Summer Summer Summertime....

Greetings from Ireland - and a quick note to let you know that there will be no weekend guides this weekend and next! Instead, will be traveling routes of different numbers from Dublin ==> Sligo as we take a minute to get reacquainted with old friends, neighbors and family in my motherland!  Cheers!

In the meantime, keep Up with Route One Fun (and some of our Irish hijinks!) on Facebook & Instagram!

Where Am I Wednesday - Historic House Edition!

Have you seen this historic house during any of your travels along Route One in Prince George's County?  Can you correctly identify where the Holbrook House calls home?

Photo by Brian Jackson

According to the description, "[T]he Holbrook House was built in 1927...is an excellent example of a mail-order house and one of two examples of the Alhambra model from Sears Roebuck and Company known to exist in Prince George's County today."

📷 Thanks to Brian Jackson for submitting this photo for Route One Fun's #whereamIwednesday series! Would you like your photo of a cool-though-off-the-beaten-path place along Route One featured in this series?  Send it my way! Sarah@routeonefun.com  👏

Play in the comments below or over on Route One Fun's Facebook and Instagram pages (both of which you should follow for even more of the latest happs along Maryland's Route One)!

Marco & Polo Central Asian Cuisine Opening Soon in Hyattsville

Marco & Polo Central Asian Cuisine, a new restaurant featuring the "exotic flavors of the Silk Road" is opening this September next to Old Dominion Brewhouse in Hyattsville! 😋 You can expect the menu for this new restaurant to include foods blending the best of Asian, Russian, Uzbek and Turkish cuisines. Quadruple yum! 

Ever taste some legendary Uyghur noodles? How about Turkish lentil soup? Urumchi salad?  Well, you'll soon have you chance to indulge as these appear to be some of Marco & Polo's specialties.

📷 source: Marco & Polo's Facebook Page 

A quick look at their Facebook page shows a menu including Uyghur Adana Beef Kabab, Steamed Lamb Dumplings, Shish Kebab (lamb, beef or chicken), Uyghur Kordax Mix and more! (And for those needing a refresher, the Silk Road refers to the ancient trading route that connected the East and West, from China in the east to Persia and on to the Mediterranean in the west, as described here.)

Seems like something quite unique for this area, no? Looking forward to checking out Marco & Polo when it opens next month! Also looking forward to checking out the nearby Vie Cafe, also opening this fall as I shared in this post here.

Marco & Polo Central Asian Cuisine is coming soon to 6504 America Blvd, Hyattsville.

Kids' Weekend Guide: August 10th-12th

Fun with Feathered Friends, Hands-on Arts & Crafts, Storytime-a-plenty and more along Maryland's Route One in Route One Fun's Kids' Weekend Guide!

Many thanks to Riverdale Park Station for sponsoring this guide! 

👋 No weekend guides for the next two weekends. In the meantime, keep up with Route One Fun on Facebook and Instagram! 👍 

Adults' Weekend Guide: August 9th-12th

Tour de Brew is this weekend! 📷: Proteus Bicycles

A Groove Dance Party in Beltsville, Tour 🚲 de 🍺 Brew kicking off in College Park, Battle of Bladensburg Encampment in Riverdale Park, Airmail Centennial Celebration in College Park & more, all inside Route One Fun's Adults' Weekend Guide!

Many thanks to Riverdale Park Station for sponsoring this guide! 

👋 No weekend guides for the next two weekends. In the meantime, keep up with Route One Fun on Facebook and Instagram! 👍