National Harbor, Maryland



National Harbor is a 300-acre new urbanist mixed use waterfront development being built by the The Peterson Companies on the shores of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland. The project is expected to cost more than $2.1 billion. In addition to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, which opened on April 1, 2008, National Harbor will contain five new hotels, waterfront condos, offices, retail stores, nightspots, a marina, and a new location for the National Children's Museum.

Hotels

 * Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
 * Residence Inn by Marriott
 * W Aloft
 * Westin
 * Hampton Inn & Suites
 * Wyndham Vacation Resorts

Restaurants/Eateries

 * Rosa Mexicano
 * McCormick & Schmick's
 * Dolce Enoteca e Ristorante
 * Ketchup
 * Grace's Mandarin
 * Potbelly Sandwich Works
 * CakeLove
 * Ben & Jerry's
 * Starbucks
 * Johnny Rockets
 * Redrock Canyon Grill
 * Bobby McKeys
 * Cadillac Ranch
 * Public House
 * Timothy Dean Bistro
 * Maggiano's Little Italy
 * Old Hickory Steakhouse
 * Moon Bay Coastal Cuisine
 * National Pastime Sports Bar & Grill
 * Pienza Italian Market
 * Sauciety
 * Foster's Downeast Clambake
 * Ruth's Chris Steak House

Residences

 * Waterfront Street Condominiums
 * Fleet Street Condominiums
 * One National Harbor

Retail

 * Urban Chic
 * Fossil, Inc.
 * South Moon Under
 * Life Is Good
 * Stonewall Kitchen
 * Govinda Gallery
 * Art Whino
 * Erwin Pearl Fashion Jewelry
 * Pajama Party
 * Strictly First Glass
 * The Williamsburg Shop
 * Key Provisions
 * AMERICA!
 * Harley Davidson
 * Occasions to Remember
 * Olympic News
 * JoS. A. Bank

Other

 * National Children's Museum
 * Pose Ultra Lounge (Nightclub/lounge)
 * Belvedere Lobby Bar (lounge)
 * Relâche Spa

Recreational Activities

 * Seadog
 * Fishing
 * Sailing
 * Kayaking

Transportation
National Harbor has direct road access to the Capital Beltway, Interstate 295 (District of Columbia), and Maryland Route 414 (Oxon Hill Road). Commuters traveling by way of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) may access National Harbor by utilizing the Oxon Hill Road exits. Early critics of National Harbor argued that the site is not accessible enough to Metrorail, the Washington area's rapid transit system. However, local civic groups dropped a lawsuit against National Harbor's developer in exchange for assurances of greater investment in the surrounding community and better access to mass transit. Three years later, the state funded over $500 million in road improvements in order to handle the 10,000 cars expected to commute daily to National Harbor.

Metrorail access was not extended to the development. Instead, the state of Maryland pays $312,000 annually for bus access to National Harbor from the Southern Avenue Metrorail station. In June 2008, the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center asked the state to fund additional transit service because employees found it difficult to reach National Harbor.



A water taxi line run by the Potomac Riverboat Company connects National Harbor to Alexandria, Virginia. The trip takes about 20 minutes and costs $14 round trip. The City of Alexandria also runs shuttles from the water taxi terminal to King Street Metrorail station. The service costs the city about $800,000 per year.

Security
See main article National Harbor Security

Security at Maryland's National Harbor is maintained by a partnership between National Harbor private security and Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) and involves close coordination with Maryland State Police, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Police and Forest Heights town police.