
Herndon is part of the Dulles Technology Corridor, which Fortune magazine named the "Netplex" because of the presence of the headquarters of such companies as AOL, Verizon Business, and Network Solutions, which began as the INTERNIC, the registry where every domain name was once administered. Volkswagen of America recently announced that it will be moving its headquarters office from Michigan to Herndon Other nearby companies include Fairfax County has over 390 parks on more than 23,000 acres. Specific facilities include a horticulture center, a working farm, an activities/equestrian center, nine indoor RECenters, five nature and visitor centers, eight golf courses, seven off-leash dog parks, three lakes, two campgrounds, an ice skating rink, a Water Park and a working grist mill. Every Herndon corporate apartment resident is within a mile or less of a public park. Nearby attractions include the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space, Frying Pan Park, Sully Plantation, Reston Town Center, Mount Vernon, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Colvin Run Mill, Aldie Mill, Oatlands Plantation, Manassas National Battlefield Park and the Washington and Old Dominion Trail (which runs through the town).