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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sterling

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sterling, Virginia

Updated June 13, 2018

Unusual Attractions in Sterling

Warp Drive

Sterling, Virginia

Warp Drive

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

Plane Mates at Dulles Airport.

Sterling, Virginia

Dulles Airport Mobile Lounges

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

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Acetylene Gas Generating Station

Herndon, Virginia

Acetylene Gas Generating Station

The birthplace of the Herndon Gas Company.

3 miles from Sterling

Herndon Depot Museum

Herndon, Virginia

Herndon Depot Museum

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.

3 miles from Sterling

Herndon Fortnightly Club

Herndon, Virginia

Herndon Fortnightly Club

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

3 miles from Sterling

Murphy Dairy Farm

Herndon, Virginia

Murphy Dairy Farm

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

4 miles from Sterling

Mosby's Rock with marker missing.

Herndon, Virginia

Mosby's Rock

A secret rendezvous spot where John S. Mosby and his Rangers would meet to divvy up their loot after raids.

4 miles from Sterling

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