Rockville is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is characterized by rolling hills, historic towns, and high tech industries

Understand

Rockville Town Center

Rockville is the second largest incorporated city in Maryland.

Rockville is 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Washington D.C. and is just south of Olney and Gaithersburg.

Get in

By plane

Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI ^IATA) is a 45-minute drive from Rockville. It is also accessible via ICC Bus 201.

Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA ^IATA) is a 30-minute drive from Rockville and is accessible via the Metrorail.

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD ^IATA) is a 35-minute drive from Rockville but takes significantly longer using public transportation.

By train

See also: Rail travel in the United States

• 1 Rockville station, 307 S Stonestreet Ave. (updated Dec 2018)
  • Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates trains throughout the United States of America. (updated Dec 2020) Routes stopping at Rockville:
    • Capitol Limited operates daily between Chicago and Washington, D.C. including stops in South Bend, Elkhart, Waterloo, Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, Cleveland, Alliance, Pittsburgh, Connellsville, Cumberland, Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry, and Rockville.
  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail Red Line stops at North Bethesda, Twinbrook, Rockville, and Shady Grove.
  • MARC Train, Brunswick line, offers service to/from Union Station in Washington DC as well as service to/from Gaithersburg, Germantown, Frederick, and Harpers Ferry.

By bus

Ride-on-Bus and MetroBus operate service between Rockville and other locations in Montgomery County, including Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton.

By car

• Rockville is accessible via Interstate 270, which links I-70 with I-495, the Capital Beltway.
• Maryland Route 355, known as Hungerford Drive in the downtown area, Frederick Road to the north, and Rockville Pike to the south, is the most important north-south thoroughfare in Rockville.
• Downtown Rockville lies near the nexus of Route 355 with Maryland Route 28, called Montgomery Avenue to the west of the intersection.
• Maryland Route 586, Veirs Mill Road, connects downtown Rockville to Wheaton to the southeast.
• Route 189, Falls Road, runs southwest to its terminus at Great Falls.

Get around

By car

A car is best used to get around the city. However, Ride-on-Bus, MetroBus, and the Metrorail can be used if traveling between popular destinations.

Parking meters in Rockville are linked to the MobileNOW payment system and app.

By bicycle

There are several bicycle trails in Rockville. For information on Capital Bikeshare, the bike sharing network of the Washington D.C. area, see Washington_DC#Get_around.

See

• 1 Beall-Dawson House, 103 West Montgomery Ave, ☏ +1 301-762-1492. Built in 1815, it is generally well preserved and is now a museum showcasing life in the early 19th century. It includes the former residents' living quarters as well as an exhibit of 19th-century medical equipment and medicine.  
• 2 Peerless Rockville, 29 Courthouse Square, Room 110, ☏ +1 301-762-0096. In the historic red brick courthouse, this is a mini-museum about the city's important heritage. 
• 3 St. Mary's School & Cemetery, 600 Veirs Mill Rd, ☏ +1 301-762-4179, mainoffice@smsrockville.org. Site of the grave of F. Scott Fitzgerald. (updated May 2019)
• 4 VisArts, 155 Gibbs St, ☏ +1 301-315-8200. An arts center with public exhibitions and classes. 
• Rockville Town Square. Community in downtown Rockville with stores, a movie theater, library, bars, an ice skating rink and community events located across the street from the Rockville metro station. (updated Feb 2020)

Do

• 1 Go Ape Zip Line & Treetop Adventure, 6129 Needwood Lake Dr (+1-800-971-8271). 
• 2 Lake Needwood Boats, 15700 Needwood Lake Cir. Rent kayaks, rowboats, canoes or pedal boats. 

• Rockville Town Square. Community in downtown Rockville with a variety of stores, a movie theater, restaurants, bars, a library, an ice skating rink and community events located across the street from the Rockville metro station. (updated Feb 2020)

Parks

• 3 Cabin John Regional Park, 7400 Tuckerman Lane, ☏ +1 301-299-0024. The nicest park in Montgomery County, it features an ice-skating rink; indoor and outdoor tennis courts; and many picnic areas, trails and camp sites.  
• 4 Carl Henn Millennium Trail. A 10 mi (16 km) loop bicycle trail around Rockville. Free. 
• 5 Dogwood Park, 1098 Monroe St. Includes tennis courts, baseball fields and other recreational facilities. 
• 6 Meadowside Nature Center, 5100 Meadowside Ln, ☏ +1 301-258-4030. 8 mi (13 km) of trails. 
• 7 Croydon Creek Nature Center, 852 Avery Rd, ☏ +1 301-314-8770. Kid-friendly trails. 

Golf

• 8 RedGate Golf Course, 14500 Avery Rd, ☏ +1 240-406-1650. 

Buy

• 1 City of Rockville Farmers Market, Corner of Route 28 & Monroe St. Every Saturday May-Nov: 9AM-1PM. 
• 2 Second Story Books, 12160 Parklawn Drive, ☏ +1 301-770-0477. Su-W 10AM-8PM, Th-Sa 10AM-9PM. Very good and very large used book store with lots of used books, LPs, CDs, posters and antiques set in a warehouse. Free parking and about a 15-minute walk from Twinbrook metro station. (updated Aug 2017)

Eat

Maryland Ave

Budget

In addition to the restaurants below, all of the popular East Coast chain restaurants are represented in Rockville.

• 1 A&J Restaurant, 1319 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-251-7878. Affordable but good Chinese cuisine and dim sum. 
• 2 Silver Diner, 12276 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301 770-2828. A classic American diner with milkshakes and a jukebox. 
• 3 Taipei Tokyo, 11510 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-881-8388. Chinese, Thai & Japanese cafeteria style. 
• 4 Z&Z Manoushe Bakery, 1111 Nelson St, ☏ +1 301-296-4178. W-Sa 10AM-7:30PM, Su 10AM-3PM. Palestinian bakery, specializing in Manoushe (Palestinian flatbreads), ingredients sourced from Palestine. $10-20. (updated Oct 2024)
• 5 Yekta Supermarket & Kabob, 1488 Rockville Pike A, ☏ +1 301 984-0005. M-Sa 11AM-9PM, Su 11:30AM-7PM. Persian eatery located next to an affiliated imported-food market. Take-out only and in a strip mall, but excellent kabobs and other Persian dishes. Near Twinbrook metro station. $10-20. (updated Oct 2024)

Mid-range

• 6 Il Pizzico, 15209 N Frederick Rd, ☏ +1 301-309-0610. Homemade Italian food. 
• 7 La Brasa Latin Cuisine, 12401 Parklawn Dr, ☏ +1 301-468-8850. Everything Latin from quesadillas to Peruvian rotisserie chicken. 
• 8 La Limena, 765 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-424-8066. Peruvian and Cuban cuisine. 
• 9 Mosaic Cuisine and Cafe, 186 Halpine Rd, ☏ +1 301-468-0682. Waffle sandwiches in an artsy setting. 
• 10 Niwano Hana, 887 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-294-0553. Sushi. 
• 11 Pho 95, 785 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-294-9391. Vietnamese food. 
• 12 Pizza CS, 1596 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 240-833-8090. A lively pizza restaurant that also has games such as shuffleboard. 
• 13 Siena's Vegetarian Pizzeria Restaurant, 4840 Boiling Brook Pkwy, ☏ +1 301-770-7474. Su-Th 11AM - 8PM, F 11AM - 3PM, closed Sa. All-vegetarian, kosher menu. 
• 14 Trapezaria Mediterranian Kuzina, 11 N Washington St, ☏ +1 301-339-8962. A family-owned Greek restaurant. 
• 15 Villa Maya Restaurant, 5532 Norbeck Rd, ☏ +1 301-460-1247. Mexican. 
• 16 Yuan Fu Vegetarian, 798 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-762-5937. Vegetarian Chinese. 
• 17 Tower Oaks Lodge (Clydes), 2 Preserve Parkway, ☏ +1 301-294 0200. Very tasty but fairly affordable cuisine, mostly American fare but some foreign or foreign-influenced dishes. Serves breakfast/brunch, lunch, and dinner. (updated Jul 2019)

Splurge

• 18 Nick's Chophouse, 700 King Farm Blvd, ☏ +1 301-926-8869. Steakhouse. (updated Dec 2018)
• 19 Stanford Grill Rockville, 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd, ☏ +1 301-582-1000. Steak house with a good fish selection. (updated Dec 2018)

Drink

Bars

• 1 Botanero, 800 Pleasant Dr #160, ☏ +1 240-474-5461. Good small plates and wine. 
• 2 Cafe 2020, 4870 Boiling Brook Pkwy, ☏ +1 240-621-7112. Korean Bar 
• 3 F M Karaoke, 2131 Veirs Mill Rd, ☏ +1 301-545-1191. Popular karaoke bar. 
• 4 Full On Craft Eats & Drinks, 4007 Norbeck Rd, ☏ +1 240-669-3875. Good selection of craft beers. 
• 5 Hank Dietle's Tavern, 11010 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-881-8711. Open since the 1950s, this bar is situated in a bungalow with a porch. Features a pool table & live music. 
• 6 Jonathan's Publick House, 820 Baltimore Rd, ☏ +1 301-294-8010. Famous for serving beer in frozen mugs. 
• 7 Quench, 9712 Traville Gateway Dr, ☏ +1 301-424-8650. Craft cocktail lounge. 
• 8 Vibes Hookah Lounge, 1 Dawson Ave, ☏ +1 301-828-8273. 
• 9 Gilly's Craft Beer & Fine Wine, 2009 Chapman Ave, ☏ +1 301-770-5515. M-Th Sa 11AM-10PM, F 11AM-midnight, Su 11AM-9PM. Unpretentious beer and wine bottle shop and bar highlighting Maryland and DC craft breweries, deli sandwich options available. $10-20. (updated Oct 2024)

Cafes

• 10 Cafe 5601, 5601 Fishers Ln, ☏ +1 301-770-8901. 
• 11 Carmen's Italian Ice & Cafe, 1115 Nelson St, ☏ +1 301-545-1154. A local favorite during the warmer months. Offers gelati, Italian ice, custard, and some other fare. On the 8th of every month, most chilled desserts are half off. 
• 12 CremCafe, 199 E Montgomery Ave, ☏ +1 301-309-0956. Espresso bar. 
• 13 Lavande Patisserie, 275 N Washington St, ☏ +1 240-468-4919. 
• 14 PB's Coffee & Dessert, 5562 Norbeck Rd, ☏ +1 301-460-1072. 
• 15 Tower Oaks Cafe, 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd, ☏ +1 301-424-6006. 

Sleep

• 1 Best Western Washington Gateway Hotel - Rockville, MD, 1251 West Montgomery Ave, ☏ +1 301-424-4940. 
• 2 Cambria Hotel & Suites Rockville, 1 Helen Heneghan Way, ☏ +1 301-294-2200. From $139. 
• 3 Courtyard Rockville, 2500 Research Blvd, ☏ +1 301-670-6700. 
• 4 EVEN Hotel Rockville, 1775 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-881-2300. 
• 5 Extended Stay America - Washington D.C. - Rockville, 1775 Rockville Pike, ☏ +1 301-987-9100. From $100. 
• 6 Hilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg, 14975 Shady Grove Rd, ☏ +1 240-507-1800. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. 
• 7 Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike (next to Twinbrook Metrorail Station), ☏ +1 301-468-1100. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. 
• 8 Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville-Gaithersburg, 14975 Shady Grove Rd, ☏ +1 240-507-1900. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. 
• 9 Radisson Hotel Washington DC - Rockville, 3 Research Ct, ☏ +1 301-840-0200. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. From $125. 
• 10 Sheraton Rockville Hotel, 920 King Farm Blvd, ☏ +1 240-912-8200. 
• 11 Sleep Inn Rockville, 2 Research Ct, ☏ +1 301-948-8000. 

Connect

• 1 Rockville Public Library, 21 Maryland Ave #100, ☏ +1 240-777-0002. M-Th 9 AM-9PM, F Sa 10AM-6PM, Su 1-5PM. Computer, wifi, and internet policy: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/policies/computers.html 
• 2 Twinbrook Public Library, 202 Meadow Hall Dr, ☏ +1 240-777-0240. M-Th 10AM-8PM, F Sa 10AM - 6PM, Su closed. Computer, wifi, and internet policy: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/policies/computers.html 

Go next

Routes through Rockville

Pittsburgh ← Harpers Ferry ←	W  E	→ Washington, D.C. → END
Frederick ← Gaithersburg ←	W  E	→ Bethesda → Washington, D.C.
END ← Gaithersburg ←	N  S	→ Bethesda → East End, Washington
Martinsburg ← Gaithersburg ←	NW  SE	→ Kensington → Washington, D.C.