Guidebook for Potomac
Food Scene
▪️Local cafés like Sister’s Thai, CAVA, & Gregorio’s, & coffee shops 5 minutes away. ▪️Bethesda, 18 minutes away, has great international dining options
Starbucks
39 Maryland AveClose and fast - only 5 minutes drive. Also near Dunkin' Donuts :)
A great place to be out & about - with wonderful dining and shopping. On a nice day, sit by the fountain and watch the city go by. Just 20 minutes by Metro.
301 locals recommend
Dupont Circle
A great place to be out & about - with wonderful dining and shopping. On a nice day, sit by the fountain and watch the city go by. Just 20 minutes by Metro.
Lots of chic bars and restaurants in this cool neighborhood! 15 minutes by Metro.
287 locals recommend
Adams Morgan
Lots of chic bars and restaurants in this cool neighborhood! 15 minutes by Metro.
Everything Else
Suburban Hospital, Marriott HQ, NSSC (Naval Seas Systems Command/Naval Surface Warfare Center) are each 15-20 minutes away.
Visiting doctors, lecturers, and medical personnel, we are 15 minutes from here, driving, or 8 minutes via metro (Medical Center Metro Station)
37 locals recommend
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville PikeVisiting doctors, lecturers, and medical personnel, we are 15 minutes from here, driving, or 8 minutes via metro (Medical Center Metro Station)
Visiting doctors, lecturers, and medical personnel, we are 20-25 minutes from here, driving, or 8 minutes via metro (Medical Center Metro Station)
National Naval Medical Center: Nowrouzzadeh Farzad MD
8901 Wisconsin AveVisiting doctors, lecturers, and medical personnel, we are 20-25 minutes from here, driving, or 8 minutes via metro (Medical Center Metro Station)
Our nearest Metro stop, about a 10 minute drive (we can take you). It's on the Red Line, which will take you to Bethesda in 7 minutes, Dupont Circle in 20 minutes, or the Smithsonian in 25 minutes.
27 locals recommend
Grosvenor-Strathmore station
Our nearest Metro stop, about a 10 minute drive (we can take you). It's on the Red Line, which will take you to Bethesda in 7 minutes, Dupont Circle in 20 minutes, or the Smithsonian in 25 minutes.
Essentials
A huge drugstore with everything you could need, open 24/7. Right next to Giant Food.
448 locals recommend
CVS
1418 P St NWA huge drugstore with everything you could need, open 24/7. Right next to Giant Food.
A bit further, about 12 minutes drive from the house, but full of great organic foods, coffee bar, & cafe. Free parking in underground deck.
138 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
11355 Woodglen DrA bit further, about 12 minutes drive from the house, but full of great organic foods, coffee bar, & cafe. Free parking in underground deck.
Arts & Culture
Free performances every day on the Millenium Stage!
498 locals recommend
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NWFree performances every day on the Millenium Stage!
This theater plays lots of independent films and is right next to lots of cool restaurants and stores.
27 locals recommend
Bethesda Row Cinema
2959 7235 Woodmont AveThis theater plays lots of independent films and is right next to lots of cool restaurants and stores.
Large movie theater with all the latest blockbusters, right in Rockville Town Center with all it's restaurants and stores.
27 locals recommend
Regal Rockville Cinema 13
199 E Montgomery AveLarge movie theater with all the latest blockbusters, right in Rockville Town Center with all it's restaurants and stores.
Shopping
Only 5 minutes from the house and has every store you can think of: Apple, Macy's, Nordstrom, etc.
Westfield Shopping Center & Montgomery Mall
Only 5 minutes from the house and has every store you can think of: Apple, Macy's, Nordstrom, etc.
Lots of fun looking (Cartier, Tiffany, Jimmy Choo, Brook Brothers, Ralph Lauren) & shopping to be had here. More reasonably priced places are also available like Bloomingdales, Gap, and Chico's, along with excellent restaurants & pubs. About 8 minutes by Metro, or a 20 minute drive.
34 locals recommend
Friendship Heights
Lots of fun looking (Cartier, Tiffany, Jimmy Choo, Brook Brothers, Ralph Lauren) & shopping to be had here. More reasonably priced places are also available like Bloomingdales, Gap, and Chico's, along with excellent restaurants & pubs. About 8 minutes by Metro, or a 20 minute drive.
5 min drive or 25 minute brisk walk is a huge 24/7 CVS, Giant Food grocery store, California Tortilla, The Grilled Oyster, Broadway Pizza, Starbucks, Attman's Deli, Dunkin Donuts, Subway, Wine & Beer, and so much more.
7 locals recommend
Cabin John Village
7919 Seven Locks Rd5 min drive or 25 minute brisk walk is a huge 24/7 CVS, Giant Food grocery store, California Tortilla, The Grilled Oyster, Broadway Pizza, Starbucks, Attman's Deli, Dunkin Donuts, Subway, Wine & Beer, and so much more.
Parks & Nature
Both the Maryland and Virginia sides of the park are beautiful, with panoramic views of the Potomac River and great picnicking, walking/hiking trails, scenic overlook. The Maryland side is off MacArthur Blvd. and has much better trails & bridges right on top of some of the falls! https://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/greatfallstavernvisitorcenter.htm. World. Class. Kayaking. 15 minutes drive from the house. It's $10 entry, but that is for 3 days.
182 locals recommend
Great Falls
11710 Macarthur BlvdBoth the Maryland and Virginia sides of the park are beautiful, with panoramic views of the Potomac River and great picnicking, walking/hiking trails, scenic overlook. The Maryland side is off MacArthur Blvd. and has much better trails & bridges right on top of some of the falls! https://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/greatfallstavernvisitorcenter.htm. World. Class. Kayaking. 15 minutes drive from the house. It's $10 entry, but that is for 3 days.
Great Falls Park
Sightseeing
One of the most visited museums in the world, and a hometown favorite. They have everything from rockets to Amelia Earhart's plane!
809 locals recommend
National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SWOne of the most visited museums in the world, and a hometown favorite. They have everything from rockets to Amelia Earhart's plane!
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWDon't forget to get a picture here!
Beautiful stained glass (including one with a moon rock!) and gothic architecture - flying buttresses, vaulted ceilings, and lots of gargoyles. A 20 minute drive.
226 locals recommend
Washington National Cathedral
Beautiful stained glass (including one with a moon rock!) and gothic architecture - flying buttresses, vaulted ceilings, and lots of gargoyles. A 20 minute drive.
Absolutely one of our favorite museums! Great for kids, and the newly renovated exhibits are very impressive. A must-do!
647 locals recommend
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWAbsolutely one of our favorite museums! Great for kids, and the newly renovated exhibits are very impressive. A must-do!