Laurel (Maryland)

Laurel is a city of 30,000 people (2020) in Prince George's County, Maryland. Largely residential, the city maintains a historic district centered on its Main Street, highlighting its industrial past.

By car
Laurel is very easy to get to by car, as US-1 passes directly through its center, and to the east and west are I-95 and MD-295 (the Baltimore-Washington Pkwy). From either highway, take MD-198 (exit 33 off I-95) to go east-west into Laurel.

By plane
Laurel is quite close to Baltimore-Washington International Airport—just about a 25-minute drive along the B-W Pkwy.

By train
Laurel has its own stops on the Marc Commuter Rail Camden Line at the and the.

By bus
From Washington, D.C., you can take the Metro to Greenbelt, and then transfer to Metrobus 89 or Connect-A-Ride H, which both lead straight into Laurel on US-1.

Do

 * Laurel Park, a thoroughbred horse racetrack, is located just outside the city limits.
 * Laurel Park, a thoroughbred horse racetrack, is located just outside the city limits.
 * Laurel Park, a thoroughbred horse racetrack, is located just outside the city limits.

Drink

 * Ragamuffins Coffee House, 385 Main St Laurel. A community-centric coffee shop in the heart of Old Laurel.