washingtonian center

Visited the Washingtonian Center (Rio) on many occasions and indeed its the best place for whole family in Gaithersburg. There is a small pond with a track that goes all around it. The pond is lined by many restaurants that cater to all taste buds. AMC Lowes is the movie theater in the vicinity that offers appeal to the movie buffs. Summer attractions include paddle boats, kids toy train and other events. A new attraction is carousel for kids at one end of the pond. Nearby you have other stores for those with shopping priorities (eg - Kohls, Target, Pier One, Dicks, Barnes & Nobles etc). Overall a fun place for everyone!

This is a great local shopping complex and for years I just called it the Rio because the Rio theatre is located in the complex. It has the shopping I am interested in and it has a real live book sore in the complex. Yes, some of us still like going to a book store and picking out a book....there is a wide verity of eateries. Parking: this can be challenging at times (friday and Saturday nights in the summer) but if you plan ahead there are plenty of places to park throughout the complex. It just requires patience. Get there early for your movie and enjoy the complex and you should have a good experience...

Great place, visited daily during my stay in Gaithersburg over Thanksgiving weekend. Great shopping, movies and restaurants. Kids said it reminded them of downtown Disney.

I've been 'up' to the Washingtonian Center several times....To Target for their photo studio - great for kid picsTo AMC for a movieTo Jos A. Bank - to pick-up a warm winter coatTo Guapo's for lunchEtc....But this last time I took my son to the Paddle Boats....What's great about it is that it's not that expensive for an hour of fun. There are also many 'choices' of boats - pirate boat, swan, flamingo, dragon and even the generic ones. The man-made lake is quite large, and you can even go under a bridge and around a fountain. Lots of geese to keep the little ones entertained. Parking garage is free and there are a bunch of restaurants to grab a bit afterwards.There's also a carousel adjacent to the lake that we may try next time.

Of course the Rio has all the shopping options one could ask for...I want to highlight the grassy area across the pond from the boardwalk. The grassy area offers best of both worlds, sights of boardwalk/water and peacefulness. Park at the Marriott and walk the pathway to the right. Also check happy hour at the Marriott! $2-3 drink specials!

I take my toddler to Washingtonian Center (also known as "Rio") at least once a week, we stroll the area, theres a playground, we have lunch at either potbelly or maybe somewhere a little less fast food. grab some frozen yogurt at 16 handles and spend time playing near the fountain at the Copper Canyon Grill *which is divine, but a little pricey*.

So we had a our family friends visiting us with their 3 kids (aged 1-8 years) and this was the best place we could take them to. Rio has all sorts of things that kids would love. Very good restaurants around the place. Movie theater, train ride for small kids, boating, picnic tables!!They have live music on the weekends. Overall a good place!!

Washingtonian center is one of the most visited place in Gaithersburg which has a great theater, nice places to eat and an very extraordinary sight of one of this lake I forgot the name.

If you want to kick back and watch a movie and have a nice dinner or have a few drinks after a long day from work or with friends or in the mood for shopping or exercising outdoors this the right place for all visitors... A little bit of everything and the view and atmosphere is a great experience...

I know movie popcorn is a high price profit center. But seven bucks for cold and undersized medium is an even worse value than usual. Cost them what, a nickel?

I love walking around Rio in the spring and summer. Friends of ours are there almost every weekend enjoying the entertainment.The magician that performs there is the best!!

Movies, dining, entertainment..plus a Union Jack is popping up soon. This is the place to be! There is train for the kids, Target, Kohl's, White House Black Market, lots of other shopping, Zipps, Sports gear..a lot of fun things are happening in this area!

Decent big box shopping and chain restaurants. Same as anywhere else in the United States. If you're in from out of town, will feel like home. If you're not. It is home.

When visiting friends in the area we stay at the Marriottt located in the center of the Washingtonian Center. It is a great place to stay, shop and dine. Many stores and restaurants to chose from, always beautiful, clean and well maintained. The lake is a very nice feature.

Treasure of Gaithersburg ! Walks, lake, eateries, some cute stores, Target, Lofts (wife's fav), Kohl'ls, movie theater, new million + $ condos, cool evenings.