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Loudoun’s Destination Restaurants Showcase Unique Local Dining
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Travelers today strive for unique experiences. They want something they can’t find where they live – whether it’s an attraction, event, retail shops, or accommodations. More and more, travelers are seeking unique dining as well. In essence, they are looking for destination restaurants – establishments that showcase local character, produce, and wine. The International Culinary Tourism Association defines a destination restaurant as “a restaurant...

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Stay Away From “Player’s Prison”
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“Player’s Prison” may sound like an awful place to end up on a golf course, and at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club, it is. It’s one of the course’s pot bunkers. The hazards, which are signatures of Scottish courses, were added to enhance Raspberry Falls’ links-style design, which also features dramatic rolling terrain, meandering streams and spectacular scenery. A Gary Player Design, Raspberry...

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The Marshall “Dining” Plan
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An international dining itinerary Did you know Leesburg was home to one of the most influential Americans of the 20th century? During his long, illustrious career he was a five-star general, general in chief of the Army, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense. He authored a program known informally as the “Marshall Plan” to revitalize Europe after World War II, considered by many...

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Loudoun Photo of the Day: Historic Road Trip?
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Our photo of the day today is an image of four men posing in front of the Loudoun County Courthouse in historic Leesburg. From the Library of Congress digital collections, the estimated date of the photo is 1920. I like this photo as it shows the historic courthouse building in the background that still stands near the intersections of Market and King streets in...

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Visit Both Town and Country during Virginia’s Historic Garden Week
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This spring, the owners of Virginia’s finest private homes and gardens will open their doors and garden gates for the 77th Annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Known as “America’s largest open house,” Virginia Garden Week is the oldest and largest statewide program of its kind in the nation. Presented by the Garden Club of Virginia, it showcases fine Virginia homes and gardens in...

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