Places to Go, Eat & Tour
Food Scene
Very close by, up the hill from the Exxon on Rt. 202 under the B-W Parkway overpass. A white-tablecloth and affordable family-dining kind of place. Very friendly owners. A nice Sunday brunch with everything from seafood & entrees to omelets & pancakes. Great desserts & coffee.
Fratelli Restaurant
5820 Landover RdVery close by, up the hill from the Exxon on Rt. 202 under the B-W Parkway overpass. A white-tablecloth and affordable family-dining kind of place. Very friendly owners. A nice Sunday brunch with everything from seafood & entrees to omelets & pancakes. Great desserts & coffee.
A fun place with an on-site brewery, fabulous gift & wine shop, free parking. Locally owned.
90 locals recommend
Franklins
5123 Baltimore AveA fun place with an on-site brewery, fabulous gift & wine shop, free parking. Locally owned.
A cool place with good food and fun ambiance. Free parking nearby.
569 locals recommend
Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWA cool place with good food and fun ambiance. Free parking nearby.
Tara Thai
5501 Baltimore AveOne of our favorite Thai restaurants. Free parking nearby.
Very close by. Family-owned Mexican restaurant. Doesn't look like much from the outside but inside is very, very nice. Staff very friendly, food is good (shrimp is great!).
La Chiquita Restaurant 3
4819 Annapolis RdVery close by. Family-owned Mexican restaurant. Doesn't look like much from the outside but inside is very, very nice. Staff very friendly, food is good (shrimp is great!).
They grind their own coffee there, it's very casual, a fun place. Free parking nearby.
55 locals recommend
Vigilante Coffee
4327 Gallatin StThey grind their own coffee there, it's very casual, a fun place. Free parking nearby.
Expensive and very good. A stellar DC place. On H Street, NE, DC, this is a gentrified area with many nice restaurants, coffee shops, etc.
284 locals recommend
Maketto
1351 H St NEExpensive and very good. A stellar DC place. On H Street, NE, DC, this is a gentrified area with many nice restaurants, coffee shops, etc.
This is in an area of DC called Barracks Row, which is at the Eastern Market metro. Ted's Bulletin is a fun, breakfast thru dinner place that makes their own pop-tarts and other fun things. The whole of Barracks Row is full of restaurants. Also nearby is Eastern Market itself, a fun place to browse, buy groceries, have coffee, etc.
425 locals recommend
Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SEThis is in an area of DC called Barracks Row, which is at the Eastern Market metro. Ted's Bulletin is a fun, breakfast thru dinner place that makes their own pop-tarts and other fun things. The whole of Barracks Row is full of restaurants. Also nearby is Eastern Market itself, a fun place to browse, buy groceries, have coffee, etc.
Pizzeria Paradiso
2003 P St NWReally good pizza!
Lots of restaurants, but also the Atlas Theater for good local theater.
171 locals recommend
H Street Northeast
H Street NortheastLots of restaurants, but also the Atlas Theater for good local theater.
For the more daring: a newish, revitalized area, with funky restaurants and also grocery stories and other shops. Near NoMa (North of Mass. Ave.), which has lots of new condos, a big REI.
22 locals recommend
Ivy City
For the more daring: a newish, revitalized area, with funky restaurants and also grocery stories and other shops. Near NoMa (North of Mass. Ave.), which has lots of new condos, a big REI.
A big old market regenerated as a bunch of cool indoor and outdoor places to eat and mingle. Wine shops, butcher shops, ice cream, oysters: you name it, someone at Union Market has it.
906 locals recommend
Union Market
1309 5th St NEA big old market regenerated as a bunch of cool indoor and outdoor places to eat and mingle. Wine shops, butcher shops, ice cream, oysters: you name it, someone at Union Market has it.
Parks & Nature
This is a short drive away. The lake is about a half-mile around, all flat. Pleasant for anyone who likes an easy walk. Free.
12 locals recommend
Buddy Attick Park
555 Crescent RdThis is a short drive away. The lake is about a half-mile around, all flat. Pleasant for anyone who likes an easy walk. Free.
A really cool place when the lotus blossoms are in bloom (July thru Sept.)
97 locals recommend
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
1550 Anacostia Avenue NortheastA really cool place when the lotus blossoms are in bloom (July thru Sept.)
The park runs north-south through the city. Lots of nice hiker/biker trails. Site of the National Zoo.
112 locals recommend
Rock Creek Trail
1730 Juniper St NWThe park runs north-south through the city. Lots of nice hiker/biker trails. Site of the National Zoo.
OK, it's not a park but a town. Cheverly is a great place to walk or run. A few hills but nothing strenuous. Lots of trees. There are some small tot parks (one is a block from our house, across Cheverly Ave. and continuing down Inwood), a community center with tennis courts, basketball court and picnic tables., and a short trail behind the basketball court that goes to the 7-11 at the bottom of Chev Ave. A little noisy from traffic. These photos are of the Bladensburg Park & Marina (for canoes & shells), which has a nice, wide paved trail along the Anacostia River, and is a 10-minute drive away.
Cheverly
OK, it's not a park but a town. Cheverly is a great place to walk or run. A few hills but nothing strenuous. Lots of trees. There are some small tot parks (one is a block from our house, across Cheverly Ave. and continuing down Inwood), a community center with tennis courts, basketball court and picnic tables., and a short trail behind the basketball court that goes to the 7-11 at the bottom of Chev Ave. A little noisy from traffic. These photos are of the Bladensburg Park & Marina (for canoes & shells), which has a nice, wide paved trail along the Anacostia River, and is a 10-minute drive away.
A great place to walk. Completely flat, the canal trail runs from Georgetown in DC all the way to Pittsburgh. It's right alongside the river, so the views are great. Have to drive to get there, about 40 min.
14 locals recommend
C&O Canal Mile Marker 0
A great place to walk. Completely flat, the canal trail runs from Georgetown in DC all the way to Pittsburgh. It's right alongside the river, so the views are great. Have to drive to get there, about 40 min.
A place to rent boats if you want to explore DC by water, a 40-min drive.
28 locals recommend
Fletchers Cove Boathouse
4940 Canal Rd NWA place to rent boats if you want to explore DC by water, a 40-min drive.
A local park with a trail alongside the Anacostia River. You can rent canoes, water trikes and more. A 10-min drive.
32 locals recommend
Bladensburg Waterfront Park
4601 Annapolis RdA local park with a trail alongside the Anacostia River. You can rent canoes, water trikes and more. A 10-min drive.
Sightseeing
A modest place, where the Wright brothers practiced take-offs & landings. Small museum. Walking paths nearby.
College Park Airport
1909 Corporal Frank Scott DrA modest place, where the Wright brothers practiced take-offs & landings. Small museum. Walking paths nearby.
We're talking DC: all the monuments, free museums, the National Zoo, National's Park for baseball, Audie Field for pro soccer, Verizon Center for basketball, hockey, etc. Lots and lots of restaurants. Rock Creek Park for nature.
427 locals recommend
Washington
We're talking DC: all the monuments, free museums, the National Zoo, National's Park for baseball, Audie Field for pro soccer, Verizon Center for basketball, hockey, etc. Lots and lots of restaurants. Rock Creek Park for nature.
Essentials
National chain, good for basics like milk, bread, etc. Low cost. Not the greatest selection of foods, but OK. A 5-min drive.
11 locals recommend
ALDI
6524 Landover RdNational chain, good for basics like milk, bread, etc. Low cost. Not the greatest selection of foods, but OK. A 5-min drive.
Wegman's is a great grocery store, and in the same shopping space is a Costco, Nordstrom Rack, JC Penney's, Best Buy and other shops. A 15-min drive.
113 locals recommend
Wegmans
9001 McHugh DrWegman's is a great grocery store, and in the same shopping space is a Costco, Nordstrom Rack, JC Penney's, Best Buy and other shops. A 15-min drive.
Whole Foods Market
600 H St NEUpscale grocery store, cafe, restaurant. 15-20 min drive.
Entertainment & Activities
An off-the-beaten path renovated theater with good movies. In a courtyard that also includes The New Deal cafe for food and music in the evenings.
Greenbelt
An off-the-beaten path renovated theater with good movies. In a courtyard that also includes The New Deal cafe for food and music in the evenings.
A bit of a ways to go, but a huge movie theater for current movies and the AFI Silver for avant garde films and others. Also lots of shops and restaurants. Not sure why these pictures of the Mormon Temple showed up, although it is near Silver Spring.
37 locals recommend
Silver Spring
A bit of a ways to go, but a huge movie theater for current movies and the AFI Silver for avant garde films and others. Also lots of shops and restaurants. Not sure why these pictures of the Mormon Temple showed up, although it is near Silver Spring.
Bethesda
Upscale restaurants and shopping.
Drinks & Nightlife
The University of Maryland is at its heart, a college town of sorts, with bars and restaurants affordable to students.
12 locals recommend
College Park
The University of Maryland is at its heart, a college town of sorts, with bars and restaurants affordable to students.
DC's newest complex, with high-end restaurants, music venues, boat docks, ice skating in winter. A great place to browse, have a gelato, enjoy coffee outdoors.
158 locals recommend
Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf
1100 Maine Ave SWDC's newest complex, with high-end restaurants, music venues, boat docks, ice skating in winter. A great place to browse, have a gelato, enjoy coffee outdoors.
Arts & Culture
A revitalizing area, with hidden gems--artists' studios, art galleries, the GLUT Food Co-op, Joe's Movement Emporium (where Cathy works) for yoga, dance, theater and some music. Not sure why the pictures of this church show up.
Mount Rainier
A revitalizing area, with hidden gems--artists' studios, art galleries, the GLUT Food Co-op, Joe's Movement Emporium (where Cathy works) for yoga, dance, theater and some music. Not sure why the pictures of this church show up.
Joe's Movement Emporium
3309 Bunker Hill RdCommunity art center and theater in Mount Rainier, MD.