Things to Do in Montgomery County, MD

300, it’s bowling – with a twist. What’s the twist? It’s everything entertainment under one roof: state-of-the-art lanes, floor to ceiling video screens, casual-dining and your favorite local hangout with friendly servers asking “how’s that 10-lb ball treating you?”.

300 Shady Grove Website

The Adventure Park offers family fun for ages 7 and up. This aerial forest adventure is fun, exciting and safe for all participants. We provide a harness and equipment and give you a safety briefing that demonstrates how to climb in the park. There are 10 separate courses of varying levels of difficulty. Each course has zip lines but primarily consist of “bridges” between tree platforms made of rope, cable and wood configurations creating over 150 unique challenges. You will develop skills, endurance, and confidence during your time in the Park. Trained Adventure Park staff members monitor the Park and are there to assist if needed.

Adventure Park at Sandy Spring Website

The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a state-of-the-art moving image exhibition, education and cultural center housing two stadium theatres, office and meeting space, and reception and exhibit areas. The exceptional technical facilities of the AFI Silver include film formats from 16 to 70mm, high-definition digital cinema video projection, broadcast quality video recording and distance learning capabilities via satellite, fiber and the Internet. Whether it's silent film at the proper frame rate with live musical accompaniment, 70mm wide screen spectaculars or digital cinema, the AFI Silver offers state-of-the-art technology in each of its three theatres - with seating for 400, 200 and 75, respectively - as well as in its world-class conference room, all available to rent.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Website

Professionally owned sports center offering paintball for individuals, groups and parties.

AG Paintball Games Ltd. Website

A turn-of-the century Montgomery County farm, with animals and a working sawmill.
Located on 410 acres along Rock Creek in Derwood, the farm park consists of a 19th-century farmhouse, a barn, assorted farm buildings and an activity center.

Agricultural History Farm Park Website

The Agricultural Reserve is a nationally acclaimed land-use plan that was established in 1980 in response to the rapid disappearance of Montgomery County farms. The Agricultural Reserve is 93,000 acres of farmland that has been called “the country’s most successful farmland preservation program.”

Agricultural Reserve Website

Non-profit organization that builds artistic, athletic, confident individuals. Dance instruction for children and adults. Institute also offers Pilates. A world-class state of the art dance facility

American Dance Institute Website

Serving the greater Washington DC area, instructors teach the essence of grace on the dance floor. The BDC also offers many special events featuring different types of dance.

Ballroom Dance Company Website

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is internationally recognized as having achieved a preeminent place among the world\'s most important orchestras. The 2010-2011 season marks the sixth full season of the Orchestra's second home, the 1,976-seat Music Center at Strathmore, located in North Bethesda, Maryland. With the opening of the Music Center at Strathmore in February 2005, the BSO became the nation\'s first orchestra with year-round venues in two metropolitan areas. As the founding partner and resident orchestra of the Music Center, the BSO presents approximately 30 performances in the concert hall annually. Concert experiences include Classical, SuperPops and Special Events.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Website

The Historical Society includes a tour of the Beall Dawson House and the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine lasting 45 minutes to an hour.

Beall-Dawson Historic Park Website

Bethesda Central Farm Market Website

Bethesda Farmers’ Market Website

Bethesda Row Cinema Website

Experience Little Seneca Lake by boat and enjoy the wildlife by kayak, canoe, or rowboat. Private boats and Fishing are allowed with permit.

Black Hill Park Website

BlackRock inspires the community to explore, experience, and engage in the arts by providing artistically excellent programs, creating the opportunity for lifelong participation in the arts.

Black Rock Center for the Arts Website

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

Blair Mansion Restaurant Website

One-room schoolhouse served as the only public school for African Americans in the Boyds area for over 40 years serving grades 1-8. Visit the school for tours or meetings.

Boyds Negro School Website

Brookside Gardens is Montgomery County's incomparable, award-winning 50-acre public display garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park.

Brookside Gardens Website

Montgomery County's one stop shop for fresh fruits and vegetables in season. The farm also offers a large selection of pick your own farm fresh produce including strawberries, blueberries, peas, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, pumpkins, apples and c

Butler’s Orchard Website

A living history farm portraying 1850s plantation life and heirloom garden.

Button Farm Living History Center Website