Dulles International Airport 49 min
Brookside Gardens (20 min) Sprawling 50-acre green space with conservatories, water elements, flowers & fruit trees. Butler's Orchard (24 min) Meadowside Nature Center (11 min) This center features hands-on natural & cultural history, 8 miles of trails & native bird aviaries. National Capital Trolley Museum (15 min) Museum featuring classic streetcars from around the world & trolley rides along a 1-mile railway. Glenstone (29 min) Unique museum showing contemporary art in a modern gallery building & an expansive sculpture garden. Wheaton Regional Park (22 min) County park has playground, picnic areas, train, carousel, nature center, tennis, trails & stables. Cabin John Regional Park (29 min) This 8.8-mile natural-surface trail for hikers & bikers follows a stream in a wooded suburban park. Field of Screams Maryland (4 min) Rock Creek Regional Park (10 min) Parkland with multiple hiking trails & lakeshore wildlife-watching, plus playgrounds & boat rentals. Seneca Creek State Park (22 min) This 6,700 acre park of forest & farmlands offers hunting, fresh water fishing & hiking trails. Lake Bernard Frank (12 min) Lake Needwood (9 min) Scenic 75-acre boating & fishing lake in a regional park surrounded by forest & hiking trails. The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring (11 min) Forest setup of zip lines, rope rigs & wooden bridges has day & night passes for kids & adults. Black Hill Regional Park (31 min) Green space with a dog run, fishing pier & boat rentals, plus trails, playgrounds & picnic shelters. National Museum of Health and Medicine (28 min) The history of military medicine is detailed in thousands of specimens dating from the Civil War. |