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Guided Tours

25 May

Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:15 pm

Reston Museum, 1639 Washington Plz, Reston, VA | Get Directions »
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The Reston Museum offers live tours on a regular basis. The guided tours, for children and adults, will review the early plans for Reston dating back to the early 1960s and outline the revolutionary concepts that impacted the planning and development of communities in America. The presentations will also include a walking tour of Washington Plaza at the historic Lake Anne Village Center to illustrate the principles behind the creation of plazas, townhouses in the suburbs, public art, diversity of housing choices, protection of open space, and walkable communities with residential units, business and retail all located in one place.

For more information and to schedule a tour, call Reston Museum at: 703-709-7700.

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Where	Reston Museum 1639 Washington Plz, Reston, VA 20190
Next on	May 25, 2013 Export Google Calendar Outlook iCal
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Time	12:15 pm
Website	http://www.restonmuseum.org/main_/rht_events.htm
Phone	703-709-7700
Email	RestonMuseum@gmail.com
Price	$0

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Reston Museum

1639 Washington Plz, Reston, VA

703-709-7700

The Reston Museum, located at Historic Lake Anne, is the place to go to understand Reston's history.

The permanent display features a 12-panel storyboard that shows a visual timeline of Reston. Visitors can search through archive materials to see articles and photos of Reston throughout the years. There is also material devoted to Robert E. Simon, Reston's founder.

The museum also features guided tours (Saturdays at 12:15pm), special events, community resource information and a gift shop to purchase items uniquely Reston.

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