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Laurel (Maryland) Voyage Tips and guide

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Laurel is a city of 30,000 people (2020) in Prince George's County, Maryland. Largely residential, the city maintains a historic district centered on its Main Street, highlighting its industrial past.

Get in

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Map of Laurel (Maryland)

By car

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Laurel is very easy to get to by car, as US-1 passes directly through its center, and to the east and west are I-95 and MD-295 (the Baltimore-Washington Pkwy). From either highway, take MD-198 (exit 33 off I-95) to go east-west into Laurel.

By plane

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Laurel is quite close to Baltimore-Washington International Airport—just about a 25-minute drive along the B-W Pkwy.

By train

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Laurel has its own stops on the Marc Commuter Rail Camden Line at the 1 Laurel MARC station and the 2 Laurel Racetrack MARC station.

By bus

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From Washington, D.C., you can take the Metro to Greenbelt, and then transfer to Metrobus 89 or Connect-A-Ride H, which both lead straight into Laurel on US-1.

Get around

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See

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Laurel Museum

Do

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  • 1 Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main Street, +1 301 617-9906, . Friday and Saturday evening shows at 8PM; Sunday matinees at 2PM. Laurel Mill Playhouse is an amateur theater with a year-round season of comedies, dramas and musicals. $20 for general admission; $15 for students/seniors/military. OSM directions Google Maps directions
  • 2 Dinosaur Park, 13100 Mid-Atlantic Boulevard, +1 301-627-1286. The fenced fossil area is open on the first and third Sat of each month from 12 to 4pm. The garden area and interpretive signs are open every day from dawn to dusk. The Dinosaur Park preserves a deposit of fossils from the early Cretaceous Period, about 110 million years ago. This is one of the most important dinosaur fossil sites east of the Mississippi River. Free entry and open houses. OSM directions Google Maps directions
  • Laurel Park, a thoroughbred horse racetrack, is located just outside the city limits. It will host the Preakness Stakes, the second race in the US Thoroughbred Triple Crown, in 2026 while the race's normal home of Pimlico in Baltimore is being rebuilt. After Pimlico reopens in 2027, Laurel Park will permanently close.

Buy

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Eat

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Budget

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  • Tampico Grill, 42 Washington Blvd (Route 1 South), +1 301-490-5200. Mexican restaurant and grill.
  • Pupuseria Dona Azucena, 325 Washington Blvd. Salvadoran pupusas.

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  • Mangos Grill Restaurant, 14605 Baltimore Avenue, +1 301-776-8834. Tex-Mex grill.
  • Taqueria Los Primos, 9920 Washington Blvd N, +1 301-317-5087. Authentic Mexican taqueria.
  • Toucan Taco, 315 Gorman Ave, +1 301-498-9833. Tu-Th 11AM-9PM, F Sa 11AM-10PM. The sign outside might say "Toucan Taco", but locals will refer to this as "Tippy's", the name from when it opened in 1972 until 1992. The Chili Con Queso and Sunken Burrito are particular favorites.

Mid-range

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Drink

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  • Ragamuffins Coffee House, 385 Main St Laurel. A community-centric coffee shop in the heart of Old Laurel.
  • Nuzback's, 14405 Baltimore Ave, +1 301-925-9820. A dive bar with very cheap drinks. Restaurant with cheap food. Try the grit sticks appetizer.
  • Remingtons, 3340 Fort Meade Road, Laurel, +1 301-490-7000. This dive is on MD Route 198 east of the Baltimore Washington Parkway and has karaoke.

Sleep

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Go next

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Routes through Laurel
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BaltimoreSavage  N  S  BeltsvilleWashington, D.C.
BaltimoreHanover  N  S  GreenbeltWashington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.Beltsville  SW  NE  SavageBaltimore


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