Travel and tourism services in Montgomery County, Maryland
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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. - Dovetail
- 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
- linden lane 2403
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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Lee Street
Constrictor snake, carved into the raised end of a fallen tree. - -
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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. - -
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. - Lock 10
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Clara Barton Parkway - Lock 14
Clara Barton Parkway - Lock 15
- Lock 16
- Lock 17
- Lock 18
- Lock 19
Lock 19 Spur - Lock 20
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 - Lock 7
- Lock 8
Trail To Lock 8 - Lock 9
- 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 - -
Native Dancer Place
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 - -
Waverly Avenue, 4600
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
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Matthew Henson Trail - -
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Blockhouse Trail - - - Montgomery Parks
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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 - Clara Barton House
Oxford Road - Damascus Heritage Museum
- 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
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University Boulevard East - -
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Legacy Trail
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
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Rachel Carson Greenway Trail
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