Chantilly (Loudoun County), Virginia

Question: What do history buffs, jet setters, and space geeks have in common? Answer: They all love Chantilly, home of a major Civil War battle, Dulles International Airport, and the Space Shuttle Discovery (at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, a name that just rolls off the tongue). It has also become home in recent years to a number of defense industry firms. Chantilly’s wooded neighborhoods consist primarily of townhouses and single-family homes, which are convenient to restaurants and shops along Routes 50 and 28.