Location and Directions
Tourism
Restaurants
Lodging

TOURISM

National Cherry Blossom Festival

Metro map trip planner (College Park Metro shuttle bus schedule: PDF)

DC Visitor Information

RESTAURANTS

General sources:

Washington Post restaurant guide for College Park
Chefmoz
campusfood.com
Yelp

Some of our own local favorites:

South Indian cuisine:

Tiffin
1341 University Blvd.
Phone:  301-434-9200

Authentic South Indian Cuisine.

Casual sport’s bar-like restaurants located approximately 2 blocks south of campus along Route 1:

RJ Bentley’s
7323 Baltimore Ave.
Phone: 301-277-8898

Cornerstone Grill 
next door to R J Bentley's

For somewhat fancier dining:

Calvert House Inn
6211 Baltimore Ave.
Riverdale, MD
Phone:  301-864-5220

Seafood, steak, etc.  Located a couple of miles south of campus on Route 1 about one block past the intersection with East-West Hwy (410).  On the left, among several small storefronts.  Parking available behind the building.

A restaurant-brewery a couple of blocks south of the Calvert House Inn on Route 1:

Franklins
5123 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD
Phone: 301-927-2740
Connected to a funky historic general store.

LODGING

A list of local lodging options from the University of Maryland's Department of Business Services

Various groups on campus have created web pages listing local hotels or providing other useful information for visitors. Some of the best are here:
Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling
Astronomy  (with clickable map, but don't be confused by information on that page about their event; we are meeting in the Bioscience Research Building near the Student Union at the center of campus)