Guidebook for Bethesda

Jerry
Guidebook for Bethesda

Essentials

Get all your grocery needs here. It's walking distance. Open 24/7.
14 locals recommend
Giant Pharmacy
10400 Old Georgetown Rd
14 locals recommend
Get all your grocery needs here. It's walking distance. Open 24/7.
For all your amenities
9 locals recommend
CVS Pharmacy
5700 Bou Ave
9 locals recommend
For all your amenities
Another place to get groceries that's within walking distance.
16 locals recommend
Balducci's Food Lover's Market
10323 Old Georgetown Rd
16 locals recommend
Another place to get groceries that's within walking distance.
There's a Balducci's, CVS, Starbucks, Chop't, Geppetto and other stores in this little shopping center.
7 locals recommend
Wildwood
10241 Old Georgetown Rd
7 locals recommend
There's a Balducci's, CVS, Starbucks, Chop't, Geppetto and other stores in this little shopping center.

Food Scene

For your morning routine or for a chill day of reading
58 locals recommend
Starbucks
2800 University Blvd W
58 locals recommend
For your morning routine or for a chill day of reading
Jerry's favorite food place in Washington, DC.
20 locals recommend
Julia's Empanadas
1221 Connecticut Ave NW
20 locals recommend
Jerry's favorite food place in Washington, DC.
Best Chinese food place in the area.
Joe's Noodle House
1488 Rockville Pike
Best Chinese food place in the area.
This place is honestly not very good, but it's a local landmark, so I'll list it here in case.
288 locals recommend
Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
1213 U St NW
288 locals recommend
This place is honestly not very good, but it's a local landmark, so I'll list it here in case.
My father's favorite crab shack. If you want to taste some authentic Maryland crab, go here.
Bethesda Crab House
4958 Bethesda Ave
My father's favorite crab shack. If you want to taste some authentic Maryland crab, go here.
My friend Mike's favorite place.
ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen
4820 Bethesda Ave
My friend Mike's favorite place.

Everything Else

Local library. My mother works here, so she can help you out too.
Davis (North Bethesda) Library
6400 Democracy Blvd
Local library. My mother works here, so she can help you out too.
This place has a pull-up bar for those who like Calisthenics. Perfect running distance.
Fernwood Park
6708 Michaels Dr
This place has a pull-up bar for those who like Calisthenics. Perfect running distance.
Closest Metro (subway) station. In DC, it's called Metro.
27 locals recommend
Grosvenor-Strathmore station
27 locals recommend
Closest Metro (subway) station. In DC, it's called Metro.
J1, J2, J3 buses will take you to this subway station here. From here, you can go into DC. Also, here is where NIH is! If you have an internship or job here, now you know.
19 locals recommend
Medical Center station
19 locals recommend
J1, J2, J3 buses will take you to this subway station here. From here, you can go into DC. Also, here is where NIH is! If you have an internship or job here, now you know.
A great university in DC
41 locals recommend
The George Washington University School of Business
2201 G St NW
41 locals recommend
A great university in DC
Top tier University in one of the coolest areas in DC.
106 locals recommend
Georgetown University
3700 O St NW
106 locals recommend
Top tier University in one of the coolest areas in DC.
For those of you who want to tour UMCP.
85 locals recommend
University of Maryland
85 locals recommend
For those of you who want to tour UMCP.
A park along the Bethesda Trolley Trail. It has a playground. The trail will take you to Twinbrook and Bethesda. Very good hiking/running/biking trail for those of you who want to explore.
Fleming Local Park
9929 Fleming Ave
A park along the Bethesda Trolley Trail. It has a playground. The trail will take you to Twinbrook and Bethesda. Very good hiking/running/biking trail for those of you who want to explore.
Little park with hiking trails. Perfect for if you want some fresh forest scent.
Wyngate Woods Neighborhood Park
6410 Tulsa Ln
Little park with hiking trails. Perfect for if you want some fresh forest scent.
A bookstore in downtown Bethesda if you like to read.
15 locals recommend
Barnes & Noble
4801 Bethesda Avenue
15 locals recommend
A bookstore in downtown Bethesda if you like to read.

Arts & Culture

The local mall for all your shopping needs. It also has a newly built movie theater!
84 locals recommend
Westfield Montgomery
7101 Democracy Blvd
84 locals recommend
The local mall for all your shopping needs. It also has a newly built movie theater!
A movie theater in Downtown Bethesda. If you want to see some movies while out in Bethesda, this place is the place to go.
Regal Cinemas Bethesda 10
7272 Wisconsin Avenue
A movie theater in Downtown Bethesda. If you want to see some movies while out in Bethesda, this place is the place to go.

Entertainment & Activities

Go here and skate with your whole family!
Cabin John Ice Rink
10610 Westlake Dr
Go here and skate with your whole family!
The best museum in DC that most people don't know about. It charges admission fees.
231 locals recommend
International Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW
231 locals recommend
The best museum in DC that most people don't know about. It charges admission fees.
Jerry's favorite museum in DC. This museum is completely free admission.
365 locals recommend
National Portrait Gallery
365 locals recommend
Jerry's favorite museum in DC. This museum is completely free admission.
The zoo in DC. Completely free and with Pandas.
771 locals recommend
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NW
771 locals recommend
The zoo in DC. Completely free and with Pandas.
Another cool exhibit in DC that most visitors never find out about. I highly recommend this.
92 locals recommend
National Building Museum
401 F St NW
92 locals recommend
Another cool exhibit in DC that most visitors never find out about. I highly recommend this.
Closest park to our house. It's got a playground for kids and a Farmers Market at the United Church of Christ nearby: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays, May 4-Nov. 16; 10 a.m-2 p.m. Saturdays year-round.
Stratton Local Park
9925 Harrogate Rd
Closest park to our house. It's got a playground for kids and a Farmers Market at the United Church of Christ nearby: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays, May 4-Nov. 16; 10 a.m-2 p.m. Saturdays year-round.
Great little park that has a forest, playgrounds, softball fields etc. Great for a little picnic or soccer game.
Timberlawn Park
10800 Gloxinia Dr
Great little park that has a forest, playgrounds, softball fields etc. Great for a little picnic or soccer game.

Drinks & Nightlife

A very neat bar in the DC. It's got a dance floor, arcade and board games, and upstairs restaurant. Great place to hang out and take a date.
26 locals recommend
Penn Social
801 E St NW
26 locals recommend
A very neat bar in the DC. It's got a dance floor, arcade and board games, and upstairs restaurant. Great place to hang out and take a date.
Downtown Bethesda's local bar. Very fun place with pool tables and dance floor.
Union Jack's
4915 St Elmo Ave
Downtown Bethesda's local bar. Very fun place with pool tables and dance floor.

Sightseeing

Great museum with some spectacular food when you're hungry. Free admission.
196 locals recommend
National Museum of the American Indian
4th Street Southwest
196 locals recommend
Great museum with some spectacular food when you're hungry. Free admission.