Directions & Parking

The Music Center

Music Center Concert Hall Performance Parking

Parking for ticketed events in the Music Center’s Concert Hall is located in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage off Tuckerman Lane. Strathmore covers the cost of parking in the main garage for Strathmore Presents events.
At the end of each ticketed event in the Music Center’s Concert Hall, the parking garage exit gates open for 30 minutes to exit the garage. If you leave before, or up to 90 minutes after, this 30 minute period, you can show your ticket stub to the video camera-connected customer service stations at any exit lane of the garage.
Every exit lane of the parking garage has a Customer Service Station. These Customer Service Stations are equipped with an intercom, video/camera connection, and a credit card and SmarTrip card reader. The Customer Service Stations can connect a patron with Metro’s Parking Operations Control Center (POCC). The parking barrier gates are opened and closed remotely from the POCC and customers can interact live with POCC Staff through the in-lane Customer Service Stations. If you leave before, or up to 90 minutes after this 30 minute period, you must show your ticket stub to the POCC Office Staff.
Accessible parking information is available on our access page.
Valet Parking is $20 per vehicle (cash only) for all public Concert Hall performances. Valet drop-off and pick-up is located at the Circle Plaza entry to the Music Center at Strathmore at 5301 Tuckerman Lane. Please note, on certain sold-out performance nights, valet parking may fill up.
Bicycle racks are located near the Music Center’s drop off circle entrance on Tuckerman Lane. Strathmore does not permit bicycles to be left or secured elsewhere on campus.

Non-Performance & Education Music Center Parking

For non-performance Music Center events, including all Education Center events and non-ticketed private Concert Hall events, parking is located in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Garage. A fee of $5.20 is required Monday–Friday and may be paid using a credit card or SmarTrip card.
Currently, parking on Saturdays and Sundays in the Metro Garage is free.
SmarTrip card dispensers are available at all stations with Metro-operated parking lots.
Limited short-term parking also is available at meters along Tuckerman Lane.
To access the Music Center from the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage, walk across the glass-enclosed sky bridge located on the 4^th level.
Bicycle racks are located near the Music Center’s drop off circle entrance on Tuckerman Lane. Strathmore does not permit bicycles to be left or secured elsewhere on campus.

Ticket Office Parking

Daily until 5pm, 15-minute parking for ticket purchasers is allowed in the Mansion at Strathmore lot, entry off of 10701 Rockville Pike.
Evening parking is available in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage (for a fee, payment by Metro SmarTrip card or major credit card), or at the short-term meters along Tuckerman Lane as available.
Bicycle racks are located near the Music Center’s drop off circle entrance on Tuckerman Lane. Strathmore does not permit bicycles to be left or secured elsewhere on campus.

From the Capital Beltway (I-495) Outer Loop

(From Baltimore and points east)

Strathmore is located just 1/2 mile north of the Capital Beltway.
Take Exit 34 and head north on Wisconsin Avenue, Route 355 (Rockville Pike).
Take a right onto Tuckerman Lane just after the Metro overpass and follow Tuckerman Lane around to the left.
The entrance to Metro parking garage is on the left.
Take the stairs or elevators to the 4^th level of the garage and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance.

From the Capital Beltway (I-495) Inner Loop

(From Northern Virginia and points west)

Take the Capital Beltway Exit 36 onto Old Georgetown Road (Route 187).
Turn left off the exit ramp onto Old Georgetown Road and proceed for approximately 1.5 miles.
Turn right onto Tuckerman Lane and follow Tuckerman Lane for about 2 miles.
Stay on Tuckerman Lane and cross over Rockville Pike (Route 355).
The entrance to Metro parking garage is the second driveway on the right.
Take the stairs or elevators to the 4^th level of the garage and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance.

From the I-270 Spur, heading south

(From Gaithersburg, Frederick, and points north)

Exit the I-270 Spur onto Old Georgetown Road (Route 187).
Follow the signs to Old Georgetown Road North (Route 187 North).
Turn left onto Old Georgetown Road North (Route 187 North).
Within a quarter mile, turn right onto Tuckerman Lane.
Follow Tuckerman Lane for about 2 miles. Stay on Tuckerman Lane and cross over Rockville Pike (Route 355).
The entrance to Metro parking garage is the second driveway on the right.
Take the stairs or elevators to the 4^th level of the garage and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance.

On Rockville Pike (Route 355), heading north

(From DC, Bethesda, and points south)

Strathmore is located 1/2 mile north of the Capital Beltway (I-495) on Rockville Pike (Route 355).
Take a right onto Tuckerman Lane just after the Metro overpass and follow Tuckerman around to the left.
The entrance to Metro parking garage is on the left.
Take the stairs or elevators to the 4^th level of the garage and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance.

On Rockville Pike (Route 355), heading south

(From Rockville and points north)

Strathmore is located on Rockville Pike (Route 355).
Pass the Mansion at Strathmore and take a left onto Tuckerman Lane.
The entrance to the Metro parking garage is the second driveway on the right.
Take the stairs or elevators to the 4^th level of the garage and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance.

Starting July 6, 2026, Metro will close select stations on the Red Line for nine weeks of construction projects to improve tracks and signaling and enhance your ride. During the closure, free shuttle buses will replace train service at the impacted stations. Learn more.

Strathmore is located immediately adjacent to the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station, on Metro’s Red Line.
Follow the walkway out of the Metro station to the left entrance of the Metro Garage.
Take the stairs or elevators to the 4^thlevel and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance.
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The Music Center at Strathmore

5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852-3385

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The Mansion

Parking for events and exhibitions in the Mansion at Strathmore is free in the Mansion lot on a space available basis.
Enter the Mansion lot at 10701 Rockville Pike.
Additional parking is available in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Garage. A fee of $5.20 is required Monday–Friday and may be paid using a credit card or SmarTrip card. Currently, parking on Saturdays and Sundays in the Metro Garage is free.
Limited short-term parking also is available at meters along Tuckerman Lane.