NOVA with Trent / The Springfield edition

Town Center outing
in Springfield.

Indoor building, an arcade, a movie and specific food stops for a weatherproof outing.

Sources checked 2026-10-19. Check the official links for current hours and availability.
Main entrance and storefronts at Springfield Town Center.
Springfield Town Center’s main entrance, April 2022. Baron Maddock / Wikimedia Commons · License. Original JPEG retained; display cropping may vary. Source license retained.
01

Springfield

LEGO Discovery Center

6563 Springfield Town Center, Suite 12004, Springfield, VA 22150

Go for

Build together, explore miniature scenes and add a ride or 4D movie to a family visit. The attraction is designed around children, with hands-on play rather than a guided tour.

Before you go

Book a timed ticket and allow roughly two hours. Adults need a child during ordinary admission; separate adult nights are the exception. The attraction is cashless.

Sources checked 2026-10-19.

02

Springfield

Kokee Tea

6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150

Go for

A bubble-tea break makes a shorter stop between activities than another sit-down meal. The Town Center’s current directory confirms Kokee Tea as an operating tenant.

Before you go

Find Kokee Tea on the upper level near the Food Court. It is a quick bubble-tea stop; drinks are separate from attraction admission.

Sources checked 2026-10-22.

03

Springfield

Maggiano’s Little Italy

6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150

Go for

An Italian restaurant option within the same shopping-center outing gives a group a sit-down meal before or after the main activity.

Before you go

Arrange the meal around your attraction booking or film, allowing time to reach the restaurant. Its tenant page supplies the restaurant contact and menu rather than relying on mall hours.

Sources checked 2026-10-22.

04

Springfield

Chuy’s

6793 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150

Go for

Choose the center’s Tex-Mex restaurant when the group wants a full meal instead of a food-court stop. It is listed separately from the shopping center’s other dining tenants.

Before you go

Use the Springfield branch page for current hours, menu and waitlist. Leave enough time for a seated meal before a reserved activity; the mall’s closing time is not a kitchen guarantee.

Sources checked 2026-10-22.

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Springfield

Arrive at the right entrance

Go for

Make the building visit easier by choosing parking near the activity. LEGO’s official directions place it on the first floor near Grand Court.

Before you go

LEGO identifies the Frontier garage near Dick’s as the closest covered parking. It describes the center as about a mile from Franconia–Springfield Metro, so allow for that final leg.

Sources checked 2026-10-19.

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