American Inn is conveniently located near National Institutes of  Health and Bethesda Naval
Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland and is on the NIH Shuttle route. For  more information about
NIH please visit www.NIH.gov. If you’re interested in fine dining and live theater, we are right

in the heart of Bethesda—home to over 200  restaurants, the Round House Theatre, Imagination
Stage, and Strathmore Music Center—entertainment for the entire family!

The name "Bethesda" means "House of Mercy"
and we find it mentioned as a place of healing in
the New Testament of the Bible. The name came
to Bethesda Maryland by way of the Bethesda
Meeting House—a place of worship built in 1820.
It is located one mile north of the American Inn of
Bethesda on Rockville Pike in Bethesda Maryland.

In 1977, the Bethesda Meeting House was certified
in the National Registry of Historical Places and

Monuments as National Historic Landmark.
Because of the continuity of worshippping activities
on this site, it is a Living Landmark.

It is noteworthy that two of the largest institutions
for research and medicine are located here in
Bethesda. The National Institutues of Health and
the National Naval Medical Center are located
just a short half mile north of the American
Inn of Bethesda.

Dining, Entertainment & Area Attractions

Dining, Shopping & Current Bethesda Events
Please visit www.bethesda.org

Montgomery County, Maryland
• Strathmore Hall Arts Center — www.strathmore.org
• Round House Theater — www.round-house.org/bethesda
• Brookside Gardens & Conservatory — www.brooksidegardens.org
• Glen Echo Park, Adventure Theater, Discovery Creek Children’s  Museum, Dentzel Carousel
   — www.glenechopark.org
• Montgomery Mall - 5 miles
• White Flint Mall - 3 miles
• Mormon Temple - 4 miles
• North Bethesda Conference Center - 3 miles

Washington DC
• National Museum of the American Indian, National Mall.
  Designed to incorporate Indian culture, this is a living museum  closely connected to the earth.
  — www.nmai.si.edu
• National World War II Memorial, National Mall.
  Eleven years in the making, the memorial stands as a poignant thank- you to the “Greatest Generation.”
  — www.wwiimemorial.com
• Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts — www.kennedy-center.org
• Smithsonian Museums — www.si.edu

Virginia
• Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA.
  Witness some of the most famous aircraft in history, including a  Boeing 307 Stratoliner, a Concorde,
  and the Space Shuttle Enterprise — www.nasm.si.edu