Virtual Fun for Everyone
Bringing Maryland to your home. When it is time to travel, come see Maryland for yourself.
While people are practicing social distancing, many tourism destinations, museums, historic sites and other attractions are offering virtual options for visitors to explore and learn at home. And, to keep all that Maryland offers top of mind, visit Maryland Fun For Everyone for Puzzles, Bingo, Scavenger Hunt and much more.
Let's face it, Maryland is fun. Right now, whether you are together under one roof or "visiting" on-line, Maryland has fun games to play at home, or turn into on-line challenges. Games include: Maryland Mad Libs, Old Line Bingo, Free State Scavenger Hunt, Maryland Statue Challenge, This or That - Maryland Style, Choose Your Maryland Quarantine House and Maryland Jigsaw Puzzles among others.
You can even put yourself into one of many Maryland virtual backgrounds!
You are home with the family. So now what? Have adventures on-line of course!
Family members of all ages will enjoy nature, animals, science projects and more. We have rounded up a collection of virtual experiences perfect for the family. Visit the soothing National Aquarium, the fun-loving inhabitants at the Maryland Zoo. Explore Historic Ships in Baltimore and elsewhere in Maryland. Watch wild birds of the Chesapeake Region with their young as they live their lives. Take a trip to a few Maryland lighthouses or the B&O Railroad Museum. Or, check in at the International Space Station. Here is a list to get you started.
Maryland is home to important and unique museums, art and artists, and performers. Today much of the work can be viewed on-line.
Explore the Baltimore Museum of Art, The Walters Art Museum, American Visionary Art Museum, Virtual Delaplaine and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. Open Walls Baltimore combines public art in the urban landscape. Shelter, at Massoni Art, explores what makes home a home via an on-line exhibition.
The Mainstay and WTMD Radio put concerts on-line. Stage performances at Garfield Center for the Arts have a TV Channel. The Maryland State Arts Council lists virtual art experiences.
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History and Heritage has opened up in the virtual universe to tell stories of inspiration, sacrifice and lessons learned. Baltimore National Heritage Area's tours explore lesser-known parts of the City that are historically significant. The Reginald F. Lewis Museum highlights Maryland's African American History and Culture.
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine offers surprising tales about Fort history. Antietam National Battlefield provides insights into the bloodiest day in American History. Blackistone Lighthouse 3-D Tour makes you feel like you actually stepped out of the house! The National Museum of Civil War Medicine offers hang-outs with historians and lessons learned from past medical eras.
See the full list of virtual history sites here.
Scenic Byways feature Maryland’s 18 video trips around the state. Plan your next getaway by viewing Maryland's Scenic Byways videos, after experiencing them virtually. You will be inspired to take these journeys with your family and friends once the coast is clear!
Enoch Pratt Free Library card holders (for Maryland residents) provides access to movies and more. Don't have a card? Register for an ecard.
Maryland Film Office allows you to virtually visit Maryland while binge-watching movies and shows filmed in Maryland. For insights into what Film Directors, Actors and the Maryland Film Office Director are thinking about right now, read "A Conversation on Film" by Alessandra Fabiani.
The Maryland Wineries Association, Brewers Association of Maryland and the Maryland Distillers Guild created virtual tasting events and behind-the-scenes visits on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
For information, visit Wine Wednesday or virtually visit your distillery on Thirsty Thursday or, end the week on Fermented Friday to find out what's new in brew.