Silver Spring, Maryland is amidst a major transformation and is on the fast track to becoming the shining new gateway to our Nation's Capitol. Silver Spring welcomes its visitors, both business and leisure, with a selection of local amenities and entertainments, as well as convenience to area destinations, such as our national monuments, sites , government buildings, and businesses such as NIH, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Discovery Channel Headquarters, NOAA, and CIA Headquarters.