towns Herndon Herndon’s quaint, walkable downtown, shaped by the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad , is now lined with shops and restaurants like Aslin Beer Co. and Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern . Nearby, the Herndon Depot Museum , once the site of a Civil War skirmish, displays artifacts and maritime memorabilia. Plus, don’t miss the annual Friday Night Live! summer concert series. Aslin Beer Co. VISIT FAIRFAX/ APRIL GREER Clifton Wandering through this “Brigadoon of Virginia” feels like stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting. Clifton’s downtown may be small, but its impact is lasting with restaurants like Trummer’s , Trattoria Villagio and Fairfax County’s first vineyard, Paradise Springs Winery . Vienna Church Street anchors this sleepy little town, where The Clock Shop of Vienna showcases more than 500 clocks, from grandfather to stopwatch. Nearby Meadowlark Botanical Gardens encompasses nearly 100 acres of vibrant blooms and the only public traditional Korean Bell Garden in the Western Hemisphere. Paradise Springs Winery VISIT FAIRFAX/CHARLOTTE GEARY FXVA.COM 43 Fairfax County Virginia cities