Guidebook for Travis’ room

Travis
Guidebook for Travis’ room

Food Scene

Most restaurants listed are within 10-15 minutes.
5 min drive
27 locals recommend
Chick-fil-A
9121 Alaking Ct
27 locals recommend
5 min drive
10 minute drive
Peru's Chicken
12106 Central Ave
10 minute drive
Great southern Soul food (10 minutes)
17 locals recommend
Carolina Kitchen
800 Shoppers Way
17 locals recommend
Great southern Soul food (10 minutes)
Not the best chipotle, but it’s okay.
306 locals recommend
Chipotle Mexican Grill
3113 14th St NW
306 locals recommend
Not the best chipotle, but it’s okay.
Delicious and authentic creole seafood, a little far at around a 20 minute drive
BeClaws
2404 University Blvd W
Delicious and authentic creole seafood, a little far at around a 20 minute drive
Good West Indian / Jamaican food (5 minutes)
Irie Cafe
9141 Alaking Ct
Good West Indian / Jamaican food (5 minutes)
Many seafood vendors: raw and cooked, with a pier of other restaurants & shops (30 minutes)
42 locals recommend
Captain White’s Seafood City
6308 Maine Ave SW
42 locals recommend
Many seafood vendors: raw and cooked, with a pier of other restaurants & shops (30 minutes)
Many restaurants & shops near the Potomac River (15-20 minutes)
596 locals recommend
National Harbor
165 Waterfront St
596 locals recommend
Many restaurants & shops near the Potomac River (15-20 minutes)
Historic African-American DC restaurant near Howard U (drive or take metro)
288 locals recommend
Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
1213 U St NW
288 locals recommend
Historic African-American DC restaurant near Howard U (drive or take metro)
Historic DC restaurant; great for breakfast (try the sweet potato pancakes), lunch or dinner - many locations.
569 locals recommend
Busboys and Poets
450 K St NW
569 locals recommend
Historic DC restaurant; great for breakfast (try the sweet potato pancakes), lunch or dinner - many locations.
In VA, open Saturday mornings with a large selection, and a lot of shops & more in walking distance. Also near a pier. (20-25 minutes)
34 locals recommend
Old Town Farmers Market
301 King St
34 locals recommend
In VA, open Saturday mornings with a large selection, and a lot of shops & more in walking distance. Also near a pier. (20-25 minutes)
10-15 minutes, same plaza as Peruvian chicken
24 locals recommend
Pizza Hut
4205 Georgia Ave NW
24 locals recommend
10-15 minutes, same plaza as Peruvian chicken
Really delicious seafood of all types. In Baltimore, so it’s a trek, but I like it. Stop & enjoy the Inner Harbor while in B-more (50-60 minutes)
39 locals recommend
Nick's Fish House
2600 Insulator Dr
39 locals recommend
Really delicious seafood of all types. In Baltimore, so it’s a trek, but I like it. Stop & enjoy the Inner Harbor while in B-more (50-60 minutes)
*CASH ONLY* - a good American-Chinese fast-food restaurant (10 minutes)
Jerry Yum's
10696 Campus Way S
*CASH ONLY* - a good American-Chinese fast-food restaurant (10 minutes)

Sightseeing

Many restaurants & shops near the Potomac River (15-20 minutes)
596 locals recommend
National Harbor
165 Waterfront St
596 locals recommend
Many restaurants & shops near the Potomac River (15-20 minutes)
231 locals recommend
International Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW
231 locals recommend
Near Ben’s Chili Bowl
55 locals recommend
African American Civil War Museum
1925 Vermont Ave NW
55 locals recommend
Near Ben’s Chili Bowl
809 locals recommend
National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SW
809 locals recommend
107 locals recommend
Chinatown
604 H St NW
107 locals recommend
Unlike the Smithsonian’s, this one cost, but a great museum (30 minutes, or take metro)
202 locals recommend
Newseum
565 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
202 locals recommend
Unlike the Smithsonian’s, this one cost, but a great museum (30 minutes, or take metro)
Casino and Hotel, across from National Harbor (15-20 minutes)
359 locals recommend
MGM National Harbor
101 MGM National Ave
359 locals recommend
Casino and Hotel, across from National Harbor (15-20 minutes)

Parks & Nature

584 locals recommend
Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NW
584 locals recommend

Shopping

Bit of a drive, but a very big and nice mall (30 minutes)
95 locals recommend
Westfield Annapolis Mall
2002 Annapolis Mall
95 locals recommend
Bit of a drive, but a very big and nice mall (30 minutes)
Outlet mall and a Cinemark movie theater (25-30 minutes)
82 locals recommend
Arundel Mills
7000 Arundel Mills Cir
82 locals recommend
Outlet mall and a Cinemark movie theater (25-30 minutes)
A classy plaza with Starbucks, lot of restaurants, Macy's, Safeway, and more stores and restaurants (20 minutes)
35 locals recommend
Bowie Town Center
15606 Emerald Way
35 locals recommend
A classy plaza with Starbucks, lot of restaurants, Macy's, Safeway, and more stores and restaurants (20 minutes)
5 minutes
10 locals recommend
T.J. Maxx
1751 Ritchie Station Ct
10 locals recommend
5 minutes
5 minutes
Dollar Tree
1771 Ritchie Station Ct
5 minutes
5 minutes
28 locals recommend
Bed Bath & Beyond
3100 14th St NW
28 locals recommend
5 minutes
Large outdoor outlet complex. Minutes from National Harbor & MGM Casino (15-20 minutes)
219 locals recommend
Tanger Outlets National Harbor
6800 Oxon Hill Rd
219 locals recommend
Large outdoor outlet complex. Minutes from National Harbor & MGM Casino (15-20 minutes)
Near Giant & Jerry Yums (10 minutes)
16 locals recommend
Target
10401 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy
16 locals recommend
Near Giant & Jerry Yums (10 minutes)

Groceries

10 minutes
10 locals recommend
Giant Food
10480 Campus Way S
10 locals recommend
10 minutes
Big and very nice grocery, a bit pricey, but a large selection, with great hot food selections also (Whole Foods like) (10-15 minutes)
113 locals recommend
Wegmans
9001 McHugh Dr
113 locals recommend
Big and very nice grocery, a bit pricey, but a large selection, with great hot food selections also (Whole Foods like) (10-15 minutes)
Run by the Amish, only open Thursday-Saturday with a large selection of cooked and raw food and desserts (10 minutes)
10 locals recommend
Dutch Village Farmers Market
5030 Brown Station Rd
10 locals recommend
Run by the Amish, only open Thursday-Saturday with a large selection of cooked and raw food and desserts (10 minutes)
Closest location, not far from University of Maryland College Park (20-25 minutes)
287 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
600 H St NE
287 locals recommend
Closest location, not far from University of Maryland College Park (20-25 minutes)

Happy Hour

Full restaurant, but also has a good happy hour.
15-20 minutes
10 locals recommend
Grace's Steak & Seafood Restaurant
10531 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy
10 locals recommend
15-20 minutes

Transportation

Metro stations
Closest metro. Parking $5.20 weekdays, free on weekends (8-10 minutes)
Morgan Boulevard station
300 Garrett A Morgan Blvd
Closest metro. Parking $5.20 weekdays, free on weekends (8-10 minutes)