Location and Directions
Tourism
Restaurants
Lodging

TOURISM

National Cherry Blossom Festival

Metro map trip planner (College Park Metro shuttle bus schedule: PDF)

DC Visitor Information

RESTAURANTS

General sources:

Washington Post restaurant guide for College Park
Chefmoz
campusfood.com
Yelp

Some of our own local favorites:

South Indian cuisine:

Udupi Palace
1329 University Blvd.
Phone:  301-434-1531

Authentic vegetarian dishes from South India. This restaurant is in Langley Park, two or three miles west of the campus along University Blvd.

Tiffin
1341 University Blvd.
Phone:  301-434-9200

A "nicer" restaurant with some meat dishes. Tiffin is run by the owners of Udupi Palace, but may be a little less authentic.

Three casual sport’s bar-like restaurants located approximately 2 blocks south of campus along Route 1:

RJ Bentley’s
7323 Baltimore Ave.
Phone: 301-277-8898

Santa Fe Cafe
across the street from RJ Bentleys

Cornerstone Grill 
next door to R J Bentley's

For somewhat fancier dining (where we take our job candidates):

94^TH Aerosquadron
5240 Paint Branch Parkway
Phone:  301-699-9400

Steak, seafood, etc.  WWII French farmhouse decor, overlooking the runway of historic College Park Airport.  As you exit University of Maryland campus on Campus Drive, continue straight.  As you cross Route 1, the road name changes to Paint Branch Pkwy.  Stay on Paint Branch Pkwy as it winds around for 1.3 miles.  On the left, past the indoor tennis courts, look for a sign at the driveway entrance to 94^TH Aerosquadron.  The driveway is located across the street from and just past the Wells Ice Rink.

Calvert House Inn
6211 Baltimore Ave.
Riverdale, MD
Phone:  301-864-5220

Seafood, steak, etc.  Located a couple of miles south of campus on Route 1 about one block past the intersection with East-West Hwy (410).  On the left, among several small storefronts.  Parking available behind the building.

An artsy new restaurant-brewery a couple of blocks south of the Calvert House Inn on Route 1:

Franklins
5123 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD
Phone: 301-927-2740
Connected to a funky historic general store.

LODGING

A list of local lodging options from the University of Maryland's Visitor Services

Various groups on campus have created web pages listing local hotels or providing other useful information for visitors. Some of the best are here:
Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling
Astronomy  (with clickable map, but don't be confused by information on that page about their event; we are meeting in the Bioscience Research Building near the Student Union at the center of campus)