Glenstone, Potomac

Name: Glenstone
Address: 12002 Glen Rd, Potomac, United States
Telephone: +1 301-983-5001

#2 among attractions in Potomac

Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum, Modernist architecture

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Glenstone is a private contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, 15 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. The museum's exhibitions are drawn from a collection of about 1,300 works from post-World War II artists around the world. It is the largest private contemporary art museum in the United States, and is noted for its setting in a broad natural landscape. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 39°3'42"N, 77°15'9"W

Address

12002 Glen RdTravilahPotomac United States

Contact

+1 301-983-5001

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Day trips

Glenstone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Falls, Billy Goat Trail, Swains Lock, Pennyfield Lock.

4.4 miS
Dramatic whitewater rapids and waterfalls
Great Falls, McLean
113 min walk • Great Falls Park is a natural treasure located in the city of McLean, Virginia, and is an integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. This majestic waterfall on the Potomac River is a sight to behold and offers visitors a spectacular display of nature's...
4.7 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls
120 min walk • The Billy Goat Trail is a 4.7-mile hiking trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near the Great Falls in Montgomery County, Maryland.
2.2 miS
Canal
Swains Lock, Potomac
56 min walk • Swains Lock and lock house are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. It is located at towpath mile-marker 16.7 near Potomac, Maryland, and within the Travilah census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland.
2 miW
Canal
Pennyfield Lock, Great Falls
52 min walk • The Pennyfield Lock and lockhouse are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. The lock, located at towpath mile-marker 19.7, is near River Road in Montgomery County, Maryland.
4.8 miW
Canal
Riley's Lock, Seneca Creek State Park
122 min walk • Riley's Lock and lock house are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. They are located at towpath mile-marker 22.7 adjacent to Seneca Creek, in Montgomery County, Maryland.
4.8 miW
Aqueduct
Seneca Aqueduct, Seneca Creek State Park
122 min walk • Seneca Aqueduct — or Aqueduct No. 1 — is a naviduct that carries the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal over Seneca Creek in Montgomery County, Maryland. The C&O built eleven aqueducts along its 184.5 miles length.
5.1 miS
Park
Great Falls Park, Great Falls
130 min walk • Great Falls Park is a small National Park Service site in Virginia, United States. Situated on 800 acres along the banks of the Potomac River in northern Fairfax County, the park is a disconnected but integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
5.5 miE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Beall-Dawson House, Rockville
139 min walk • The Beall–Dawson House is a historic home located at Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+1⁄2-story Federal house, three bays wide by two deep, constructed of Flemish bond brick on the front facade and common bond elsewhere.
5.7 miE
39°5'10"N • 77°9'5"W
Rockville Town Square Outdoor Ice Skating, Rockville
145 min walk • Ice skating, Game and entertainment center, Ice rink
4.4 miS
Area
Olmsted Island, Great Falls
112 min walk • Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Maryland, near Great Falls which is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park. It is a part of Potomac, Maryland.
0.4 miSE
39°3'26"N • 77°14'51"W
Glenstone Museum, Potomac
11 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum