Voda Spa & Wellness Studio: Refresh in Herndon

Just about everyone feels a bit run down at times, but Voda Spa & Wellness Studio is here for when life starts to take a toll on your body. This wellness studio provides completely customized wellness services to people of all ages, and the resulting experience is much more personal than your usual spa experience. The spa uses only all-natural products, and the owner, Heather, is a licensed master aesthetician and certified massage therapist.

Voda provides services such as face and body waxing, facials customized to age and skin type, and aromatherapy massages to stimulate circulation and relaxation. There are also lesser-known services such as organic air brush tanning and eye lash tinting to make customers feel their very best.

Voda Spa & Wellness Studio is located in a quiet, residential area inside of charming white farmhouse. The interior is natural comfortable to provide a relaxing, spa-like feel. To book an appointment, visit the Voda website.

Voda Spa & Wellness Studio
800 Third Street
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 651-6906
www,vodaspaandwellness.com
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MOM’s Organic Market: Eat Your Veggies

Your mom always encouraged you to eat healthy as a child, and MOM’S Organic Market makes that advice a whole lot more exciting as an adult. This expansive organic grocer aims to restore the environment one locally grown tomato at a time, and they spread their message of reducing climate change through every aspect of their business.

MOM’s certainly doesn’t lack in its selection, however, as all of the local produce looks good enough to eat on the spot, and the bulk foods section includes a wide variety of nuts, seeds, and grains. In addition to food, MOM’s sells environmentally friendly home and beauty items such as soap, household cleaners, and even homeopathic remedies. Through composting, natural light, banning bottled water, and supporting local and green businesses, MOM’s Organic Market is the change that many hope to see in the world of retail.

MOM’s is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

MOM’s Organic Market
424 Elden Street
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 483-6740
www.momsorganicmarket.com
www.yelp.com/biz/moms-organic-market-herndon

Brush Strokes Salon: Where Style and Comfort Come Together

Herndon locals who book an appointment at Brush Strokes Salon once often end up becoming regulars because this boutique salon is just that accommodating. Customers rave about the salon's cozy, welcoming atmosphere, and they praise the skilled, professional, and friendly stylists.

You can get a cut, color, or blowout, of course, but Brush Strokes also offers a range of specialty services, including thermal relaxing and keratin complex smoothing. The salon also offers a limited range of spa services, such as skin peels and facials. All services use only eco-friendly products, so you can feel good about your visit on an environmental level, too. The website features an extensive portfolio of actual customers, so you can get a very realistic sense of the stylists' strengths and past work. Spend some time looking through the online gallery to find a cut you love and rest easy knowing that your stylist is capable of replicating it on you.

Brush Strokes Salon
711 Pine Street
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 435-8002
www.brushstrokessalon.net
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Taste Fresh Bread at Herndon’s Great Harvest Bread Co.

Forgo the usual store-bought white bread on your next trip to the supermarket and stop by Great Harvest Bread Co. instead. This family-owned bakery specializes in healthy bread loaves made on-site using wholesome, all-natural ingredients, and the inventory includes a few decadent sweets for good measure.

Great Harvest Bread Co. always offers traditional loaves like old-fashioned white and honey whole wheat, but they also offer specialty breads like the Guinness & Gouda, orange cranberry, and fluffy challah. Cookies, scones, and muffins make delicious desserts or breakfast treats, and your family will love it when you come home with a fresh box of baked goods as a surprise. The interior looks just like a traditional bakery, with metal baker’s racks on wheels, a spacious counter, and the smells of freshly baked goodies filling the air.

Great Harvest Bread Co. is open 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, closing at 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The shop is closed Sundays and Mondays.

Great Harvest Bread Co.
785 Station Street
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 471-4031
www.darngoodbread.com
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Frying Pan Park: Visit a Historic Farm in Herndon

For a truly unique adventure, visit Frying Pan Park. This Herndon park preserves a historic farm as it would have been between the years 1920 and 1950. Interpretive programming helps visitors understand the agricultural processes that were used nearly a century ago, as well as experience the rhythms of rural community life.

You'll be able to see (and probably even touch) pigs, horses, sheep, and lots of other barnyard animals. If you're lucky you might even catch a glimpse of a family of peacocks who make their home at Frying Pan Park. There's an on-site farmer's market and country store so you can take home locally grown fresh farm produce, as well as scrumptious baked goods and potted herbs for your kitchen garden.

Remember that this is a working farm, so wear clothes and shoes that are appropriate for the barnyard environment. But above all, come prepared to enjoy yourself!

Frying Pan Park
2709 W. Ox Road
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 437-9101
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark
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Carpool: Cold Beers & Pink Cadillacs

If you miss the days of 99 cent gasoline, check out Carpool. It's full of antique gas station pumps, evoking the romance of the open road. You can enjoy your choice of many draft beers outside on the patio or inside, as Carpool always has plenty of space for you and your friends. It understands that you work late, so Happy Hour runs until 8 p.m., offering half-price appetizers. The staff knows its wide selection of beers, which average $4. If you’re looking for more than just food and drinks, Carpool also offers several fun games like pool, skeeball, darts, and shuffleboard and even features a live band every now and then. Young, unpretentious, and lively, the Carpool crowd knows how to have a good time.

Carpool
208 Elden Street
Suite 100
Herndon, VA 20170
(571) 203-7995

Herndon Historical Society: Local History

Chances are you haven't noticed the Herndon Historical Society. An unassuming train depot in the middle of the downtown area, the building actually houses a collection of artifacts about the city’s history. Founded in 1971, its aim is to bring together those interested in history and those who want to find out more about the Herndon area. In it, you’ll find glassware and furniture displays, dress and hat collections, U.S.S. Central America ship artifacts, and many train collectibles. In addition to housing invaluable items, the museum is a part of the Historic Homes Registry, which invites Herndon residents to tour historic houses and buildings. The museum holds five meetings a year, free and open to the public, in January, May, and September beginning at 7:30 p.m. These meetings feature guest speakers, including authors, journalists, and historians. The museum is open every Sunday from noon until 3 p.m. Check the website for details.

Herndon Historical Society
717 Lynn Street
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 437-6366

ArtSpace Herndon: A Landscape for Artists

Located in the heart of downtown, ArtSpace Herndon is created and supported by art lovers. Run completely by volunteers, grants, and donations by citizens and organizations, ArtSpace features a 1,700 square foot art gallery with two adjoining classrooms to host art classes and small group sessions with artists. Whether you’re looking to see art by a local, regional, or nationally known artist, the showcase here will surely impress you. The curators and staff, who are all volunteers, are friendly and knowledgeable about art. Herndon Foundation for the Cultural Arts created ArtSpace in order to encourage and advance a full-scale arts center to combine the visual and performing arts in Herndon. Recently, ArtSpace began hosting intimate concerts and they're set to further the important collaboration between the visual and performing arts in the future.

ArtSpace Herndon
750 Center Street
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 956-6590


Frying Pan Park: Step Back in Time

Preserving a 1930s farm, Frying Pan Farm Park interprets rural community living for Herndon families by adding fresh, appealing elements that will have visitors coming back again and again. Admission is free, which is a bargain considering the amount of interesting and invaluable things you’ll see here. In Kidwell Farm, you’ll see how farm families lived in the 1930s. You can also take a wagon ride and meet animals like chickens, peacocks, rabbits, and cows. Besides meeting animals, the Farm also offers beginning horseback riding lessons and horse shows. If you want to taste farm fresh products, venture to the Frying Pan Country Store, which sells locally grown products and baked goods. It also sells local history books for those interested in Herndon history as well as old-fashioned games and toys for the children for the nostalgic adult. However, the store is only open from May to October, and only on Wednesdays.

Frying Pan Park
2709 W. Ox Road
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 437-9101

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