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College Park (Maryland) Travel Guide

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Home of the University of Maryland, College Park.

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Get in & around

Plane

If you fly in, you'll probably find yourself headed to one of the DC area's three airports (Reagan National, Washington Dulles or BWI). The College Park airport is open to private aviation.

Car

Exits 24 (University Boulevard / MD 193) and 25 (US Route 1) from the Washington Beltway.

Train

Metrorail [1] and Marc trains [2] make getting to and from DC and Baltimore a breeze. If you take the Metro to the College Park station, you will be about a mile outside of downtown College Park.

Bus

College Park is covered extensively by Metro bus routes. See WMATA [3] for routes, timetables, and a trip planner.

See

  • College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, 301-864-6029 (AviationMuseum@pgparks.com, Fax: 301-927-6472), [4]. Open daily 10 am to 5 pm. Located at the College Park Airport, the world's oldest continually operating airport, this museum emphasizes early aviation. $4.
  • University of Maryland - College Park, 301-314-7777, [5].

Do

  • Paint Branch Golf Complex, 4690 University Boulevard (near Route 1), 301-935-0330, [6]. Open daily, seasonal hours. Nine hole "executive" golf course, driving range and putting green. $7 for a bucket of 65 golf balls, $10+ for 9 holes of golf, $3/day for putting green.

Buy

Terrapin gear!

Eat

  • Plato's Diner, 7150 Baltimore Ave (south of campus), +1-301-779-7070. Sun-Thu 7 am-1 pm, weekends 24hr. This Greek diner is popular with students for the after-bar or hangover crowd. Try breakfast any time or one of their Greek specialties. $5-$12.
  • The College Perk Coffeehouse, 9078 Baltimore Ave (north of campus), +1-301-982-0587 [7]. A privately-owned eclectic coffeehouse with free wireless internet, a liquor license, a kitchen, brunch on the weekends, and espresso. What more do you need?
  • Jungle Grille, 8145-F Baltimore Ave (north of campus), +1-301-441-3321 (Fax: +1-301-441-3349), [8]. M-Th 11AM-10PM, F-Sa 11AM-11PM, Su noon-10PM. The place to go for sandwiches and yogurt. $6-8.

Drink

  • Santa Fe, 4410 Knox Road, (301) 779-1345 [9]. Pub-type atmosphere, all booths and tables.
  • Cornerstone Grill & Loft, 7325 Baltimore Avenue, (301) 779-7044. Seating downstairs, dancing and pool upstairs.
  • R. J. Bentley's, 7323 Baltimore Avenue, (301) 277-8898.
  • Franklin's, 5121 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, (301) 927-2740 [10]. A great little brewery just south of College Park.
  • Lupo's Italian Chophouse, 7416 Baltimore Ave, College Park, 20740 - (301) 277-6225

Sleep

  • Best Western 8601 Baltimore Avenue, (301)474-2800, [11]

Get out

  • D.C. is a few miles away.
  • Baltimore is about a 45-minute trip.
  • Bethesda is good for night-life and is about a 30-minute drive, or 45-minute Metro ride.
  • Silver Spring is about 20 minutes away and has a newly revitalized downtown.
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