Gaithersburg Maryland Tourism

In the midst of the vibrant Washington DC metropolitan area you’ll find Gaithersburg, Maryland, an historic enclave of 60,000 residents in what was once an area of farms, granaries and mills.

Today, with an array of housing, dining, shopping, transportation, educational and recreational amenities, Gaithersburg residents enjoy the best of both worlds – the familiarity and comfort of a small town community surrounded by the exciting urban atmosphere of our nation’s capital.

With one of the highest educated labor pools in the country, Gaithersburg is in a unique position to attract industry leaders. Here you’ll find Hughes Network Systems, IBM, Lockheed Martin, MedImmune, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and many other leading information technology and biotechnology companies.

Gaithersburg plays host to a variety of cultural events reflective of its diversity, with community celebrations taking place throughout the year. In May you’ll find the Gaithersburg Book Festival, in September it’s time for Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Towne. October brings the lively Oktoberfest in the Kentlands celebration, while in December you can ring in the holidays with the spectacular drive-through Gaithersburg Winter Lights Festival.

With so much going for it, it’s no wonder that this City is nationally recognized. In 2010 Gaithersburg came in at #25 on CNN / Money Magazine’s national list of “Best Places to Live.” And in 2008 and again 2009, BusinessWeek ranked Gaithersburg #1 in Maryland on its annual list of “Best Places to Raise Your Kids.”

Founding families and new residents from around the globe continue to work together with businesses, service organizations and government officials to proudly maintain this unique sense of place. It is a place that’s easy to call “home.”