Kim Pop (kimpopusa)

What a nice refuge with a serene lake and soft underfoot wood chip forest paths. Can see a stuffed fully upright polar bear and pet a stuffed beaver whose been petted so much it’s got thinned out fur inside the center. Nice to go on days they are hosting events and activities.

Great place for cocktails and a tasty bite to eat. Lots of veggie choices. The “gyro” was somehow really nicely balanced and tasted healthier and fresh. Gold digger and passion fin off the cocktail menus. Went for lunch and bummed that the small plates weren’t available until dinner bc really wanted the beet gluten free pasta. Gallery of mostly pop art. Fun space fun drinks. Inside ballston mall above true foods.

Getting yr steps in here is unparalleled. Can’t travel to Asia to be in a bamboo thicket to cosplay flying kicks? Blandys got you. Immerse in the ginkgo grove yellow in fall green in spring and barren in winter. English herb garden, native plant walk, conifer strolls, terraced hillside. Hidden information everywhere. So many different environment vignette installations on grounds on a plantation. Yes plantation. Beautiful stone building that signage says was thought to be slave quarters. Critical thinking suggests otherwise, maybe overseer quarters maybe. Great place for kids to run around and explore and play freely off path. Wahoowa

Wow, let’s talk about how this cc blows away all suburban ccs. Geez where do we start. So the first thing you see is an amazing rope walk playground. Go inside and there’s a VA Cooperative Extension office to the right where there’s a seed bank library ie free seeds for all and other gardening info. Art line the hallways. Big cultural impressive art that looks created from class participants. Saw this really clever Chihuly esque art project with earth focus theme … it was very deceptive! Keep walking and there’s a lending library (limited hours) and out door garden nooks with herbs found in Ricola. Wow.

Small and old looking location but do not sleep! Giant bottles of Soju, consistent and great priced banchan, and the HWE! $30 platter on Wed & Fri, thirty dollars people! Spoiler: it wasn’t Wed or Fri. Also a tiny dine in area with fire looking 순두부 치재 which we sadly didn’t have time to get because G(I)-dle concert at Rosemont. If this is your closest location of the three, don’t fret, it’s equally great. Same products as warehouse location with more in stock in home goods section as it’s not as sold out.