Laurel (Maryland)

By car

Laurel is very easy to get to by car, as US-1 passes directly through its center, and to the east and west are I-95 and MD-295 (the Baltimore-Washington Pkwy). From either highway, take MD-198 (exit 33 off I-95) to go east-west into Laurel.

By plane

Laurel is quite close to Baltimore-Washington International Airport—just about a 25 minute drive along the B-W Pkwy.

By train

Laurel has its own stops on the Marc Light Commuter Rail Camden Line at Laurel and Laurel Racetrack Marc.

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 Laurel on US-1.

• Fairland Regional Park

  phone: +1 301-699-CALL
  address: 13950 Old Gunpowder Rd
  Sports complex, tennis bubble and skating rink. If that's not enough, they have a "stormwater management demonstration project area". Bring the kids!
• Montpelier Mansion
• National Wildlife Visitor Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

• Laurel Museum

  phone: +1 301-725-7975
  address: 817 Main St

• Laurel Mill Playhouse

  phone: +1 301 617-9906
  address: 508 Main Street
  Laurel Mill Playhouse is an amateur theater with a year-round season of comedies, dramas and musicals.

• Dinosaur Park

  phone: +1 301-627-1286
  address: 13100 Mid-Atlantic Boulevard
  The Dinosaur Park preserves a deposit of fossils from the early Cretaceous Period, about 110 million years ago. This is one of the most important dinosaur fossil sites east of the Mississippi River.

Budget

• Mangos Grill Restaurant

  phone: +1 301-490-5200
  address: 42 Washington Blvd (Route 1 South)
  Tex-Mex grill.

• Pupuseria Dona Azucena

  address: 325 Washington Blvd
  Salvadoran pupusas.

• Rico's Tacos

  phone: +1 240-294-4616
  address: 323 Washington Blvd
  Tacos and ice cream.

• Tampico Grill

  phone: +1 301-776-8834
  address: 14605 Baltimore Avenue
  Mexican restaurant and grill.

• Taqueria Los Primos

  phone: +1 301-317-5087
  address: 9920 Washington Blvd N
  Authentic Mexican taqueria.

• Toucan Taco

  phone: +1 301-498-9833
  address: 315 Gorman Ave
  The sign outside might say "Toucan Taco", but locals will refer to this as "Tippy's", the name from when it opened in 1972 until 1992. The Chili Con Queso and Sunken Burrito are particular favorites.

Mid-range

• BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse

  phone: +1-240-547-2680
  address: 14714 Baltimore Avenue
  Part of a chain of restaurants served by a microbrewery.

• Chi'bal Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar

  phone: +1 240-294-6536
  address: 14933 Baltimore Avenue
  Mexican restaurant, featuring a tequila bar with an extensive list.

• Kabu Steakhouse and Sushi Bar

  phone: +1 301-490-2288
  address: 14601 Baltimore Avenue
  Japanese steakhouse, hibachi grill, sushi and sashimi bar and full-service bar.

• Mad Cow Grill

  phone: +1 301-725-7025
  address: 310 Domer Ave
  Burgers and steaks combined with Caribbean favorites. Large selection of beers on tap.

• Pasta Plus

  phone: +1 301-498-7878
  address: 209 Gorman Ave
  Near downtown Laurel on the main road between DC and Baltimore. Without question the best authentic Italian food at a decent price in the DC area. Like eating at the owner's kitchen table in Valle San Giovanni Italy. Don't miss.

• Red Hot & Blue

  phone: +1 301 953-1943
  address: 677 Main St
  Barbeque and blues music.

• Olive on Main

  phone: +1 240-280-8560
  address: 504 Main street
  Both Middle-Eastern and standard American fare. Crabcakes. Beer and wine list.

• Greene Turtle

  phone: +1 301-317-6650
  address: 14150 Baltimore Ave, Laurel

• Nuzback's

  phone: +1 301-925-9820
  address: 14405 Baltimore Ave
  A dive bar with very cheap drinks. Restaurant with cheap food. Try the grit sticks appetizer.

• Remingtons

  phone: +1 301-490-7000
  address: 3340 Fort Meade Road, Laurel
  This dive is located on MD Route 198 east of the Baltimore Washington Parkway and has karaoke.

• Ramada Laurel

  phone: +1 301 498-0900
  address: 3400 Fort Meade Rd

• Quality Inn and Suites

  phone: +1 301 725-8800
  address: 1 Second St

• Fairfield Inn by Marriott - Laurel

  phone: +1 301-498-8900
  address: 13700 Baltimore Ave