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  • Dane C
    Silver Spring, MD90 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    I agree with the other visitors: small museum, well done, everyone will probably find something different that is interesting for them, but everyone takes note of the bullet that killed Lincoln. Free to get into, lots of parking, nice choice of restaurants nearby on Georgia Avenue.
    Written March 22, 2024
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  • CyndiMom
    Manhattan Beach, CA307 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Huge park - so many things to do here. But we went on a Monday and the attractions were closed. Our grandson did enjoy the playground area a lot and we hope to come back again with him when the other things are open.
    Written August 13, 2024
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  • jaseaton
    Silver Spring, MD2,737 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Formerly the Silver Theater, a downtown standard theater from the 60’s, the AFI is a totally rehabilitated Art Deco jewel in the heart of Silver Spring. They show old classics, hold international film festivals, feature indie films, and generally do their best to educate, illuminate, and enhance audiences’ film experience. We saw a matinee a showing of “Between the Temples,” an hilarious but bittersweet film about a Jewish cantor who loses his voice and finds renewal with his childhood music teacher, whose dream is to get a Bat Mitzvah in her old age. Suspenseful, charming and hilarious by turns.
    Written September 13, 2024
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  • 5.0 of 5 bubbles
    PROS
    * Beautiful green oasis in urban/suburban areas
    * "an oasis of nature" from the urban concrete
    * Long winding shaded trails
    * Walking paths all totally very shaded by dense tall trees
    * Access from many points and neighborhoods
    * Populated by deer and birds/ducks/swans

    CONS
    * Significant traffic volume on parts where there is a road
    * Signage for directions is not the clearest
    * Frequented by other walkers- many pushing baby carriages
    * Trails shared by a good number of bicyclists- without any designated lane at all!!

    "I VISITED THIS PLACE"...
    ... when I came out for my daily 0530am power walk, and expected to wander around streets and neighborhoods and shopping centers, but found an entrance into the woods and was entranced and thrilled to find all the paths in this lush shaded green park.... and then, every morning was another adventure- wandering through the paved trees and ending up in Wheaton or other parts of Silver Spring. I always spent at least half an hour, and once I walked for almost two hours. Exploring the park became my standard default activity from 0530am during my two week vacation there.

    TIPs
    * Do it and go
    * Beware of fast bicyclists sharing the walking path
    * Deer easily visible at dusk (yes- I walked after 1900H also.

    PLEASE enjoy my many photos that I've attached here and please mark them as "helpful."
    Written July 1, 2022
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  • LisandroVoyager
    Washington DC, DC783 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very handy venue for charity and other types of events in the heart of Silver Spring. Both of the galas I attended have been successful. It is easy to find and public parking is available in the garage building across the street. The plaza in front of the building was abuzz with young folks and families relaxing in the warm evening. The ballroom is attractive and the sound system worked well.
    Written April 26, 2024
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  • jinxminx
    Takoma Park, MD455 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Silver Spring Library was tiny and much more off the main drag when I was growing up. It has been replaced by this lovely, central, community oriented building with lots of light and space to sit and read. Even a coffee shop on the ground floor (though you can't take coffee into the library).
    Written January 13, 2020
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  • Mikel
    Arequipa, Peru224 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    typical mall, lots of stores of all kinds of, also a food court inside & asian restaurants outside
    we bought at macys & prices were pretty good, i’ll be back for snickers
    what they miss is wheelchair for impaired people, hope in the future there will be
    Written September 23, 2024
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  • Renee002
    Hollister, CA276 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I feel happy to attend Mass this parish when I am in town. I enjoy the choices for liturgies and varied music. I like the concern for others...
    Written January 4, 2018
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  • jaseaton
    Silver Spring, MD2,737 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Forum is a tiny stage next door to the AFI movie theater in downtown Silver Spring. Pretty sure this used to be the space where Roundhouse was in one of its many earlier incarnations. The small stage is viewed by an audience of about 100 max seated in four rows on both sides of a rectangular stage. The performance we saw was Nat Turner in Jerusalem, a 2-person cast show set on Turner's last night before execution. Not especially gripping drama, but the Forum's mission is to elevate your consciousness, not to stage compelling drama. Not sure they accomplished even that mission, but technically the staging was flawless, and the cast, one actor playing Turner and the other actor alternating between the roles of his jailer and the scribe assigned to take his confessions, were not guilty of the playwright's shortcomings. Note: the Forum is only a part-time producer in this space which is shared with our drama companies.
    Written March 29, 2018
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  • chakbeh
    116 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    One of the busiest Thai temple in town. Super busy and congested during their yearly festivals which always offers traditional Thai food and snacks
    Written February 12, 2019
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  • gmleven1
    Barrington, IL82 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We visited Sunday during the service and stayed in the back for a few minutes. Beautiful, comfortable, inviting,
    Written July 26, 2023
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  • Ruth G
    Columbia, MD1,141 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    My dad took us somewhere interesting every Saturday when we were kids. This train station was one of our stops. Now it’s a museum and a party venue. It was locked up when we got there, but we could look in the window at the restored interior with its rows of benches and ticket counter as well as railroad memorabelia.
    Written July 1, 2019
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