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Things to do in Wheaton

52 activities, venues and outings in Wheaton, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 52.

Brookside Gardens, Wheaton
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Things to do in Wheaton

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    Brookside Gardens

    Beautiful and expansive botanic gardens. Visit the butterfly pavilion in the summer months—otherwise just take the opportunity for a romantic stroll.

    Sunrise-sunset daily; conservatories and visitor center to 5PMGardens: free

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    Wheaton Veterans Urban Park

    Established in 1978, this park was created in remembrance and dedication to veterans.

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    Wheaton Regional Park

    Established in 1958, this is a 538-acre regional park with a playground, picnic areas, miniature train rides, carousel rides, stocked lake for fishing, botanical gardens, nature center, hiking trails, riding stables, campground, ice skating (year-round), tennis courts, covered fields, and a dog park.

    Free

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    Taste of Wheaton

    Food samples from Wheaton's best restaurants as well as live entertainment. Family-friendly event with activities for all ages, including face painting and balloon sculptures for children while parents can enjoy the sultry music provided by the DJ and live bands ranging from hip hop to jazz to country. There are also performances from organizations in the area, such as the Wheaton Studio of Dance.

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    Wheaton Regional Park

    Wheaton Regional Park is a public park and county-designated protected area, located in Wheaton, Maryland. It is operated and managed by Montgomery County Parks (Montgomery Parks), a division of a bi-county agency, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M–NCPPC), which serves both Montgomery and Prince George's counties in the Washington, D.C. suburbs of the state of Maryland. The park was established in 1960, incorporating several large parcels of land into one of the county's largest parks, at the size of 538.7 acres (218.0 hectares).

    sunrise-sunsetWheelchair accessible

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    Carroll Knolls Park

    Carroll Knolls Local Park comprises 2.47 acres in Silver Spring on the west side of Georgia Avenue between Forest Glen and Wheaton.

    sunrise-sunset

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    St. Paul Park

    3500 Plyers Mill Road

    dawn-duskDog friendly

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    Kensington Heights Park

    10811 Saint Paul Street

    sunrise-sunset

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    Pleasant View Local Park

    11321 Norris Drive

    sunrise-sunset

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    Wheaton Forest Park

    1700 University Boulevard West

    sunrise-sunset

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    Kemp Mill Urban Park

    1200 Arcola Avenue

    sunrise-sunset

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    Newport Mill Local Park

    11201 Newport Mill Rd

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    Capitol View – Homewood Park

    2929 Edgewood Road

    sunrise-sunsetDog friendly

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    Joseph's Park

    10548 Wheatley St

    dawn-duskDog friendly

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    Getty Park

    10000 Woodland Drive

    sunrise-sunset

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    Kensington Cabin Park

    10000 Kensington Parkway

    sunrise-sunset

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    Warner Circle Special Park

    10231 Carroll Place

    sunrise-sunset

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    Glen Haven Park

    10810 Huntley Avenue

    sunrise-sunset

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    McKenney Hills Park

    2515 Hayden Drive

    sunrise-sunset

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    Clum-Kennedy Park

    10298 Frederick Avenue

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    Sligo-Dennis Avenue Local Park

    10200 Sligo Creek Parkway

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    Wheaton-Claridge Local Park

    11901 Claridge Rd

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    Evans Parkway Park

    2001 Evans Parkway

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    Flinn Park

    10227 Kensington Parkway

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    Breewood Neighborhood Park

    10918 Fiesta Road

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    Connecticut Avenue Neighborhood Park

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    Howard Avenue Park

    3725 Howard Avenue

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    Gigs

    3762 Howard Ave

  29. DoPerforming arts venue

    Kensington Arts Theatre, Inc.

    3710 Mitchell St

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    Pine Lake Wheaton Regional Park

    2004 Shorefield Rd

  31. DoCinema

    Amc Wheaton Mall 9

    11006 Veirs Mill Rd

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    Wheaton Regional Park - F. Frank Rubini Athletic Complex

    11715 Orebaugh Ave

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    Randolph road theatre

    4010 Randolph Rd

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    Sligo Creek Park

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    The British Players

    3710 Mitchell St

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    Ernest Memorial Park

    10300 Armory Avenue

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    Frederick Avenue Park

    10221 Frederick Avenue

    sunrise-sunset

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    Reinhardt Park

    A tot lot designed for families with small children

    dawn-dusk

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    Wheaton Local Park

    11729 Georgia Ave

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    Forest Grove Neighborhood Park

    9901 Dameron Dr

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