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Silver Spring,Maryland
Silver Spring is a suburban city located in Montgomery County, Maryland just north of Washington, DC. The Downtown Silver Spring area has recently undergone a major revitalization with the addition of great restaurants, entertainment, and a variety of shopping venues. Silver Spring covers a large geographic area, extending from the borders of Washington, DC to the south, Prince George’s County to the east and HowardCounty to the north. The Downtown area is located along Georgia Avenue about 2 miles south of the Capital Beltway (I-495).
Silver Spring in on the Metro Red line and is also MARC train accessible. Silver Spring has several exits on the Capital Beltway (Route 495) such as Colesville Road, Georgia Avenue, University Blvd and New Hampshire Avenue. Silver Spring is an easy commute to WashingtonDC be it by car or train. There is a Greyhound bus station in downtown Silver Spring.
There are many areas that encompass Silver Spring including such areas as Kemp Mill, Fenton Village, Takoma Park; Woodside, Montgomery Hills, Blair, Seven Oaks, Calverton, Capitol View Park, Cloverly, Colesville, Fairland, Forest Glen, Four Corners, Hillandale, Montgomery Hills, Rock Creek Forest, Rosemary Hills, Wheaton, White Oak, Woodmoor, Aspen Hill, Forest Glen, Burtonsville, and other communities that boast Silver Spring addresses—If all Silver Spring neighborhoods are taken into account, the population is well over 250,000.
 Real Estate prices range from $75,000 for a one bedroom condo in Silver Spring to well over $1 million for a single family home. Real estate prices in Silver Spring are undervalued for the MontgomeryCounty real estate. Silver Spring homes vary from 1960’s split level homes to 1940’s Tudors ,charming cape cods and stately brick colonials.
Downtown Silver Spring hosts several entertainment, musical, and ethnic festivals, the most notable of which are the Silverdocs documentary film festival held each June and hosted by Discovery Communications and the American Film Institute, as well as the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade (Saturday before Thanksgiving) for Montgomery County. The Silver Spring Jazz Festival has become the biggest event of the year drawing 20,000 people to the free festival held on the second Saturday in September. Featuring local jazz artist and a battle of high school bands, the Silver Spring Jazz Festival has featured such jazz greats as Wynton Marsalis and Arturo Sandoval. An Arts Alley, where vendors set up tables on weekends, has emerged at Silver Spring’s southern end. 
Dining in Silver Spring is also extremely varied, including American, African, Burmese, Ethiopian, Moroccan, Italian, Mexican, Salvadoran, Jamaican, Vietnamese, Lebanese, and fusion restaurants
Silver Spring hosts the American Film InstituteSilver Theatre and Culture Center, on Colesville Road. The theatre showcases
American and foreign films. Discovery Communications, has its headquarters in downtown, as well. Silver Spring Stage, an all-volunteer community theater and performs in Woodmoor, Downtown Silver Spring is also home to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), incorporating the National Weather Service; the American Nurses Association; and numerous real estate development, biotechnology, and media and communications companies.
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Kensington/Garrett Park
Kensington is a town located in Montgomery County, just 4 miles north of the Washington, DC border and two miles from the Beltway (I-495). The area offers convenient access to the city, yet maintains a small town feeling with lots of shopping and amenities within easy walking distance from the town's historic center. The Kensington commercial district features more than 300 businesses, a large number specializing in antiques and interior design including art shops, restaurants, supermarkets, auto repair shops, hardware stores, and others.
 Kensington is primarily a bedroom community for residents who commute to jobs in The Washington, D.C., area.
Nestled in the heart of historic Kensington, Antique Row is the oldest Antiques Center in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.
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Garrett Park named after Robert W. Garrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Garrett Park is located in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, tucked inside Kensington and just minutes from Washington DC, in a sylvan setting on the banks of Rock Creek Park. Garrett Park is primarily a residential town, with a post office, and a few small businesses. The only road open to automotive traffic into or out of Garrett Park is Strathmore Avenue. The town is served by the MARC train . Garrett Park is known for its close-knit community.
The Washingtonian Magazine picked Garrett Park as one of the best places to live in the metro area.
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