Family Things To Do in Glen Echo, Maryland

The aim of the museum is using natural and historic settings to create a living laboratory of science, ... More on familydaysoutusa

With five locations - in the only remaining one-room schoolhouse in Washington, the historic stable at Glen Echo, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens along the Anacostia, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, and o... More on GoCityKids

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This national park features a 1921 Dentzel Carousel, social dances in the Spanish Ballroom, tow children's ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

Inscription. Roller Coasters. The first primitive version of a roller coaster called the “Flying Mountain” emerged in Russia in the 1400s. Americans encountered their first taste of a roller coaster-like thrill ride in ... More on HMDB

Clara Barton dedicated her life and energies to help others in times of need - both home and abroad, in pea... More on Nps.gov

The tour was free and we purchased some post cards in the very small gift shop. More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. How they got here and what goes on inside them. Yurts Around the World. These interesting and unusual buildings function as studios and classrooms in Glen Echo Park. Yurts have a long history. In Mongolia, yurts have ... More on HMDB

George Washington Parke Custis (Martha Washington's grandson) built the house between 1802 and 1818. His daughter, Mary, married Robert E. Lee in the family parlor June 30, 1831. The Lee's called it home for 30 years until the outbreak ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. The Early Trolley Park. In 1888 in Richmond, Virginia, Frank Sprague revolutionized American travel with his invention of the electric trolley. A new fast and economical transportation dawned. Suburban communities, like ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Crystal Pool provided a haven. It was big enough for 3,000 swimmers and featured a sand beach. The Art Deco style of the pool became Glen Echo... More on HMDB

Inscription. Known in the 1920s as The Skooter and in the 1930s as the Dodgem, Glen Echo Parks bumper car ride was one of the first in any amusement park in the world. The Art Deco facade was added... More on HMDB

Inscription. On June 30, 1960 African Americans Gwendolyn Greene (Britt), William Griffin, Michael Proctor, Marvous Saunders and Cecil Washington Jr. were arrested when they attempted to ride Glen Echo Park's Dentzel Carousel and ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Dentzel carousel came to the park in 1921 as a replacement for a smaller carousel. Built in the Philadelphia style, the hand-carved, wooden animals create a menagerie type featurin... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Coaster Dips came to the park in 1921. Higher climbs and deeper dips added over the next 48 years guaranteed the ride remained a favorite. The roller coaster was dismantled after t... More on HMDB