Silver Spring Attractions

Francis Preston Balir, editor for the Washington Globe, discovered a spring in the heavily wooded area. He then purchased the land around the spring and built a home - he named it Silver Spring.

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George Meany was the first president for the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations. The archives are located on the forty-seven acre campus of the George Meany Center for Labor Studies. Permanent exhibits include photographs, artifacts, and audio-visual excerpts that highlight Meany's life and work, both inside and outside the labor movement.

Hours:

8:30am-5pm; Wed: 7:30am-6pm; Thu: 7:30am-5pm; Fri: 8:30am-3pm; Closed: Sun, Sat

Always closed on: Martin Luther King's Birthday - USA (3rd Monday, January ), New Year's Day (January 1), President's Day - USA (3rd Monday, February ), Memorial Day - USA (last Monday, May ), American Independance Day (July 4), Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September), Columbus Day - USA (2nd Monday, October ), Veteran's Day - USA (November 11), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Good Friday - Christian

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The National Capital Trolley Museum was founded after the streetcar service in Washington was abandoned. The 17 streetcars from Washington D.C. and other cities operate on a one-mile demonstration railway. There are also traditional exhibits of street railway artifacts, photographs and a model layout representing a Washington streetscape from the 1930'.

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January 2 to March 31: 12pm-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

April 1 to May 15: 12pm-5pm; Thu: 10am-2pm; Fri: 10am-2pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed

May 16 to June 14: 12pm-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

June 15 to August 15: 12pm-5pm; Thu: 10am-2pm; Fri: 10am-2pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed

August 16 to September 30: 12pm-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

October 1 to November 15: 12pm-5pm; Thu: 10am-2pm; Fri: 10am-2pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed

November 16 to November 30: 12pm-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Always opened on: Memorial Day - USA (last Monday, May ), American Independance Day (July 4), Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September)

Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), New Year's Eve (December 31), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)

Tips: Admission includes unlimited rides on the street cars. Admission to the museum only is available for $4.00 per person.

Facilities: Gift shop

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Silver Spring Attractions

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