Beltsville

By car

Beltsville is easy to get to by car. Take exit 25 (College Park) from the Washington Beltway (US 495/95) and head north on Route 1 (Baltimore Avenue). Beltsville starts north of the Beltway.

By plane

• Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) is 25 minutes north on the B-W Parkway. There is an express bus from BWI to the Greenbelt Metro Station.
• Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) is 30 minutes south via the B-W Parkway (but through Washington, D.C.). The Metro can be taken from DCA to the Greenbelt station.
• Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is 40 miles west in Virginia. By car, take the Dulles access road to the Washington Beltway (495) north to exit 23. Take a bus from IAD to a Metro station and then connect to the Greenbelt station.

Ground transportation is available via the Airport Shuttle.

By train

Metro rail trains run to the Greenbelt Station on the Green Line. MTA's MARC commuter trains between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. stop in Greenbelt on the Camden line. MARC Camden line trains also stop at BWI Airport.

By bus

From Washington, D.C., you can take the Metro to Greenbelt and then transfer to Metrobus 89 or Connect-A-Ride H, which both lead straight into Beltsville on US-1.

Almost all of the businesses in Beltsville that are open to the public are along Route 1, Baltimore Avenue.

The area around Beltsville is dominated by the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, with 14,000 acres of research farms and forests.
The Patuxent Wildlife Refuge and the National Wildlife Visitor's Center are located in Beltsville, although they have a mailing address in Laurel. The Visitor's Center has hiking trails around Cash Lake and displays of wildlife and ecology.

Atomic Music

A large used music equipment store with a selection of guitars. Buys and sells used.

Budget

• Beltsville Seafood and Crab

  address: 11624 Baltimore Ave
  Fried breaded shrimp, fish filets and crab cakes served fast-food style.

• Dunns River Carribean Cafe

  address: 11116 Baltimore Ave
  Jamaican cuisine: Ox-tail stew, jerked chicken and pork, curried chicken, curried goat, etc.

• El Quetzal

  address: 11121 Baltimore Ave
  Authentic Guatemalan cuisine.

• Gringada Mexican Restaurant

  address: 12300 Baltimore Ave
  Mom and Pop Mexican restaurant with a full bar. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but inside is homey.

• King Pollo

  address: 11121 Baltimore Ave
  Peruvian charcoal slow-cooked chicken combined with Filipino food.

• Pho 88 Vietnamese Restaurant

  address: 10478 Baltimore Ave
  Vietnamese soup.

• Pho VN One Vietnamese Restaurant

  address: 11000 Baltimore Ave Ste 105
  Vietnamese soup.

• Sardi's Pollo a la Brasa

  address: 10433 Baltimore Ave
  Peruvian slow-grilled chicken. Now a Maryland chain with 10 locations, the Beltsville restaurant was the first. In addition to chicken, there are other Peruvian specialties and American sandwiches.

• Swahili Village

  address: 10606 Baltimore Ave, Ste A
  Authentic Kenyan fair, featuring nyama choma, tilapia, samosas, imported beer, and beverages.

• YiaYia's Kitchen

  phone: +1 301 595-1855
  address: 10413 Baltimore Ave
  Authentic Greek food. Try the spicy feta appetizer followed by the pork Gyro sandwich.

Mid-range

• Old Line Fine Wine, Spirits and Bistro

  address: 11011 Baltimore Ave
  A bistro in the back of a wine and beer shop featuring salads, sandwiches and light fare. More than 15 beers on tap, or you can get any one of the 700 bottled beers in the store. Similar selection of wine and featured specialty cocktails.

• Comfort Inn Capital Beltway/I95 North

  phone: +1 301 572-7100
  address: 4050 Powder Mill Road
  Free hot breakfast, free Internet, seasonal outdoor pool, exercise room.

• Sheraton Washington North

  address: 4095 Powder Mill Road
  Renovated. Seasonal outdoor pool, exercise room.

There are also several motels just south of Beltsville on Route 1 in College Park.

• College Park is home to the University of Maryland's largest campus.
• Greenbelt is a historic New Deal town.
• Laurel is north of Beltsville.
• Washington, D.C.
• Baltimore
• Annapolis