Germantown

Germantown is an unincorporated city in the Capital Region of Maryland.

Understand
Germantown is a suburb of Washington DC and has a population of approximately 90,000 people. According the 2010 census, the population is 36% white, 22% African-American, 20% Asian, and 18% Hispanic.

Even though its early settlers were generally English and Scottish, the area got its name from several German-owned shops that were in the area in the 1840s.

George Atzerodt, a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, fled to his cousin's farm in Germantown instead of carrying out his assigned task of assassinating Vice President Andrew Johnson.

Baseball player Walter Perry Johnson lived in Germantown between 1935 and his death in 1946.

By plane
Baltimore-Washington International Airport is a 45 minute drive from Germantown. It is also accessible via ICC Bus 201.

Washington Reagan National Airport is a 40 minute drive from Germantown.

Washington Dulles International Airport is a 40 minute drive from Germantown.

By MARC Train
MARC Train, Brunswick line, offers service to/from Union Station in Washington, D.C., as well as service to/from Rockville, Gaithersburg, Frederick, and Harpers Ferry. is located at the corner of Liberty Mill Road and Mateny Hill Road

By bus
RideOn Bus operates service between Germantown and other locations in Montgomery County, including Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton. These buses also can be used to get to/from the Metrorail stations with service to Washington DC.

By car
From D.C. and the south or west, take the Capital Beltway (I-495) to Interstate 270 North. The main exit near the city center and Montgomery College is exit 15 for MD-118 Germantown Rd, with exit 16 MD-27 (Father Hurley Blvd) to the north and exit 13 Middlebrook Rd to the south. The other major road leading north from Gaithersburg is MD-355 (Frederick Rd).

Get around
A car is best used to get around the city. The county public bus system, RideOn Bus, can be used if traveling the major roads.

Go next

 * South on I-270 leads south to Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Bethesda towards Washington, D.C.. Going north leads to Frederick.
 * Rural Montgomery County, just northwest of Germantown, includes some good outdoor attractions, especially Sugarloaf Mountain—the Maryland Capital Region's favorite climb, with great views over the surrounding farmland, as well as Little Bennett Regional Park, which has tent campgrounds.