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Places in Bowie

Galleries, stages & 2,385 places in Bowie

2,385 places in Bowie: 201 places to eat and drink, 192 shops, 125 things to do and 9 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
2,385
41 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
201
3.5 per 1,000 residents
Shops
192
24 gifts · 5 antiques · 10 books
Things to do
125
40 outdoors · 15 arts · 13 landmarks
Places to stay
9
0.2 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Bowie have?

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The map

Where Bowie gathers

280 of Bowie’s 2,385 places sit within a five-minute walk of Melford Blvd. A second center gathers around Emerald Way.

Melford BlvdEmerald Way
280places in a five-minute walk of Melford Blvd12% of Bowie’s places
283around Emerald Way12% of Bowie’s places
★ What stands out · Things to do

125 things to do

57 fitness & sports, 40 parks & outdoors, 15 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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Shops

192 shops

42 clothing, 34 home & hardware, 24 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.

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Eat & drink

201 places to eat & drink

153 restaurants, 32 cafés & treats, 12 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

9 places to stay

9 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

1,617 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

241 schools, churches & public places

Where Bowie learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Bowie and its neighbors

Bowie has the most places per resident of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Bowie41Glenn Dale17Kettering1.7

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.

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