Franklin Knolls, Silver Spring

Name: Franklin Knolls
Address: Silver Spring, United States

#23 among attractions in Silver Spring

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Franklin Knolls is a residential neighborhood located in Silver Spring, a census-designated place in Montgomery County. ()

Coordinates: 39°0'53"N, 76°59'52"W

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Franklin Knolls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ellsworth Place, University of Maryland Golf Course, Silver Spring Library, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.

2 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ellsworth Place, Silver Spring
51 min walk • Ellsworth Place is a 350,000-square-foot, six-story, enclosed vertical power center in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. It opened as City Place Mall on April 2, 1992, and is located at the intersection of Fenton Street and Colesville Road.
2.6 miSE
Golf
University of Maryland Golf Course, College Park
68 min walk • The University of Maryland Golf Course in College Park, Maryland, is the home of the Maryland Terrapins men's and women's golf teams.
2 miSW
Library
Silver Spring Library, Silver Spring
51 min walk • The Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, formerly the Silver Spring Library, is part of the Montgomery County Public Libraries System. It opened to the public in 1931 and is currently located at 900 Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland. The library is named for Charles E.
2 miSW
Nightlife, Theater, Concerts and shows
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring
52 min walk • AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center or commonly known as AFI Silver is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, north of Washington, D.C.
2.7 miW
Bridge
Talbot Avenue bridge, Silver Spring
69 min walk • The Talbot Avenue bridge in Montgomery County, Maryland, was a historic one-lane metal girder bridge that connected Lyttonsville and downtown Silver Spring. Originally built in 1918, with a new deck added in 1986, it crossed the CSX railroad tracks between Hanover Street and Lanier Drive.
2.7 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Capital Crescent Trail, Silver Spring
70 min walk • The Capital Crescent Trail is a 7.04-mile long, shared-use rail trail that runs from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. to Bethesda, Maryland.
2.6 miW
Church
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Silver Spring
66 min walk • Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Maryland in the United States founded by Fr. John Carroll in 1774. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Washington and its archbishop. It is named after John the Evangelist.
1.9 miSW
38°59'49"N • 77°1'29"W
Silver Spring Outdoor Ice Skating Rink at Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring
49 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink
2.7 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, Silver Spring
70 min walk • The Anacostia Riverwalk Trail is a multi-use trail system in Washington, DC, which, when complete, will be ~25 miles long, spanning both sides of the Anacostia River, the Washington Channel waterfront, and projecting into neighborhoods away from the Anacostia.
2.4 miSW
Park
Acorn Park, Silver Spring
62 min walk • Acorn Park is a 0.1247-acre urban park in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, which features an acorn-shaped gazebo and an artificial grotto. The site is historically significant as it is thought to be the location of the "mica-flecked spring" that in 1840 inspired Francis Preston Blair to name his estate "Silver Spring".
2.4 miSW
Monuments and statues
Coastline Sculpture, Silver Spring
60 min walk • Coastline is an outdoor sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn installed at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration complex in Silver Spring, Maryland. Coastline attempts to recreate the effect of waves crashing on the Atlantic coast.