| Bethesda is the place to go if you are visiting Washington D.C. Less than 20 min. if you are driving and about 45 min. from the Bethesda Metro to Metro Center. There is a Marriot by the Metro and that is a good place to stay. Bethesda is usually less than an hour from: Gathursburg, Dulles Airport, Regan Airport, BWI Airport, Union Station, Baltimore, Rockville, Annapolis, Glen Echo Park (A kids favorite), and many other places. Also, Bethesda has more rusturaunts per capita than any oher US city. |
| Important institutions located in Bethesda include the National Institutes of Health campus, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division. Bethesda is also home to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, formerly referred to as Bethesda Naval Hospital (National Naval Medical Center, NNMC). The Medical Center is also the place where the President goes to get his yearly check-up. Adjoining the hospital to the east is the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, as well as a number of other military medical and research institutions |
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