Rare Bird Coffee and a Lincoln Park
To wrap up our 4th of July weekend, we decided to checkout a coffee shop and playground in Falls Church, VA. We were really impressed by our coffee shop find and equally charmed by Lincoln Park, nestled in a nice residential area.
Insights
If we were to design a perfect coffee shop, Rare Bird coffee might be it.
Check out the cool plants for sale: I’ve tried to grow plants in a jar and have never had any luck. Maybe they need the aroma of coffee to kickstart them off.
There are a few toys from Doodlehopper, a great toy store next door.
Lincoln Park has a bunch of beautiful rain gardens with educational signage. As neighborhoods become more developed, stormwater drainage becomes more and more critical.
This park shows the diversity of playsets from a single company: Game Time.
There’s a nice basketball court within the park, covered with donated kid-sized vehicles. This is a great place to learn to ride a bike!
A Woodland Themed Playground
Rare Bird Coffee Roasters, Falls Church, VA
Coffee: drip and many others
Food: breakfast and lunch
Seating: indoor, high chairs available
Restroom: available, changing table
Child Patience Level: toys available
Parking: on site, behind shop
Cool Things: art for sale, plants for sale, great music and decor, USB ports, WIFI
The Playtime
Lincoln Park, Falls Church, VA
Distance from Coffee: 3 minutes, 0.7 miles
Parent Rating: 5 Stars
2-Year Old Rating: 5 Stars
8-Year Old Rating: 4 Stars
Age 2-5 Equipment: Game Time
Age 5-12 Equipment: Game Time
Shade: many mature trees, but not directly on playground
Seating: benches and picnic tables
Special features: fenced, sandbox, rain gardens, named trees
Play surface: mulch
Restroom: none
Parking: street (no restrictions)
Public transit: bus
