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Rockville is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is characterized by rolling hills, historic towns, and high tech industries

Understand

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Rockville Town Center

Rockville is the second largest incorporated city in Maryland.

Rockville is 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Washington D.C. and is just south of Olney and Gaithersburg.

Get in

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By plane

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Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI IATA) is a 45-minute drive from Rockville. It is also accessible via ICC Bus 201.

Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA IATA) is a 30-minute drive from Rockville and is accessible via the Metrorail.

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD IATA) is a 35-minute drive from Rockville but takes significantly longer using public transportation.

By train

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See also: Rail travel in the United States

By bus

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Ride-on-Bus and MetroBus operate service between Rockville and other locations in Montgomery County, including Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton.

By car

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  • Rockville is accessible via Interstate 270, which links I-70 with I-495, the Capital Beltway.
  • Maryland Route 355, known as Hungerford Drive in the downtown area, Frederick Road to the north, and Rockville Pike to the south, is the most important north-south thoroughfare in Rockville.
  • Downtown Rockville lies near the nexus of Route 355 with Maryland Route 28, called Montgomery Avenue to the west of the intersection.
  • Maryland Route 586, Veirs Mill Road, connects downtown Rockville to Wheaton to the southeast.
  • Route 189, Falls Road, runs southwest to its terminus at Great Falls.

Get around

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By car

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A car is best used to get around the city. However, Ride-on-Bus, MetroBus, and the Metrorail can be used if traveling between popular destinations.

Parking meters in Rockville are linked to the MobileNOW[dead link] payment system and app.

By bicycle

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There are several bicycle trails in Rockville. For information on Capital Bikeshare, the bike sharing network of the Washington D.C. area, see Washington_DC#Get_around.

  • 1 Beall-Dawson House, 103 West Montgomery Ave, ☏ +1 301-762-1492. Built in 1815, it is generally well preserved and is now a museum showcasing life in the early 19th century. It includes the former residents' living quarters as well as an exhibit of 19th-century medical equipment and medicine. Beall-Dawson House (Q4245009) on Wikidata Beall–Dawson House on Wikipedia 
  • 2 Peerless Rockville, 29 Courthouse Square, Room 110, ☏ +1 301-762-0096. In the historic red brick courthouse, this is a mini-museum about the city's important heritage. 
  • 3 St. Mary's School & Cemetery, 600 Veirs Mill Rd, ☏ +1 301-762-4179, . Site of the grave of F. Scott Fitzgerald. (updated May 2019)
  • 4 VisArts, 155 Gibbs St, ☏ +1 301-315-8200. An arts center with public exhibitions and classes. 
  • Rockville Town Square. Community in downtown Rockville with stores, a movie theater, library, bars, an ice skating rink and community events located across the street from the Rockville metro station. (updated Feb 2020)
  • Rockville Town Square. Community in downtown Rockville with a variety of stores, a movie theater, restaurants, bars, a library, an ice skating rink and community events located across the street from the Rockville metro station. (updated Feb 2020)

Parks

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Golf

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  • 1 City of Rockville Farmers Market, Corner of Route 28 & Monroe St. Every Saturday May-Nov: 9AM-1PM. 
  • 2 Second Story Books, 12160 Parklawn Drive, ☏ +1 301-770-0477. Su-W 10AM-8PM, Th-Sa 10AM-9PM. Very good and very large used book store with lots of used books, LPs, CDs, posters and antiques set in a warehouse. Free parking and about a 15-minute walk from Twinbrook metro station. (updated Aug 2017)
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Budget

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In addition to the restaurants below, all of the popular East Coast chain restaurants are represented in Rockville.

  • 1 A&J Restaurant, 1319 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-251-7878. Affordable but good Chinese cuisine and dim sum. 
  • 2 Silver Diner, 12276 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301 770-2828. A classic American diner with milkshakes and a jukebox. 
  • 3 Taipei Tokyo, 11510 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-881-8388. Chinese, Thai & Japanese cafeteria style. 
  • 4 Z&Z Manoushe Bakery, 1111 Nelson St, ☏ +1 301-296-4178. W-Sa 10AM-7:30PM, Su 10AM-3PM. Palestinian bakery, specializing in Manoushe (Palestinian flatbreads), ingredients sourced from Palestine. $10-20. (updated Oct 2024)
  • 5 Yekta Supermarket & Kabob, 1488 Rockville Pike A, ☏ +1 301 984-0005. M-Sa 11AM-9PM, Su 11:30AM-7PM. Persian eatery located next to an affiliated imported-food market. Take-out only and in a strip mall, but excellent kabobs and other Persian dishes. Near Twinbrook metro station. $10-20. (updated Oct 2024)

Mid-range

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Splurge

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Drink

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Bars

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Cafes

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Sleep

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Connect

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Go next

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Routes through Rockville
Pittsburgh ← Harpers Ferry ←  W  E  → Washington, D.C. → END
Frederick ← Gaithersburg ←  W  E  → Bethesda → Washington, D.C.
END ← Gaithersburg ←  N  S  → Bethesda → East End, Washington
Martinsburg ← Gaithersburg ←  NW  SE  → Kensington → Washington, D.C.


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