Historical Sites Near Me in College Park, md
Riversdale House Museum
4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale, MD
Riversdale, a National Historic Landmark, is a restored, five-part, stucco-covered brick plantation home built between 1801 and 1807. Construction of this elegant manor house was begun by Henri... Read More
National Museum Of Health And Medicine
2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD
The National Museum of Health and Medicine was established during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, a center for the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and... Read More
National Capital Trolley Museum
1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD
Mission:
The National Capital Trolley Museum preserves and interprets the heritage of electric and interurban railways of Washington, DC and environs for the benefit... Read More
African Art Museum Of Maryland
11711 East Market Place, Fulton, MD
Mission Statement
The African Art Museum of Maryland is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting and preserving the art of Africa. Futher, the Museum is dedicated to... Read More
Dennis And Phillip Ratner Museum
10001 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD
The Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum has been established with one purpose in mind: to foster love of the Bible through the graphic arts. The Museum is a walk through the Hebrew Bible via... Read More
National Cryptologic Museum
8290 Colony Seven Road, Annapolis Junction, MD
The National Cryptologic Museum is the National Security Agency's principal gateway to the public. It shares the Nation's, as well as NSA's, cryptologic legacy and place in world history.... Read More
Darnall's Chance House Museum
14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD
History:
Darnall's Chance was built between 1741-1742 by James Wardrop, a Scottish immigrant, who amassed a fortune as a merchant and entrepreneur in the bustling... Read More
American Friends of the Ghetto Fighter's Museum
16501 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD
Mission:
The American Friends of the Ghetto Fighter's Museum has a dual mission: to promote and support The Ghetto Fighters' Museum and The Yad Layeled Children's... Read More
Billingsley House
6900 Green Landing Road, Upper Marlboro, MD
Billingsley House Museum is a brick Tidewater Colonial plantation house that sits on 430 acres overlooking the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Western Branch. The house and land were... Read More
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
300 Oella Avenue, Catonsville, MD
About Us:
The Park and Museum honors Benjamin Banneker - scientist, astronomer, mathematician, abolitionist, surveyor, farmer, almanac publisher - on the site of his... Read More
B and O Railroad Museum
901 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD
Mission Statement:
B&O Railroad MuseumComprised of the oldest and most comprehensive collection of railroad history in the Western Hemisphere, the Baltimore & Ohio... Read More
Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum
216 Emory Street, Baltimore, MD
Mission Statement:
The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to perpetuating the historic legacy of Babe... Read More
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD
Our Visionaries:
We are working to eventually add bios and photos for all our permanent collection artists in the future. There are many more artists and works on... Read More
Contemporary Museum
100 West Centre Street, Baltimore, MD
Mission:
The Contemporary is a nomadic, non-collecting art museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Our mission expands the idea of a museum as an incubator that commissions site-specific and... Read More
Baltimore Civil War Museum
601 President Street, Baltimore, MD
On April 19, 1861, the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Regiment arrived at President Street Station, the southern terminus of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad. As the... Read More
Port Discovery Children's Museum
35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD
Mission:
Our mission is to connect purposeful play and learning.
History:
The original Baltimore Children’s Museum was a Baltimore... Read More
Reginald F. Lewis Museum
830 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD
Mission Statement
To be the premier experience and best resource for information and inspiration about the lives of African American Marylanders. The museum seeks to realize its... Read More
Carroll Museums
800 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD
About
The Carroll Mansion is open to the public for guided tours, Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 4 pm. Tours start on the hour and the last tour starts at 3... Read More
Banneker-Douglass Museum
84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD
Mission Statement:
As the State of Maryland’s official museum of African American heritage, the Banneker-Douglass Museum serves to document, interpret, and promote the... Read More
American Dime Museum
1808 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD
Follow the history of the dime museums – those 19th century collections of the world’s strangest flotsam and jetsam – and their evolution into the astounding traveling sideshows of... Read More
