Lee Height’s Cafe Colleen offers diners French-inspired cuisine and a great atmosphere to enjoy your meal. Cafe Colleen also features a modest outdoor dining area and weekend brunch service on Saturdays from 11:00am – 3:00pm.
#37 – Eat an authentic Italian meal at Sfoglina
An Italian restaurant in Rosslyn from Fabio Trabocchi, Sfoglina offers fine dining in a “luxe casual” setting. They offer indoor and outdoor seating and have a rooftop terrace for private events.
#36 – Eat Chesapeake Bay Steamed Crabs
One of my favorite things about this area is being able to get blue crabs steamed with Old Bay seasoning and eat them outdoors, preferably by the water, but if you want to stay in Arlington, The Quarterdeck will do just fine. The season generally runs from mid-late April until October.
#35 – Stop and smell the roses
Visit Bon Air Park Memorial Rose Garden on Wilson Boulevard when the roses are in bloom. They also have an azalea garden, a shade garden, and a sun garden, but the roses are the real stars.
#34 – Attend an Open House at the Charlie Clark Center for Local History
The collection of local history at Arlington’s Central Library is now known as the Charlie Clark Center for Local History. They have an open house the first Saturday of the month from 10-12 where you can come learn about the many resources available, including monographs, maps and atlases, oral history transcripts and subject files on many topics related to Arlington’s rich history. For more information, contact 703-228-5065.
#33 – Take a blanket and go to Gravelly Point Park
You can get a great view of the Washington skyline while you watch airplanes take off and land from Reagan National Airport at Gravelly Point Park. The parking lot is accessible from the George Washington Parkway if you are heading North from the airport, or you can bike or walk there from the Mount Vernon Trail.
