Springfield (Virginia)

Springfield is in Virginia, within the United States of America.

Get in
Springfield is served by a metro station (Franconia-Springfield), a Greyhound stop, nearby Amtrak stops, and several city bus lines. It is also the home of the I-95/I-395/I-495 junction which makes trips to DC, Tysons and Alexandria very easy from Springfield.

The Franconia-Springfield metro station has a large park-and-ride parking facility, which is free on the weekends. This makes it an ideal location to park for a weekend visit to Washington DC. On weekdays, a SmartTrip card (Metro's fare card) must be presented to leave the facility.

Get around
Springfield is a car-oriented suburban city, and many of the distances between attractions may be too great to walk. Additionally, walking paths in the built-up areas may not be the most beautiful, but a day trip walking around Lake Accotink will help clear out the concrete blahs.

Do

 * Explore some of the otherwise run-down looking strip malls for awesome finds in Asian and middle-eastern foods and other goods. Some of the best cheap eats are found in the corners of these old plazas.
 * Take a day trip into Washington DC via the metro's Blue Line or one of the city bus lines.

Eat

 * Mike's American Grill, 6210 Backlick Rd. Seafood, ribs.
 * Hunan Taste, 8088 Rolling Rd.
 * Hard Times Cafe, 6362 Springfield Blvd. Bar food.
 * Silver Diner, 6592 Springfield Mall. Old-timey.

Buy

 * If you are looking for a new instrument, Music and Arts is a great place to buy some musical instruments.

Go next

 * Lake Accotink, a park featuring a 55-acre lake, wetlands and streams
 * Washington, DC is 10 miles away.