Guidebook for Silver Spring
Essentials
Walk, bike or bus--pick up prepared meals or groceries. Bring back to our house to prepare your meal or picnic on the plaza.
138 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
11355 Woodglen DrWalk, bike or bus--pick up prepared meals or groceries. Bring back to our house to prepare your meal or picnic on the plaza.
Arts & Culture
Conference Center within walking distance, bike- or bus-ride. The plaza features farmer's and craft markets, outdoor ice skating rink and music. Come for the fall jazz festival.
8 locals recommend
Silver Spring Civic Building
1 Veterans PlConference Center within walking distance, bike- or bus-ride. The plaza features farmer's and craft markets, outdoor ice skating rink and music. Come for the fall jazz festival.
All mainstream movies are here and it's a 15-minute walk or short bus-ride away from our house. Lot's of food options are nearby, too.
86 locals recommend
Regal Majestic Stadium 20 and IMAX
900 Ellsworth DrAll mainstream movies are here and it's a 15-minute walk or short bus-ride away from our house. Lot's of food options are nearby, too.
Film and conference venue within a walk, bike-/bus-ride from our house. Stay with us for the AIRP conferences. Come for the international documentary festival, "SilverDocs," in June!
149 locals recommend
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville RoadFilm and conference venue within a walk, bike-/bus-ride from our house. Stay with us for the AIRP conferences. Come for the international documentary festival, "SilverDocs," in June!
Everything Else
Convenient, walkable metro station, one-mile away. There are restaurants, grocery stores, movie theaters and more on the route between the station and our house.
32 locals recommend
Silver Spring Metro Station
Convenient, walkable metro station, one-mile away. There are restaurants, grocery stores, movie theaters and more on the route between the station and our house.
Sightseeing
A 20-min ride from the Takoma Station and central to many DC sites.
63 locals recommend
Metro Center Station
607 13th St NWA 20-min ride from the Takoma Station and central to many DC sites.
A 10-minute ride from the Takoma Station. A great destination in itself and central to visiting the Capitol and other sites on the east end of the National Mall.
629 locals recommend
Union Station
A 10-minute ride from the Takoma Station. A great destination in itself and central to visiting the Capitol and other sites on the east end of the National Mall.
Best metro station to sight-see in DC. It is quicker/cheaper than Silver Spring station in MD when heading into the city. A pleasant, tree-lined, walk, bike-/bus-ride to our house.
109 locals recommend
Takoma station
327 Cedar St NWBest metro station to sight-see in DC. It is quicker/cheaper than Silver Spring station in MD when heading into the city. A pleasant, tree-lined, walk, bike-/bus-ride to our house.
Food Scene
Not fancy but authentic and flavorful Jamaican food and the jerk chicken sandwich is a great value and rivals anything you'll get in Caribbean neighborhoods in NYC.
16 locals recommend
Negril The Jamaican Eatery
965 Thayer AveNot fancy but authentic and flavorful Jamaican food and the jerk chicken sandwich is a great value and rivals anything you'll get in Caribbean neighborhoods in NYC.
Silver Spring is unique for it's Ethiopian community, rivaled only in NYC and LA. There are several restaurants and cafes featuring variations on Ethiopian fare and the patrons and proprietors are warm and friendly. We are told Addis has the most authentic atmosphere. If you're curious or already a fan, now's your chance, the cuisine is very flavorful and on the spicy side.
13 locals recommend
Addis Ababa Restaurant
8233 Fenton StSilver Spring is unique for it's Ethiopian community, rivaled only in NYC and LA. There are several restaurants and cafes featuring variations on Ethiopian fare and the patrons and proprietors are warm and friendly. We are told Addis has the most authentic atmosphere. If you're curious or already a fan, now's your chance, the cuisine is very flavorful and on the spicy side.
Parks & Nature
The Atlantic Ocean is nearly 3 hours away but within an hour you can take in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis, a world class sailing capital (and Maryland's State Capital). There is no way to get there by transit but if you have a car and the weather is pleasant it's worth a side trip. Or let us know if you're interested and we can try to put together a trip with you. On the other side of the magnificent "Bay" bridge, we keep a 36' sailboat where we spend most weekends from late spring to early fall. Join us!
14 locals recommend
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Atlantic Ocean is nearly 3 hours away but within an hour you can take in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis, a world class sailing capital (and Maryland's State Capital). There is no way to get there by transit but if you have a car and the weather is pleasant it's worth a side trip. Or let us know if you're interested and we can try to put together a trip with you. On the other side of the magnificent "Bay" bridge, we keep a 36' sailboat where we spend most weekends from late spring to early fall. Join us!