The cultural and recreational opportunities in Prince George's Country and the adjacent Metropolitan Washington, DC area are plentiful, varied and world class. There is something for everyone. If sports and recreation are your interests, as observer or participant, you will have a multitude of choices. We are home to the Washington Redskins, the Washington Wizards, the Washington Mystics, the Washington Capitals, and D.C. United soccer team. A short distance to the north in Baltimore you can enjoy the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens.
Other spectator sports include thoroughbred racing at Pimlico and yacht racing in Annapolis. The area also hosts professional golf and tennis tournaments including the Kemper Open.
Widely diverse recreational activities and athletic facilities for sports of all types are available throughout the park system in Prince George's County. Developed local and regional parks offer outdoor sports facilities including basketball courts, lighted and unlighted athletic fields for softball, baseball, football, soccer, and cricket, trails, volleyball courts, racquetball courts, an outdoor track, and tennis courts. Fishing piers and boat launches are also available.
Discover the fun, the beauty, the history, the natural environment, and the culture of Prince George's County through the extensive public park and recreation system. More than 23,000 acres of parkland in the county provide a balance between open space in its natural, undeveloped state, and land developed with an extensive array of recreation facilities.
A wide variety of educational and recreational activities for children are offered in the area such as the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center, the National Aquarium, the National Zoological Park, the Capital Children's Museum, Paramount's King's Dominion, and Six Flags America.