National Harbor, Maryland

About National Harbor

National Harbor is a small unincorporated community in southern Maryland.

Officially, National Harbor is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.27 square miles.

📰 National Harbor News Today

• A Taste of Autumn: MGM National Harbor Rolls Out New Fall Menus Alexandria Living Magazine · Oct 6
• Sphere finance deal approved despite labor pushback FOX 5 DC · Oct 5
• Prince George’s County residents speak out on proposed $1 billion Sphere Maryland Matters · Sep 24
• Where To Eat At National Harbor: 10 Restaurants To Try The BayNet · Sep 22
• Kany Garcia tickets on sale in Oxon Hill at MGM National Harbor TicketNews · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Maryland headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes National Harbor Unique

• The only place in America named National Harbor — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in National Harbor

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in National Harbor

• Nando's — chicken
• Public House National Harbor
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Bobby McKey's
• Bombay Street Food — pan asian
• Bond 45 — italian
• Brother Jimmy's BBQ — barbecue
• Cadillac Ranch Grill
• Fiorella Pizzeria e Cafe — italian
• Fogo de Chão — brazilian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Spirit Park Carousel · Attraction
• Arts’tination · Art gallery
• The Capital Wheel at National Harbor · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in National Harbor

• Fort Foote Park reviews ★
• Fort Foote Recreation Center reviews ★
• Betty Blume Park reviews ★
• Potomac Vista Recreation Area reviews ★
• Spirit Park reviews ★
• Tor Bryan Estates Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of National Harbor

🏘️ Nearby Communities