Parks in Glen Echo, Maryland

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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

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

Dance the night away or just watch others in the spacious Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park in Maryland. Fridays feature square contra and country dances. On Saturdays hear big band Cajun swing an... More on Yahoo! Travel

Fabulous: go dancing at one of the last great big band ball rooms. More on Yahoo! Travel

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

23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into ... More on recreation.gov

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

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. 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

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