Gwynn Oak
Worth seeing in and around Gwynn Oak
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01The Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo—also known as The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and formerly as The Baltimore City Zoo or the Baltimore Zoo—is a 135-acre park located in historic Druid Hill Park in the northwestern area of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, with the postal address of 1876 Mansion House Drive. Druid Hill was opened in 1876 as the first major park purchase by the City under Mayor Thomas Swann, and was later designed by famed nationally-known landscaper Frederick Law Olmsted.
3.9 km · zoo in the United States · Wikipedia - 02Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park
Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park is a park in Baltimore, Maryland, constituting a contiguous area of 1,216 acres. It was envisioned as a "stream valley park" to protect Baltimore's watersheds, including the Gwynns Falls, from overdevelopment and to preserve their natural habitats.
2.9 km · urban park and statistical area in Baltimore, Maryland, United States · Wikipedia - 03Coppin State University
Coppin State University is a public historically black university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is part of the University System of Maryland and a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
3.8 km · historically black university in Baltimore, Maryland · Wikipedia - 04Congregation Tiferes Yisroel
Congregation Tiferes Yisroel – Beis Dovid, also known as Rabbi Goldberger's Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 6201 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The congregation rabbi is Rabbi Menachem Goldberger.
2.9 km · Orthodox synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland · Wikipedia - 05Elmer V. McCollum House
The Elmer McCollum House is a historic house at 2301 Monticello Road in Baltimore, Maryland. Built about 1920, it is significant for its association with Johns Hopkins University researcher Elmer McCollum, who lived in the house from 1929 to 1939.
2.2 km · historic house in Baltimore, Maryland, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gwynn Oak
- Airports
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), 18 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), 61 km · Washington Dulles (IAD), 79 km
- Stations
- Milford Mill, 3.8 km · Mondawmin, 3.8 km · Reisterstown Plaza, 2.4 km · Rogers Avenue, 1.4 km · West Cold Spring, 1.8 km
- Washington → Gwynn Oak57 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · $5–7
- Dulles → Gwynn Oak77 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · $8–11
- Philadelphia → Gwynn Oak148 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · $13–18
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- Get aroundOne of the most popular (and unique!) modes of transportation in Baltimore is the water taxi system +1 410 563-3901.
- Go nextNaval Academy can be done as a day trip from Baltimore via public trans Ellicott City — a wealthy Baltimore suburb with a charming old-fashioned main street Philadelphia — the birthplace of American independence and the nation's sixth largest city Washington, D.C.
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Gwynn Oak is 8 km from Baltimore, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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