For over 150 years, College Park has been a center of education, experimentation, and exploration, a place where creative minds pursued innovations first in agriculture, then in flight, and today serves as the home of the flagship campus of the University of Maryland. College Park incorporated as a town in 1945 and today is a thriving city with nearly 30,000 residents.
College Park is the place for bigtime sports with Big 10 thrills, fantastic dining, concerts, shows, and breathtaking green spaces. Just down the road in sister-city Hyattsville, find an old-school hippie headquarters with family friendly biking, running and walking, great street festivals, and a thriving and eclectic arts scene nestled into the historic downtown reimagined with studios, learning spaces, and globe-spanning restaurant options.