Bethesda

Bethesda is a bustling urban community located in Montgomery County, Maryland just north of the city boundary of Washington, DC. Downtown Bethesda is home to 20 art galleries, more than 200 ethnic restaurants, two live theatres, music and dance studios and numerous boutiques. The area is renowned for three of the world's leading biomedical research centers -- the National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine and the National Naval Medical Center.