'''Glen Echo''' [http://www.glenecho.org/] is a town in the state of Maryland in the United States, most notable for Glen Echo Park.

Understand

History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

Get in

By car

Glen Echo is located just off the Capital Beltway (I-495). Take the Clara Barton/Cabin John Parkway exit. Go 2.5 miles and take the MacArthur Boulevard/Glen Echo exit (this is a left exit). Turn left onto MacArthur Boulevard. For the park, go two blocks to Oxford Road (just past the Glen Echo shopping center) and turn left into the Glen Echo Park parking lot.

Fees/Permits

Admission to the park is free. Certain activities have fees.

Get around

See

  • Clara Barton National Historic Site. 801 Oxford Road. 301) 320-1410. ours on the hour 10AM-4PM. ree. ttp://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm. See where Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, lived the last 15 years of her life.

    Do

  • '''Dance''' Swing, ballroom, waltz, contra, and other dances are held regularly in the 1930s Spanish Ballroom or in the Bumper Car Pavilion [http://www.glenechopark.org/dancing.htm]
  • Ride the carousel, in operation since 1921, for $1
  • See a puppet show [http://www.thepuppetco.org]
  • Take an art or dance class
  • Buy

    Eat

    The Spanish Ballroom Cafe is open from the beginning of March through the end of October.

    Drink

    Sleep

    Lodging

    Camping

    Stay safe

    Get out

  • Visit Washington, D.C..