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An example of classic Federal Period architecture, this 1825 townhouse is open for tours, events, and family-friendly programs. Collection highlights include military artifacts, Shenandoah pottery, and locally made decorative arts and artifacts. Basement level houses a gift shop, archives, and research center that are open to the public year-round.

This marker honors the experiences of citizens who experienced segregation in Baltimore’s parks. It details important local events to protest segregation and describes artist Joyce Scott’s installation at the park’s pool commemorating the struggle.

The historic Galesville Rosenwald School operated from 1931 through 1956 to educate African-American children. It now houses a community center and hosts exhibits and events. The Hot Sox, an African-American sandlot baseball team, played here.

Take a trip through bizarre Baltimore and visit welcoming neighborhoods like Hampden, Fells Point, Charles Village, Mount Vernon, the famous Inner Harbor and more, and fall in love with this great city’s silly side. Art Everywhere Sure to leave your flabber thoroughly gasted, the American Visionary Art Museum's remarkable Kinetic Sculpture Race is an annual event pitting teams head-to-head in a race through the streets, parks—and even waters—of Baltimore. These fabulous Art-O-Nauts pilot hand-made, amphibious[...]

Top of the Bay The water-laced landscapes of Maryland's upper Eastern Shore at the head of the bay, are the perfect place to paddle, sail or ply your way through the wide, lazy rivers that saunter toward the Chesapeake. Pack your crabbing and fishing gear or hire a charter service to escort you. The mighty Susquehanna and the Sassafrass and Chester rivers provide ample nautical miles of adventure. Guides and outfitters are at the ready[...]

Western Maryland Western Maryland is a great place for outdoor adventures. You can climb Maryland's highest mountain, swim in numerous lakes, hike the Appalachian Trail, brave white-water rapids or enjoy all kinds of winter sports from skiing to ice fishing. The three counties of Western Maryland, where fall foliage arrives first and winter usually stays the longest, were Maryland's last frontier. One of the most important events in Western Maryland in the early 1800s was[...]

At the heart of this remarkable byway is the C&O Canal National Historical Park with its 74 unique lift locks and the 184.5 mile-long C&O Canal Towpath. Along the way you’ll find fascinating and informative visitor centers, convenient campsites, welcoming canal towns, and great recreational activities with guides offering everything from tire patches and picnics to whitewater adventures. So what are you waiting for? Start planning your C&O Canal Scenic Byway vacation today! Washington, D.C[...]

Travel along tree-lined backroads and through the rolling farmland of Southern Maryland—the cradle of American religious liberty—where historic churches stand as powerful reminders of the nation's earliest quest for freedom of worship. Along the way, take in the charm of red-brick colonial homes and historic estates, punctuated by the backdrop of the Potomac River. To board a tiny ship and set sail across the broad unknown of the Atlantic, Maryland’s first English colonists must surely[...]

The National Park Service created the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom to commemorate the places and people who shaped the journey to freedom. Network to Freedom sites are documented places where the enslaved escaped from bondage, the routes they took, places where they stayed or found assistance, and sometimes places where their freedom was tried and tested. Network to Freedom programs provide authentic information about the Underground Railroad and people who escaped. Network to[...]