Glenmont Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
About Glenmont
Glenmont has many gentle hills, streams, and parks. Glenmont's 13,500 residents come from all parts of the world. The village of Glenmont (sometimes spelled Glenmount) in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries contained a few houses and small farms lining the Washington-Brookville Turnpike, as Georgia Avenue was then called. The area had a post office since at least 1900. Glenmont's first school opened in 1926. Located on present-day Georgia Avenue, the school served students from Glenmont, Aspen Hill, Layhill, and Wheaton. The area remained largely undeveloped until after World War II, when suburbanization began with the construction of subdivisions in Glenmont. Commercial and residential development began transforming the rural area known as Glenmont in 1949 with two major developm
Top Attractions in Glenmont
Explore the best things to see and do in Glenmont:
- ★Annual Songkran Festival at Wat Thai Buddhist Temple
- ★Beall Family Cemetery
- ★Brookside Gardens
- ★Glenfield Park
- ★John F. Kennedy High School Cavaliers Football
- ★Layhill Village Park
- ★Matthew Henson Trail
- ★Northwest Branch and Rachel Carson Greenway Trail
Where to Eat in Glenmont
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Azucar Restaurant Bar and Grill
- 🍴Don Pollo
- 🍴Irene's Pupusería
- 🍴Passion Bakery Cafe
- 🍴Pollo Brasero
- 🍴sweetFrog
Glenmont Travel Guide Sections
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