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Travel Agency

  • Bethesda Travel
    East West Highway, 4422 20814 Bethesda
  • Globetrotter Travel
    Sandy Spring Road, 3126
  • Life's A Trip, Inc. Cruise and Travel
    Spencerville Court, 15316 20866 Burtonsville
    Phone: +1-301-421-4400

apartment

  • Battery Lane Apartments
    Battery Lane, 4887
    Phone: +1-301-656-6297
  • Central Silver Spring Apartments
    Fenton Street, 8455 20910 Silver Spring

Artwork

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  • 1894
    Howard Avenue, 3706
    Train, guitar, 1894. Celebrating the community’s local history. Kensington"s first major mural.
  • 3758 & 3762 Howard Avenue
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    3758 & 3762 Howard Avenue These buildings were renovated to house shops and studios on Antique Row.
  • A BRUSHSTROKE OF DISCOVERY
    Colesville Road, 8500 20910 Silver Spring
  • Acorn
    Newell Street
  • Angel Moroni
  • BabyCat
    Kensington Parkway, 10241
    A fun, colorful celebration of our Town"s new Brewery Mascot. Come have a beer in our own Kensington jungle. Owner, Sam Mussomeli, named the brewery after his cat Alice, a.k.a, “Baby Cat.”
  • Beacon
    Bethesda Metro Center Bus Station
  • Bear Bench
    Plyers Mill Road, 3500
    Carved wooden bears, with a bench seat connecting them. Carved from a combination of American Ash, Black Cherry, and Red Oak.
  • Begin Twist
    Auburn Avenue, 4800
  • Bethesda Walkaround
    Hampden Lane
  • BIO WALL
    Spring Street, 1040 20910 Silver Spring
  • Book Plants
    Howard Avenue, 3786
    Whimsical, colorful, growing book plants in terra-cotta pots and on balconies reminiscent of Kensington Row Bookshop owner"s native Barcelona.
  • BOTERO BALLERINAS
    Georgia Avenue, 8711 20910 Silver Spring
  • COASTLINE
    East-West Highway, 1301 20910 Silver Spring
  • Compression Line
  • Confederate Soldier Statue
    Whites Ferry Road
  • Contour 290
  • Crosby the Owl
    Carroll Place, 10237
    Carved from a piece of Black Cherry. Commissioned by a local Girl Scout Troop using their cookie money project. The girls raised enough money to have an owl carved to represent Noyes Library mascot.
  • Crystal Willow
    Willow Lane
  • Daedalus Park Sign
    Cherrywood Drive
  • David Gregg
    Armory Avenue, 10401
    Carved from American Ash. This statue is a tribute to local tree guy David Gregg, who at the young age of 90 decided to retire from a business he had been in for more than 70 years. He had served the Kensington area for many years.
  • Dedication of the National Guard Armory
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    Dedication of the National Guard Armory at 3710 Mitchell Street. It housed the National Guard, the Fire Department, and then the Motor Vehicle Administration. It was purchased from the state and has been the Kensington Town Hall since 1976.
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  • Ernest the Eagle
    Armory Avenue
    Ernest is a remake of the original eagle statue that deteriorated. The original and the new one is a dedication to both the military and to the artist"s niece, Katie, who passed away in 2007. Dates of Installation: 2008, 2017
  • Eyes Open
    Frederick Avenue
    Native plants, wildflowers, and an epigraph are painted on the side of the bridge. The mural concept was drawn from a line from the journal of one of the Town’s original residents, Ms. Bertha Clum.
  • Full-Twist
    Del Ray Avenue
  • Grief of Cyporissus
  • Half-Twist
    Rugby Avenue
  • Hawk Island Hawk
    Carroll Place
    Carved from white pine. This hawk was originally inside Town Hall for many years until it found its home on Hawk Island.
  • Historic Cupola
    Seneca Creek Road
  • Historic Cupola
    Seneca Creek Road
  • Historic Cupola
    Seneca Creek Road
  • Hold Your Light
    Summit Avenue
    Residents used a glow-in-the-dark paint to “light” the lanterns on each of the buildings depicted in the mural. The mural serves as a call to hold a light to every person we meet, to really see one another’s humanity and to treat each other with dignity.
  • Horse and rider
  • Howard Avenue
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    Howard Avenue has served as the commercial area in Kensington since the town began. The buildings have housed various businesses, and in the 1960s, Howard Avenue began to develop into Antique Row.
  • Howling Dog
    Carved from a piece of Gingko. This dog was originally the guard dog at the Kensington"s Public Works Building, but when the Dog Run opened, he naturally was more suited to be with other dogs.
  • Justice
  • Kensington Moai
    University Boulevard West, 3700
  • King Farm Park Statue
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    Hale Place, 9400
  • Lyrical Lady
    Waverly Street
  • Minerva
  • Neighborhood Birds
    Grape Arbor
    Five birds are featured on this carving to include a woodpecker, blue jay, cardinal, oriole and a hawk on the top. Carved from America Ash.
  • Oh it’s you, Welcome!
    South Park Avenue
  • PENGUIN RUSH HOUR
    Colesville Road 20910 Silver Spring
  • Potomac River Water Filtration Plant
    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail
  • Rockville Pike Globe
    East Middle Lane
  • Roscoe
    Laurel Avenue, 6927
  • Ruby Slippers
  • SISYPHUS
    Cameron Street, 8710 20910 Silver Spring
  • Sky Horizon Sculpture
    Center Drive
    Giant Wrought Iron sculpture
  • Smug
  • Sonata
  • Split Rocker
  • Summer Days
    Kensington Parkway, 10251
    Commissioned by the owner of Old Town Market to add a splash of color and interest to the front of the shop. Summer days of biking, sun and soft ice cream.
  • Synergy III
    Arlington Road
  • Tetra Con Brio
  • The Flow of History
    North Stonestreet Avenue
  • The Kensington Volunteer Fire Department
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    The Kensington Volunteer Fire Department. Volunteer fire fighters began organizing in 1894, and stored their equipment in various barns until they were able to move into the rear of the Armory in 1927. They moved to their present location on Connecticut A
  • The Noyes Library
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    The Noyes Library at 10237 Carroll Place was established by Brainard Warner and Crosby Noyes in 1893 to serve Kensington residents. The oldest public library in the Washington, DC, area, it later was converted into a children"s library within the Montgome
  • The Only Time is Now
    Pollinator Path
  • The Silver Pass
    Georgia Avenue
  • Toto
    Knowles Avenue
  • Under One's Breath
    Bethesda Avenue
  • Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    10123 Connecticut Avenue: A new Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church takes the place of the earlier one.
  • Who Let the Dogs Out
    These concrete piers were remnants from a previous concrete plant. Once the Dog Run Park was complete, the Town wanted to paint them, but they were full of graffiti. The Town decided to paint dog art and enlisted local artists to enhance them.
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    Georgia Avenue
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    Carroll Avenue, 6939
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    Darwin Avenue
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    Grant Avenue
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    Grant Avenue
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    Adrian Street
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    Town Commons Court
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    Town Commons Court
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    Celebration Way
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    Lee Street
    Constrictor snake, carved into the raised end of a fallen tree.
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    Appears to be an upside-down crucible.
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    Shoemaker Farm Lane
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    Braeburn Parkway
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    United States Map
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    Arlington Road
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    Kings Valley Road
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    Knowles Avenue
    The Silver Creek Senior Living logo is a majestic tree that is reflective of the importance of maintaining our tree canopy in the Kensington Community and Rock Creek Regional Park.
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    Howard Avenue, 3768
    Phonograph mural designed by Sean Gaiser and family, and brought to life by amazing friends and KTown neighbors.

Touristic Attraction

  • Cabin John Station
    Tuckerman Lane, 7410 20854 Potomac
  • Carousel at Rio
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Baltimore Road
  • Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station
    Post Office Road, 10 20910 Silver Spring
  • Henry-Duffy Park
    Email: lquinn19@stoneridgeschool.org
    Henry-Duffy Park is a beautiful area of land within the neighborhoods of North Branch and Clewerwall. Filled with spacious open areas and natural streams, this space attracts families of the neighborhoods for picnics and walks all of the time.
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    Clara Barton Parkway
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    Clara Barton Parkway
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    Lock 19 Spur
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    Gold Mine Spur
  • Lock 21: Swains Lock
    Swains Lock Road, 10700
  • Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock
    Pennyfield Lock Road, 19750
  • Lock 23: Violettes Lock
    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail
  • Lock 24: Rileys Lock
    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail
  • Lock 25
    Edwards Ferry Road
  • Lock 26: Wood's Lock
  • Lock 5
    Clara Barton Parkway
  • Lock 6
    Clara Barton Parkway, 6100
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    Trail To Lock 8
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  • Oakley Cabin
    Brookeville Road
  • Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel - Montgomery Parks - fee
    Shorefield Road, 2002 20902 Wheaton
    Email: WheatonTrainCarousel@MontgomeryParks.org
    Herschell Spillman Company 1915 turn-of-the century musical carousel complete with 33 jumping horses, three zebras, and two chariots
  • Rachel Carson House
    Berwick Road, 11701 Silver Spring
  • Wheaton Miniature Train - Montgomery Parks
    Shorefield Road, 2002 20902 Wheaton
    Phone: +1-301-563-7545
    Email: WheatonTrainCarousel@MontgomeryParks.org
    Replica of an 1863 C.P. Huntington engine and passenger cars
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chalet

  • John Amos
    Sloan Street, 13504

gallery

  • Art Glass Center
    MacArthur Boulevard
  • Artists' Cooperative - Nicole Bourget
    Brookville Road, 7013 20815 Chevy Chase
  • Gallery B
    Wisconsin Avenue, 7700 20814 Bethesda
  • Popcorn Gallery
  • Red Studio Gallery - no fee
    Howard Avenue, 3758 20895 Kensington
    Phone: +1 301 564 1451
    Email: shara@redstudio.org
    Opening hours: Mo,We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
  • Stone Tower Gallery
    MacArthur Boulevard
  • Waverly Street Gallery
    Waverly Street
  • Weisser Glass Studio and Gallery
    Howard Avenue
  • Yellow Barn Gallery
    MacArthur Boulevard
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Touristic Information

  • 5425
    Wisconsin Circle
  • An American Story: The Archeological Discovery of the Jackson Homestead
    Cornet Court
  • B-CC High School Marquee
  • Cabin John Park Map
  • Cabin John Trail
    Union Arch Trail
  • Chichester House Road
    Chichester House Road
  • City of Takoma Park
    Carroll Avenue
  • Danger: No Wading
    Billy Goat Trail Section C
  • DC Boundary 7.7 Mile Post
    Rock Creek Trail
  • Fair Hill Road
  • Five Points Historic Crossroads
    Montgomery Avenue
    Historical Marker
  • Forest Birds
    Rachel Carson Greenway
  • Goat Trail (sec. A)
    Billy Goat Trail Section A
  • Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center
    MacArthur Boulevard, 11710 20854 Potomac
    Opening hours: We-Su 09:00-16:30
  • Locust Grove Nature Center
    Democracy Boulevard, 7777 20817 Bethesda
  • Natural Treasures
    Franklin Knolls River Trail
  • Nature Forward
  • Needwood Visitors Center
    Needwood Trail
  • Neighborhood message board / information kiosk
    Lynbrook Drive
  • Northwest Branch Bouldering Entrance
    Fall Line Trail
    Entrance to the bouldering area.
  • Northwest Branch Trailhead
    Northwest Branch Trail
  • Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
  • Potomac Horse Center
    Quince Orchard Road
  • Prehistoric Dwellings
    Northwest Branch Trail
    Includes picture of boulder overhang further down trail.
  • Scout Trail Entrance
    Scout Trail
    This point is where people enter the Scout Trail, an easy shortcut to Henry-Duffer Park.
  • Seneca Ridge Trailhead
    Black Rock Road
  • Summit Hills
    East-West Highway
  • Temple Visitors Center - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Stoneybrook Drive, 9900 20895-3199 Kensington
    Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
  • The Riviera at Chevy Chase
    East West Highway, 4242
  • Trail Marker
    Garden Stone Court, 1121
  • Truck Entrance
    MacArthur Boulevard, 7303
  • Visitor Center
    Cabin John Trail
  • Vistors Center
    Gude Garden Path
    Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-14:00
  • Welcome to Froggy Hollow
    Kingsley Road
  • Wye Oak Grove
    Cornet Court
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    Matthew Henson Trail
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    Jones Mill Road
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    Blockhouse Trail
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    Bucklodge Loop
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    Triple Crown Road
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    Northwest Branch Trail
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    Rachel Carson Greenway Trail
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    Northwest Branch Trail
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    Wildflower Trail
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    Valley Park Drive
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    Cedar Avenue
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    Laurel Avenue, 6927
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    Fox Meadow Loop
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    Ethan Allen Avenue
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    Cabin John Bridge
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    VFW Spur
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    Gold Mine Loop
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    Woodland Trail
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    Gold Mine Loop
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    Overlook Trail
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    Maple Avenue
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    Zigzag Center
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    Pine Trail Loop
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    Holly Loop
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Museum

  • Brookside Nature Center - Montgomery Parks
    Glenallan Avenue, 1400 20902 Wheaton
    Phone: +1 301 962 1480
    Email: mcp-brooksidenc@montgomeryparks.org
    Opening hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa-Su 13:00-17:00
  • Damascus Heritage Museum
  • Fire Museum
    East Diamond Avenue, 13
    Opening hours: Sa 10:00-14:00
  • Gaithersburg Community Museum
    South Summit Avenue, 09
  • Josiah Henson Museum - The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
    Old Georgetown Road, 11410 20852 North Bethesda
  • Mooseum - no fee
    Central Park Circle, 18028 20841 Boyds
    Dairy industry museum
    Opening hours: May-Oct Sa 10:00-15:00; May-Oct Su[4] 13:00-16:00
  • National Capital Trolley Museum
    Bonifant Road, 1313 20905 Colesville
    Phone: +1-301-384-6088
    Opening hours: Sa 12:00-17:00
  • National Museum of Health and Medicine
    Linden Lane, 2500 20910 Silver Spring
  • Ratner Museum
    Old Georgetown Road, 10001 20814 Bethesda
  • Sandy Spring Museum
    Bentley Road, 17901 20860 Sandy Spring
  • Sandy Spring Slave Museum
    Brooke Road, 18524 20860 Sandy Spring

picnic site

  • Blue Sky Park
    Blue Sky Drive
  • Chickadee Picnic Area
    Chickadee
  • Oriole Picnic Area
  • Pines Picnic Area
  • Pond Classroom - public access
    Dragonfly Bridge
  • Quail Ridge
  • South Terrace
    Gude Garden Path
  • Spectator Area - public access
    Boardwalk
  • Spectator Area - public access
    Crowsfoot Trail
  • Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area
    Oak Ridge Trail
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    Heartwood Drive
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    Harbinger Drive
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    Deer Meadow Lane
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    Brookeville Road
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7701 20854 Potomac
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7701
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7410 20854 Potomac
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7410 20854 Potomac
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7410 20854 Potomac
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7410 20854 Potomac
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7410 20854 Potomac
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7410 20854 Potomac
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    Tuckerman Lane, 7410 20854 Potomac
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    Detrick Avenue, 14014
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    Carroll Place, 10231
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    University Boulevard East
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Touristic Viewpoint

  • Big Rock
    Big Rock Trail
    Scenic overlook of Northwest Branch
  • Great Falls Observation Platform
    Washington Aqueduct Intake
  • Great Falls Overlook
    Great Falls Overlook Trail
  • Overlook 1
    Billy Goat Trail Section A
  • Overlook 2
    Billy Goat Trail Section A
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wilderness hut

  • Lockhouse 10 - C&O Canal Trust - fee
    Clara Barton Parkway, 8250 20818 Cabin John
  • Lockhouse 22 - C&O Canal Trust - fee
    Pennyfield Lock Road, 19750 20854 Potomac
  • Lockhouse 25 - C&O Canal Trust - fee
    Edwards Ferry Road 20837 Poolesville
  • Lockhouse 6 - C&O Canal Trust - fee
    Clara Barton Parkway, 6100 20816 Bethesda