Ballston
• Black Coffee
• Wiseguy Pizza Rosslyn
• Sweetgreen - Rosslyn
• Jetties Foxhall
• Cabin John Local Park and Playground
• Cabin John Trail
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
• Mount Vernon Trail from Rosslyn to Washington's Estate
• Georgetown Waterfront Loop
• Georgetown Cupcake
• Sweetgreen - Georgetown
• Chaia Taco - Vegetarian
• The Washington Harbour Ice Rink
• Pinstripes Bowling Georgetown
• Farmers Fishers Bakers Georgetown
• Paul Bakery
• National Monument + Memorial Loop Stroller Run - 2.5 Miles
• Filomena
• Capital One Cafe + Peets
• Volta Park Playground and Pool
• il Canale
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Georgetown
• Capitol Crescent Trail from Baked & Wired
• Baked & Wired
• Ice Skating at the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art
• Boulangerie Christophe French Bakery
• &Pizza
• 35th and T Street Playground
• Hains Point & East Potomac Loop
• Hains Point Playground
• Bolivar Community Park
• Patisserie Poupon
• Georgetown Neighborhood Library
• Donaldson Run Trail
• Le Pain Quotidien Georgetown - CLOSED
• Sweetgreen - Glover Park
• Millie's
• Le Pain Quotidien Spring Valley - CLOSED
• Casolare
• Dumbarton Oaks
• Guy Mason Playground and Recreation Center
• Sweetgreen - Foggy Bottom
• Looking for the perfect picnic and play spot in Georgetown? Montrose Park
• The Appalachian Trail - Harpers Ferry
• Rose Park Recreation Center
• The Point
• Jefferson Rock
• Francis Pool Georgetown
• Dr. Mudd House
• Wharf Ice Rink
• Shake Shack at The Wharf
• Creamy Creations
• Sweetgreen - West End
• Founding Farmers DC
• Friendship "Turtle" Park Playground
• SW Waterfront to Tidal Basin Stroller Run
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• Jetties Downtown
• Harpers Ferry Campground
• Newark Park Playground
• Open City
• Jetties Macomb
• Le Pain Quotidien 17th Street - CLOSED
• 2 Amys
• Sweetgreen - Farragut Square
• The Smithsonian National Museum of American History
• My Gym Bethesda
• Harpers Ferry Brewery
• Discovery Theater
• Emissary - Coffee and Cafe
• Beauvoir Playground
• The National Children's Museum
• Looking for a new indoor space to play? Try the National Children's Museum
• Le Pain Quotidien Dupont - CLOSED
• Shake Shack Dupont Circle
• Surfside Dupont Circle
• CAVA - Dupont
• Pizzeria Paradiso - Dupont
• Mitchell Park
• Old Ebbitt Grill
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Dupont
• The Hamilton
• Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
• Sweetgreen - Dupont
• Hearst Recreation Center Playground
• Neighborhood Favorites: Dupont Circle
• Macomb Park Playground
• Surfside Tenleytown
• Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe
• National Geographic Museum
• Dolcezza Gelato and Coffee
• CAVA - Tenleytown
• Bloombars
• Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library
• The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
• The National Archives
• Neighborhood Favorites: Cathedral Heights
• Neighborhood Favorites: Capitol Hill
• Our Favorite Libraries in the DC Area
• Top Family-Friendly Restaurants in the DC Area
• Neighborhood Favorites: Petworth and Park View
• DC a Toddlers Musical Wonderland
• Top Ten: Orchards & Farms
• Top 5 Playgrounds in the DC Metro Area
• Top Summer Water Play Areas in the Washington DC Area
• Top Biking Paths in the DC Metro Area
• Our Favorite Yoga Studios in the DC Area
• Top Hikes with Kids in the DC Metro Area
• Neighborhood Favorites: Georgetown
• Le Pain Quotidien 14th and K - CLOSED
• CAVA - Navy Yard
• Shake Shack Navy Yard
• Tregaron Conservancy
• Le Pain Quotidien Penn Quarter - CLOSED
• National Museum of the American Indian
• Stead Park
• Ross Elementary School Playground
• Ice Cream Jubilee - Navy Yard
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe - I Street
• Due South
• Melvin C. Hazen Trail
• Shake Shack F Street
• Ella's Wood Fired Pizza
• The Yards Park
• Anacostia Riverwalk Stroller Run - 2 - 2.5 Miles
• The National Portrait Gallery
• Le Pain Quotidien Chevy Chase - CLOSED
• Kalorama Park Playground
• Wiseguy Pizza Foggy Bottom
• Wiseguy Pizza - Navy Yard
• Canal Park Ice Skating Rink
• The Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Matchbox - Penn Quarter
• Sweetgreen - Logan Circle
• United States Botanic Garden
• Capitol Hill Stroller Run
• Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
• Pleasant Pops
• Jetties Penn Quarter - Temporarily Closed
• Shake Shack Logan Circle
• Locust Grove Nature Center
• Sweetgreen - Navy Yard
• Coppi's Organic Restaurant
• Neighborhood Favorites: Adams Morgan
• CAVA - Chinatown
• Marie Reed Learning Center Playground
• Pop's Seabar
• Walter Pierce Playground
• Busy Bees Chevy Chase
• Jumbo Slice
• Rita's Italian ice & Frozen Custard - Chinatown
• Tryst
• The National Building Museum
• Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
• Farmers & Distillers
• Bread Furst
• Ted's Bulletin 14th Street
• Ice Cream Jubilee - U Street (Cardozo)
• Wiseguy Pizza Chinatown
• Chevy Chase Playground
• Soapstone Valley Trail in Rock Creek Park
• Matchbox - 14th Street
• The Library of Congress
• Sweetgreen - City Vista
• Sweetgreen - Capitol Hill
• Marion Park Playground
• Forest Hills Playground
• Dolcezza Gelato and Coffee Bethesda
• Comet Ping Pong
• Caroline Freeland Park Playground
• Harrison Playground and Spray Park
• Le Pain Quotidien Bethesda - CLOSED
• Sweetgreen - Bethesda
• Jelleff Pool
• Folger Shakespeare Library
• Kennedy Recreation Center & Playground
• Connie Morella Branch Library
• Matchbox - Capitol Hill
• Sweetgreen - 14th and W
• Ted's Bulletin Capitol Hill
• Peirce Mill to National Zoo Stroller Run - 3 Miles
• Matchbox - Bethesda
• Le Pain Quotidien Capitol Hill - CLOSED
• Be With Me Playseum Bethesda
• The National Postal Museum
• Need a spot in northeast DC for little kids? Lovejoy Park!
• Jetties Chevy Chase
• Moby Dick House of Kabob - Bethesda
• The Hillwood Museum, Estate, and Gardens
• Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library
• CAVA - Shaw
• Shake Shack Union Station
• CAVA - Union Station
• Le Pain Quotidien Union Station - CLOSED
• Le Pain Quotidien Cabin John - CLOSED
• Cabin John Regional Park and Playground
• Shake Shack Cabin John
• Jetties Bethesda
• Magic Ground
• My Gym Potomac
• CAVA - Columbia Heights
• Banneker Recreation Center and Playground

Plans

• A Destination Farm and Beautiful Hike with Views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
• Get In the Holiday Spirit In Centreville
• A Must Do Annual Fall Adventure in Centreville
• A Day Out In Annandale
• A Fun Fall Day
• A day outside with kids of all ages!
• Rainy Day Fun In Alexandria
• Rainy Day Fun In Alexandria
• Rainy Day Fun In Alexandria
• Rainy Day Fun In Alexandria
• An Adventure In Arlington
• An Adventure In Arlington
• Park to Park Stroller Run With A Baby or Preschooler.
• A Park Hopping Stroller Run With A Baby Or Preschooler
• A Park Hopping Stroller Run With A Baby Or Preschooler
• Playground, picnic and a hike in Arlington
• An Active Play Day Around Falls Church
• A Perfect Afternoon In Old Town With Little Ones
• A Leisurely Day in Old Town Alexandria with Big Kids
• A Perfect Day in Old Town Alexandria with Big Kids
• A Perfect Day in Old Town Alexandria with Big Kids
• A Perfect Day in Old Town Alexandria with Big Kids
• An Exercise Oriented Fresh Air Day
• A Day Out Climbing and Hiking
• A Day Out Climbing and Hiking
• A Day In Arlington the Kids Will Love
• An outdoor adventure that's fun for everyone!
• Seasonal fun in Poolesville!
• A Day Around Ballston in Arlington
• Mom's Day Out WIth Baby
• Georgetown with Big Kids
• Georgetown with Big Kids
• Georgetown with Toddlers
• Georgetown with Big Kids
• An active day outside on the Waterfront
• Rainy Day Fun For Big Kids In Georgetown
• Fridays With Little Ones
• A Perfect Day in Georgetown with a Toddler
• A Saturday Morning In Cathedral Heights
• A Perfect Day in Dupont With Kids Under Ten
• Family fun in DC - Play + Lunch
• Family fun in DC - Play + Lunch
• Winter Day On The National Mall With Kiddos
• Winter Day On The National Mall With Kiddos
• Toddler Wednesdays
• A Family Day in Tenleytown
• A Family Day in Tenleytown
• A Family Day in Tenleytown
• Toddler Fridays
• Rainy Day Fun For Big Kids in Penn Quarter
• Rainy Day Fun For Big Kids in Penn Quarter
• An Afternoon On The Capitol Riverfront In Warm Weather
• An Afternoon On The Capitol Riverfront In Warm Weather
• An Afternoon On The Capitol Riverfront In Warm Weather
• A Picture Perfect Family Day
• An Afternoon In The Navy Yard In Cold Weather
• Thursdays With Baby
• Toddler Wednesdays
• An Active Zoo Day With the Kids
• A Day Near Logan Circle With Big Kids
• Hiking in Rock Creek Park
• An Adventurous Day For All Ages in DC's Forest Hills
• An Afternoon On Capitol Hill With Kids Of All Ages
• Plan 44
• An afternoon jaunt in DC's NOMA neighborbood.
• Toddler Thursdays
• Tuesdays With Baby
• An Adventure in Bethesda
• Rainy Day Fun With Little Ones

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