Guidebook for Takoma Park

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Guidebook for Takoma Park

Drinks & Nightlife

Extensive Beer Selection and great burgers and middle eastern fare.
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Olive Lounge & Grill
7006 Carroll Ave
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Extensive Beer Selection and great burgers and middle eastern fare.
Bookstore, Bar, Restaurant and Music / Poetry Slam Venue. Owned by the great Anas "Andy" Shallal: http://www.busboysandpoets.com/about
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Busboys and Poets
235 Carroll St NW
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Bookstore, Bar, Restaurant and Music / Poetry Slam Venue. Owned by the great Anas "Andy" Shallal: http://www.busboysandpoets.com/about
Great jazz, funk and blues music venue and local watering-hole. You will very likely see retired CNN anchor Bernie Shaw holding court and telling war stories. http://www.takomastation.com/copy-of-events-1
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Takoma station
327 Cedar St NW
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Great jazz, funk and blues music venue and local watering-hole. You will very likely see retired CNN anchor Bernie Shaw holding court and telling war stories. http://www.takomastation.com/copy-of-events-1
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Heurich House Museum
1307 New Hampshire Ave NW
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Denizens Brewing Co.
1115 East-West Hwy
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DC Brau

Entertainment & Activities

If you want a place to do some arts a crafts with the little ones head to Little Loft!
Little Loft
7007 Carroll Ave
If you want a place to do some arts a crafts with the little ones head to Little Loft!
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East Potomac Driving Range
972 Ohio Dr SW
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Rock Creek Park Horse Center
5100 Glover Rd NW
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Boating In DC at Ballpark Boathouse
Potomac Avenue Southeast
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NW
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The Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Ln
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Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St NW
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Teatro de Estúdio
1501 14th St NW
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Mosaic Theater Company
1333 H St NE
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Teatro Ford
511 10th St NW
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National Theatre DC
1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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Warner Theatre
513 13th St NW
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Tidal Basin Paddle Boats
1501 Maine Ave SW
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Parks & Nature

lovely walking / biking trail along side a creek dotted with playgrounds and fun to wade in with kids.
Sligo Creek Parkway
Sligo Creek Parkway
lovely walking / biking trail along side a creek dotted with playgrounds and fun to wade in with kids.
hiking, biking, koi pond, bonsai garden with centuries-old bonsai, azalea garden, photo ops...great for a picnic.
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Arboreto Nacional dos Estados Unidos
3501 New York Ave NE
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hiking, biking, koi pond, bonsai garden with centuries-old bonsai, azalea garden, photo ops...great for a picnic.
Amazing wetland and lotus gardens - board walk with blue heron, turtles, raptors, and other wildlife.
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Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
1550 Anacostia Avenue Northeast
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Amazing wetland and lotus gardens - board walk with blue heron, turtles, raptors, and other wildlife.
Great for a nature hike
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Ilha Theodore Roosevelt
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Great for a nature hike
Amazing Views of the white water section of the Potomac River on the Virginia Side.
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Parque das Grandes Cachoeiras
9200 Old Dominion Dr
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Amazing Views of the white water section of the Potomac River on the Virginia Side.
Amazing views of the white water portion of the Potomac River - schedule your visit to end up at The Old Anglers Inn across the way for a drink of their patio or a fancy lunch or dinner.
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Great Falls
11710 Macarthur Blvd
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Amazing views of the white water portion of the Potomac River - schedule your visit to end up at The Old Anglers Inn across the way for a drink of their patio or a fancy lunch or dinner.
Perfect hiking trail for families with kids.
Rachel Carson Greenway Trail
Rachel Carson Greenway Trail
Perfect hiking trail for families with kids.
Rock Creek Trail, Washington, DC, EUA
Centro de Natureza e Planetário Rock Creek Park
5200 Glover Rd NW
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Hains Point
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Shopping

Takoma Park is famous for women in comfortable shoes and this is where they buy them! High quality shoes from around the world and other loose and comfortable, non-binding clothing.
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Amano
7034 Carroll Ave
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Takoma Park is famous for women in comfortable shoes and this is where they buy them! High quality shoes from around the world and other loose and comfortable, non-binding clothing.
A volunteer-run store in support of artisans and their work.
Art Spring
7002 Carroll Ave
A volunteer-run store in support of artisans and their work.
slightly chaotic, but a great toy store with a heart. Get a kite and go fly it with the kids at the Washington Monument or at Washington National Cathedral grounds
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Fair Day's Play
7050 Carroll Ave
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slightly chaotic, but a great toy store with a heart. Get a kite and go fly it with the kids at the Washington Monument or at Washington National Cathedral grounds
If you forgot your hammered dulcimer or your lyre, or you need a new Martin Guitar this is the place to go...and it's right up the hill!
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House of Musical Traditions
7010 Westmoreland Ave
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If you forgot your hammered dulcimer or your lyre, or you need a new Martin Guitar this is the place to go...and it's right up the hill!
Begun as occasional tag sales centered around the cottage on a farm in Frederick, MD, these events took on a life of their own as they converted 3 large barns into Chartreuse & co and were joined by an amazing group of creative, inspiring, thoroughly entertaining, and astonishingly unique Antique dealers. 4007 Buckeystown Pike Frederick, Maryland 21704 (next door to St John’s Catholic Prep) DATES & HOURS OPEN once a month, 3rd Fri-Sun HOURS: Fri/Sat 9am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm (except where noted)
Chartreuse & Co
4005 Buckeystown Pike
Begun as occasional tag sales centered around the cottage on a farm in Frederick, MD, these events took on a life of their own as they converted 3 large barns into Chartreuse & co and were joined by an amazing group of creative, inspiring, thoroughly entertaining, and astonishingly unique Antique dealers. 4007 Buckeystown Pike Frederick, Maryland 21704 (next door to St John’s Catholic Prep) DATES & HOURS OPEN once a month, 3rd Fri-Sun HOURS: Fri/Sat 9am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm (except where noted)
Unique
10121 New Hampshire Ave
Georgetown Tobacco
3144 M St NW
Tabletop

Essentials

You don't have to be a member to get your organic and locally sourced groceries and health remedies. They also serve hot soups, some prepared foods and wine and beer.
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Takoma Park-Silver Spring Food Co-op
201 Ethan Allen Ave
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You don't have to be a member to get your organic and locally sourced groceries and health remedies. They also serve hot soups, some prepared foods and wine and beer.
Best / closest urgent care in the area. Close to the Silver Spring Metro station which is one stop north of Takoma. It is NO LONGER on 16th Street! It is located at 8206 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Patient First - Silver Spring
8206 Georgia Ave
Best / closest urgent care in the area. Close to the Silver Spring Metro station which is one stop north of Takoma. It is NO LONGER on 16th Street! It is located at 8206 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
This is just as close as the other Trader Joes in the middle of nowhere but this one is in the middle of happening U Street Corridor. If you need your TJ's fix this is the place to go.
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Trader Joe's
1914 14th St NW
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This is just as close as the other Trader Joes in the middle of nowhere but this one is in the middle of happening U Street Corridor. If you need your TJ's fix this is the place to go.
lovely independent day spa - excellent massages, facials and wraps.
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The Still Point Takoma Park
6 Grant Ave
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lovely independent day spa - excellent massages, facials and wraps.
Lidl
6881 New Hampshire Ave
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ALDI
7609 New Hampshire Ave
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Morris Miller Wines & Liquors
7804 Alaska Ave NW

Getting Around

The green bikes you see all over town are from this company. Signup on line and grab a bike and leave it where ever you want.
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Lime
85 2nd St
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The green bikes you see all over town are from this company. Signup on line and grab a bike and leave it where ever you want.

Arts & Culture

if you have a strong stomach or a morbid curiosity then go here. You will see the largest ingested hair ball, the bullet from Abraham Lincoln's brain and skull fragment, the gestational life of a human fetus and other medical fascinations and oddities.
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National Museum of Health & Medicine
2500 Linden Ln
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if you have a strong stomach or a morbid curiosity then go here. You will see the largest ingested hair ball, the bullet from Abraham Lincoln's brain and skull fragment, the gestational life of a human fetus and other medical fascinations and oddities.
The photography collection houses 88 original black-and-white photos by Ansel Adams, who was a close friend and advocate for The Wilderness Society. Adams gifted 75 of the photographs to The Wilderness Society before his death in 1984, with the other 13 acquired in later years. The Ansel Adams photography collection is free and open to the public. Filled with iconic images of Yosemite, the Great Smokey Mountains and other grandiose landscapes, it is the perfect remedy for any nature junky needing a break from D.C.’s urban environment. https://wilderness.org/update/ansel-adams-photography-collection-makes-washingtonian%E2%80%99s-hidden-gems-list
Wilderness Society
1801 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
The photography collection houses 88 original black-and-white photos by Ansel Adams, who was a close friend and advocate for The Wilderness Society. Adams gifted 75 of the photographs to The Wilderness Society before his death in 1984, with the other 13 acquired in later years. The Ansel Adams photography collection is free and open to the public. Filled with iconic images of Yosemite, the Great Smokey Mountains and other grandiose landscapes, it is the perfect remedy for any nature junky needing a break from D.C.’s urban environment. https://wilderness.org/update/ansel-adams-photography-collection-makes-washingtonian%E2%80%99s-hidden-gems-list
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms Tour Visit one of Washington’s best kept secrets. Tours are offered daily, Monday – Friday. 9:30am 10:30am 2:45pm To arrange for a tour of the collections visit: https://diplomaticrooms.state.gov/tours/ For more information, please contact the Tour Office at 202-647-3241 or via e-mail at TourOffice@state.gov.
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US Department of State
2201 C St NW
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The Diplomatic Reception Rooms Tour Visit one of Washington’s best kept secrets. Tours are offered daily, Monday – Friday. 9:30am 10:30am 2:45pm To arrange for a tour of the collections visit: https://diplomaticrooms.state.gov/tours/ For more information, please contact the Tour Office at 202-647-3241 or via e-mail at TourOffice@state.gov.
Spy vs. Spy - for the ultimate code breaker and puzzle hound.
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Museu Nacional de Criptologia
8290 Colony Seven Rd
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Spy vs. Spy - for the ultimate code breaker and puzzle hound.
Be an heiress for the day...French and Russian decorative arts, fabulous jewels and an incredible garden and greenhouse. Stay for tea.
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave NW
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Be an heiress for the day...French and Russian decorative arts, fabulous jewels and an incredible garden and greenhouse. Stay for tea.
Be inspired by women artists through the ages in the beautiful space. Have a proper German lunch afterward at Cafe Mozart across the street.
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Museu Nacional de Mulheres Artistas
1250 New York Ave NW
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Be inspired by women artists through the ages in the beautiful space. Have a proper German lunch afterward at Cafe Mozart across the street.
an often overlooked museum AMA | Art Museum of the Americas is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary Latin American and Caribbean art in the United States. It is part of the Organization of American States (OAS), an international public organization whose aim is to promote democracy, peace, justice, and solidarity among its 35 member countries.
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Art Museum of The Americas
201 18th St NW
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an often overlooked museum AMA | Art Museum of the Americas is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary Latin American and Caribbean art in the United States. It is part of the Organization of American States (OAS), an international public organization whose aim is to promote democracy, peace, justice, and solidarity among its 35 member countries.
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is the premier center for the preservation and research of the legacy of Civil War Medical innovation and humanitarianism. As a living institution, we utilize artifacts, storytelling and the historic lessons derived from that era to educate the public and define the impact on today’s society.
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E Patrick St
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The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is the premier center for the preservation and research of the legacy of Civil War Medical innovation and humanitarianism. As a living institution, we utilize artifacts, storytelling and the historic lessons derived from that era to educate the public and define the impact on today’s society.
The Kreeger Museum, a private, non-profit art museum and the former residence of David and Carmen Kreeger, rests on five acres of sculpture-filled gardens and is surrounded by tranquil woods. Designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson, it is among the few examples of his work in DC. The Kreeger's focus on 19th and 20th century paintings is evidenced by works of Monet, Picasso, Renoir, Cezanne, Chagall, Miro, and Stella. Also included in the permanent collection are works of prominent Washington artists and outstanding examples of traditional African and Asian art. Tuesdays to Saturdays: 10 am to 4 pm Closed Sundays and Mondays. Suggested Donation: $10
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Museu Kreeger
2401 Foxhall Rd NW
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The Kreeger Museum, a private, non-profit art museum and the former residence of David and Carmen Kreeger, rests on five acres of sculpture-filled gardens and is surrounded by tranquil woods. Designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson, it is among the few examples of his work in DC. The Kreeger's focus on 19th and 20th century paintings is evidenced by works of Monet, Picasso, Renoir, Cezanne, Chagall, Miro, and Stella. Also included in the permanent collection are works of prominent Washington artists and outstanding examples of traditional African and Asian art. Tuesdays to Saturdays: 10 am to 4 pm Closed Sundays and Mondays. Suggested Donation: $10
Open Tuesday through Sunday, except for federal holidays. 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free. The garden is open Tuesday through Sunday (except for federal holidays) March 15–October 31 2:00–6:00 p.m. Admission to the garden in the Regular Season is: $10 Regular $8 Senior (60+) $5 Students and Children (ages 2–12) Free for Harvard faculty, students, and staff (with Harvard photo ID)
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Museu Dumbarton Oaks
1703 32nd St NW
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Open Tuesday through Sunday, except for federal holidays. 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free. The garden is open Tuesday through Sunday (except for federal holidays) March 15–October 31 2:00–6:00 p.m. Admission to the garden in the Regular Season is: $10 Regular $8 Senior (60+) $5 Students and Children (ages 2–12) Free for Harvard faculty, students, and staff (with Harvard photo ID)
The National Geographic Museum is great for all ages and features a wide range of changing exhibitions, from interactive experiences to stunning photography exhibitions featuring the work of National Geographic explorers, photographers, and scientists. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/dc/exhibitions/
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National Geographic Museum
1145 17th St NW
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The National Geographic Museum is great for all ages and features a wide range of changing exhibitions, from interactive experiences to stunning photography exhibitions featuring the work of National Geographic explorers, photographers, and scientists. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/dc/exhibitions/
Beautiful and historic home with an excellent professional interactive tour perfect for children. President Lincoln's get-a-way from the swamp of DC where he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. Tours every hour on the hour
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Casa de Campo do Presidente Lincoln
140 Rock Creek Church Rd NW
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Beautiful and historic home with an excellent professional interactive tour perfect for children. President Lincoln's get-a-way from the swamp of DC where he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. Tours every hour on the hour
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Pavilion Café
Constitution Avenue Northwest
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Museu da Bíblia
400 4th St SW
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Museu de Arte Visionária Americana
800 Key Hwy
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The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
701 21st St NW
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Museu Nacional de Mulheres Artistas
1250 New York Ave NW
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