For a Halloween experience that’s out of this world, or at least this area, check out Times Scare, New York City’s only year-round haunted attraction. We can get you there on our day trip on Sunday, Oct. 30th!

The horror-themed attraction features a state-of-the-art haunted guaranteed to scare even the bravest of visitors… possibly to death! For more information, visit http://timesscarenyc.com/.

For those who prefer a less scary attraction in the Big Apple, check out
Gotland in New York, a design exhibition and film festival celebrating the natural beauty and cultural heritage of Gotland, Sweden’s largest island. The free exhibit, featuring the work of artists and designers who all live and work on Gotland, is located at Scandinavia House, Volvo Hall at 58 Park Ave.

After taking in the exhibit, sample the flavors of Gotland at Restaurant Aquavit, located at East 55th St. For a menu and more information, visit www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Local-pages/USA/Gotland-in-New-York/.

If you’re in the mood for Chinese instead, Chinatown offers a variety of restaurants including the newly renovated Wonton Noodle Garden at 56 Mott St. and dessert cafe Oh Two Five at 43 Bayard St.

Other stops on our New York City day trip include Central Park, where you can take the West Side Stories Tour at West 81st St. and Central Park West. For more information about the tour or to schedule a custom tour, e-mail tours@centralparknyc.org. For other Central Park events, visit www.centralparknyc.org/calendar/.

Ready to reserve your seat on our NYC day trip? Click here to visit our online Reservations page!

3 Hours Limousine Service Courtesy of Reston Limousine

Golf Lesson from Chuck Will, Director of Instruction at the Chuck Will Golf Academy Courtesy of Dulles Golf

$100 Gift Certificate to Potomac Falls Express Lube & Car Wash

Flower Arrangement Courtesy of Karin’s Florist

$50 Gift Certificate to The Dandelion Patch

How to enter: Send a nomination letter toatravers@restonlimo.com with the subject BEST DAD.  Winner will be selected and notifiedWednesday, June 15th.

For more information on upcoming Reston Limousine weekend wine tours, day trips to New York City, and high adventure excursions, click here to view our latest email newsletter!

When the summer heat’s got you down and you need a daycation, Reston Limousine’s got a cool solution: Our comfortable, air-conditioned bus that will take you out of town and to New York City on Sunday, June 26!

Want ideas for how to cool down in Chinatown? Click here for a list from the Chinatown Partnership, which includes insider tips to some of the best drinks and food establishments Chinatown has to offer.

Or travel on to our next stop at Times Square, where you can catch the world famous Harlem Gospel Choir, performing at B.B. King. The Sunday Gospel Brunch features an an all-you-can-eat soul food buffet that is continuously refilled! For more information about the brunch, visit www.timessquarenyc.org.

At our third stop at Central Park, you can catch free international music performances starting at 3 p.m. as part of Central Park’s SummerStage program.

Here’s more from the SummerStage website:

Renowned for his talent and ability to bring to life the energy of South African music, trumpeter Hugh Masekela has collaborated with numerous artists internationally and also co-created the Broadway smash musical, Sarafina.

Freshlyground is the musical voice of a nation’s adolescent democracy. The diverse backgrounds of seven members from the different ethnicities of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe means they weave musical magic that is highly infectious and undeniably groovy. With four celebrated albums, an MTV Award and a collaboration with Shakira in the 2010 World Cup song, “Waka Waka- This Time For Africa,” Freshlyground has established their place on the international music map.

Often compared to famed chanteuses Sarah Vaughan and Miriam Makeba, Ugandan vocalist Somi blends African & jazz inspired rhythms into a unique global sound.  Singing in English and three east African languages, Somi’s vocal delivery is subtle, yet the power she exerts is enormous.

Click here to reserve your seat on the New York City day trip on Reston Limousine’s online reservations page!

You can pack drinks and a cooler of snacks for the ride on Jan. 30 on our comfortable bus, but save your appetite for the culinary adventure ahead.

Not sure where to start? Critically renowned Chef David Chang of Momofoku fame recently told The Observer magazine in the UK that “I’ve had more meals at Oriental Garden in Chinatown [in New York] than anywhere else.”

For more ideas, SF Weekly offered a trail that blogger Alex Hochman called the Danny Bowien Chinatown tour. Bowien, who owns Mission Chinese Food in the City by the Bay, sent the blogger to some of his favorite stops:

• Xi’an Famous Foods:  cumin lamb hand-pulled noodles, stewed pork burger
• Prosperity Dumpling: dumplings , sesame pancake with beef
• Golden Steamer: pork buns, steamed pumpkin bun, takeout six-packs of ready-to-heat buns

To reserve your seat on Reston Limousine’s Jan. 30th New York City day trip, please visit our online Reservations page.  Cost is $25 each way, and includes stops at Times Square and Central Park.

If you’d like to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit in the Big Apple with family and friends, you can also reserve a limousine, minibus or bus to take you so that you don’t have to worry about driving or finding a place to park.

The Chinese New Year’s Day Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival takes place 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, the actual start of the Lunar Year. On Feb. 6, the 12th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival takes place 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The parade starts from Little Italy and winds its way through Lower Manhattan/Chinatown. For more information, visit www.betterchinatown.com.

New to the American Girl experience? Here’s what the company says about its products: “American Girl encourages girls to dream, to grow, to aspire, to create, and to imagine through a wide range of engaging and insightful books, age-appropriate and educational dolls and accessories, and unforgettable experiences.”

To experience it for yourself and your favorite girl, join us on Oct. 10! Pack snacks the night before and take them for the ride on our comfortable bus, which will deliver you right to the front door at American Girl Place in time for lunch at the American Girl Cafe. The cost of lunch is included in the round-trip fare of $90 — $85 for Girl Scouts.

After you’ve eaten, you can head to the Doll Hair Salon, where stylists will treat your girl’s doll with a new hairdo, or to the Photo Studio, where she can pose for a cover picture on a souvenir American Girl magazine.

Click here to book your seats on Reston Limousine’s online Reservations page. For more information, call 703.478.0500 x508.

Here’s an excerpt from the New York Times review:

In this dazzling new dance musical, which opened Thursday night at the Marquis Theater, Ms. Tharp deploys a stage full of brilliant performers to heighten the theatrical allure of ballroom dance, complementing the immortal appeal of Sinatra’s singing with movement that captures the underlying emotional tensions in it. The yearning to connect and the impulse toward flight — those contradictory verities of romantic entanglement — take sharp visceral form in Ms. Tharp’s fast, flashing, remarkably intricate dances.

You’ll leave at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 31 from McLean and arrive about 3 p.m. at your hotel, the Holiday Inn Midtown.  Just three blocks from Central Park and Carnegie Hall, the Holiday Inn Midtown also puts you within shopping distance of fabulous shopping at Tiffany’s, Niketown, Fifth Avenue, and 57th Street boutiques.

You’ll catch the show at 8 p.m. at the Marquis Theater, then have a full day on Sunday, Aug. 1, to go sightseeing on your own. Departure is at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, with arrival in McLean scheduled for about 10:30 p.m.

Cost is $349 per person, based on double occupancy.

Click here to book your seat online or for more information on Reston Limousine’s online Reservations page!

Discover why the American Girl Place New York is more than just a store – it’s a place for her imagination to soar! Pack snacks the night before and take them for the ride on our comfortable bus, which will deliver you right to the front door at American Girl Place in time for lunch at the American Girl Cafe. The cost of lunch is included in the round-trip fare of $90 — $85 for Girl Scouts.

After you’ve eaten, you can head to the Doll Hair Salon, where stylists will treat your girl’s doll with a new hairdo, or to the Photo Studio, where she can pose for a cover picture on a souvenir American Girl magazine.

Upcoming trips will take place on Sunday, July 11; Sunday, Aug. 1; and Saturday, Aug. 28. Seats are limited for these trips, which have sold out since we started offering them, so book now by visiting our online Reservations page.

You’ll start your Saturday, June 27th trip on a comfortable bus departing from Tysons in the morning and arrive just in time to have lunch at one of the more than 200 Chinese restaurants in the area.  You could spend your entire day in Chinatown, exploring the vibrant neighborhoods, discovering its history at the Museum of Chinese in America, or shopping along the world-famous Canal Street.

Check out the video below for an in-depth view of what Chinatown has to offer…

If you’d like to broaden your day’s travels, the New York City trip also includes stops at Times Square and Central Park. To book your seat on this trip, visit our online Reservations page or call 1-800-546-6141.

Atlantic City: Saturday, March 13th

Come with us to Atlantic City! We’ll get you there and back in a safe, comfortable minibus. All you need to do is bring your wallet and a little luck. We will drop you right at the Tropicana Casino and Resort and hand you $15 for the casino. If gambling is not your scene, check out one of the various restaurants – from Chinese to Mexican to upscale American, you’ll find something to wet your taste buds. As our guest, you are welcome to bring a thermos, smaller cooler or a few snacks for the ride. If you want a taste of the luck of the Irish, RiRa Irish Pub in The Quarter will feature a line up of entertainment from noon to 2 a.m.

Charlottesville: Saturday, March 20th
Relax and enjoy a trip to two Charlottesville-area wineries in a comfortable minibus. As our guest, you are welcome to bring a thermos, small cooler or a few snacks for the ride. Following the wineries, you’ll have the chance to visit Downtown Charlottesville, which will be flush with Virginia Festival of the Book activities that day, including appearances by mystery authors and sessions for budding writers at the Omni Hotel. For more information about the festival, please visit the festival Web site at www.vabook.org. For a cool map of downtown Charlottesville, check out Discovery Maps.

And of course, our perennial favorite — New York City day trip on Sunday, March 28th
It’s not too late to celebrate the lunar new year, and you can join the Big Apple’s celebration via Asia Week, the first-ever coordinated effort between New York City galleries, museums, art dealers and auction houses to devote a week to awareness and discussion of Asian art, the Asia Society-sponsored Asia Week will feature special events and exhibitions taking place at a variety of locations around the City. On March 28th, take in a guided tour and lecture at the Museum of Chinese in America. For more information on Asia Week, visit www.asiaweeknewyork.org.The bus also makes stops at Central Park and Times Square, so you’ll have a host of other opportunities to celebrate spring in the City!

To book your seat on any of these, visit our Online Calendar at www.restonlimo.com.

Friday, March 26
Guests will depart our Tysons pickup area at 7 a.m. for American Girl Place New York, where you’ll have lunch at the American Girl Cafe and participate in the Girl of the Year Activity Day and Girl of the Year 2010 Celebration. Your girl will participate in a scavenger hunt, make her own nature notebook and flower bookmark, enjoy a delicious meal, icebreaker activities, nature crafts, and an introduction to the Girl of the Year 2010—an energetic girl who loves outdoor adventures.
Cost is $90 per person, and for an additional $25, you and your girl can enjoy tea time in the cafe! For girls ages 8 and up.

Spring Break Trip Friday, April 2
Take a day trip and visit American Girl Place at your leisure, taking the time to shop for the latest American Girl dolls and accessories, dine at the American Girl Cafe, visit the Photo Studio, where your girl can pose for a picture and take home a souvenir issue of American Girl magazine with her face on the cover, and visit the Doll Hair Salon, where stylists treat your girl’s American Girl doll to a new ’do!
Cost is $80 per person.

Reserve your place now as spaces are limited! Please RSVP by Tuesday, Feb. 9th, to Darcelle Jazaeri at 703-478-0500 ext. 508 or djazaeri@restonlimo.com