Capital Region ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION Things to See and Do Savor signature dishes, harbor sunsets, immersive arts and thrills at the casinos and parks—all in the Capital Region. Emmitsburg Thurmont Woodsboro Walkersville #sunsetharbor @fredaexplores Myersville Frederick Middletown Frederick Mount Airy Ijamsville Adamstown Urbana Jefferson Brunswick Montgomery #neverstopexploring @margarita.ltd #catoctinnps @dennisonhikingclub Accokeek HISTORY & HERITAGE National Colonial Farm at Piscataway Park 3400 Bryan Point Rd, Accokeek, 301-283-2113 www.accokeekfoundation.org/agriculture Welcome to life in the 1770s with 18th-century tobacco barn, farmhouse and replica out-kitchen as well as fishing pier, boat dock and nature trails. Park: year-round; Exhibit area: Mid-Mar-mid-Dec: Mon-Sun, 10am-4pm; Visitor Center: Tues-Sun. d HISTORY & HERITAGE National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 301-496-6308, 1-888-346-3656 www.nlm.nih.gov Largest medical library in the world with historic, rare book department, exhibits, tours and interactive displays. Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm. d Adamstown ATTRACTIONS OUTDOOR RECREATION Carderock Recreation Area 9500 MacArthur Blvd, Bethesda, 301-739-4200 www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/ carderockpicnicpavilion.htm This 100-acre park within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is well-known for rock climbing, hiking and biking. Year-round; private reservations in advance. Laytonsville Germantown Brookeville Sandy Spring Boyds Gaithersburg Olney Dickerson Colesville Poolesville Derwood Potomac Rockville Kensington North Bethesda Greenbelt Chevy Chase Bethesda College Park Laurel Silver Glen Spring Riverdale Park Bowie Bladensburg Echo Glenn Dale Landover Mitchellville Cheverly Washington Lake Arbor DC Largo Upper Marlboro Clinton Brandywine National Harbor Suitland Oxon Hill Fort Washington Accokeek Prince Gege’s Mad Science Brewing Co. Bethesda 1619 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown, 240-409-8723 www.madsciencebrewing.com Located at Thanksgiving Farms this brewery currently contracts brews offsite. Sat & Sun, 11am-5pm. Bowie HISTORY & HERITAGE Belair Mansion 12207 Tulip Grove Dr, Bowie, 301-809-3089 www.cityofbowie.org/museum An 18th-century home interpreting the lives of two Maryland governors and noted Thoroughbred owner with art and antiques covering a 250-year period. Tues-Sun, 12N-4pm. d ARTS & CULTURE Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, 301-280-1660 www.imaginationstage.org Capital Region’s premier theater arts organization dedicated to children and presenting professional performances, after-school programs and camps. 9am-6pm. d $ Bladensburg ATTRACTIONS Go-Kart Track-Bladensburg ATTRACTIONS Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club 7719 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, 240-330-4500 www.bethesdabluesjazz.com Small concert hall serving excellent food and drink. Features artists in an intimate, elegant and acoustically superb setting. Mon-Sat, 12N-1am; Sun, 12N-12M. 4300 Kenilworth Ave, Bladensburg, 301-864-0110 www.gokarttrack.com Guests can race in a single or double-seated kart and work together as a team with double-seated racing as a driver or crew chief (co-pilot). Year-round; weather permitting. Belair Stable Museum HISTORY & HERITAGE Battle of Bladensburg Visitor Center and Waterfront Park 4601 Annapolis Rd, Bladensburg, 301-927-8819 www.mncppc.org/3054/battle-of-bladensburg-visitor-center Center spotlighting the role of Prince George’s County in the War of 1812 with a waterfront park, public fishing pier, boat ramp and picnic area. Visitor Center: Thur-Sun; Park: sunrise-sunset. d 2835 Belair Dr, Bowie, 301-809-3089 www.cityofbowie.org/288/belair-mansion Famous in Maryland Thoroughbred racing history, home to two Triple Crown winners; contains racing memorabilia and a 1923 stable master’s apartment. Tues-Sun, 12N-4pm. Closed major holidays. d Bowie Railroad Museum McCrillis Gardens 6910 Greentree Rd, Bethesda, 301-962-1400 www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/ mccrillis_gardens.shtm Five-acre garden with a spectacular array of azaleas, rhododendrons, majestic shade trees and flowering perennials. Seasonal walking tours available. Sunrise-sunset. 8614 Chestnut Ave, Bowie, 301-809-3089 www.cityofbowie.org/museum Museum showcasing a small railroad village in the early 20th century and 1923 caboose with views of trains from the interlocking tower; nestled by the MARC/AMTRAK. Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm. Closed major holidays. d Children’s Heritage & Welcome Center 8608 Chestnut Ave, Bowie, 301-809-3089 www.cityofbowie.org/museum Heritage center with hands-on activities interpreting life in a turn-of-the-century railroad town and exhibits on local history with visitor information. Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm. d 120 ✥ VISITMARYLAND.ORG | 1-877-333-4455 KEY TO SYMBOLS d = Disability Accessible $ = Admission c = Maryland Green Travel Partner
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