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In 2007, bluegrass pioneer Del McCoury invited some of his friends to do a little pickin’ and strummin’ in the heart of the Maryland mountains. Sixteen years later, DelFest has become a beacon for bluegrass, and the epicenter of American mountain music. Celebrating not just the sound, but the soul of the music, Delfest is a five day Appalachian experience. Don’t believe us? Pack up your tent, grab your fiddle, a cooler of authentic Maryland[...]

As the air turns cool and crisp, enjoy Maryland’s beautiful sunsets and autumn in all its splendor on these unforgettable foliage tours and Scenic Byways. Don't miss Garrett County’s Annual Autumn Glory Festival. The five-day celebration of autumn celebrates the beauty of the fall foliage in Maryland and includes a display of highly decorated floats, concerts, art exhibits, antique and craft shows and much more! Explore Western Maryland's scenic byways, quaint small towns, historical attractions[...]

Begin the tour at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, birthplace of American railroading, featuring new and expanded exhibits and rare artifacts from the Smithsonian Institution. The 1884 Baldwin Roundhouse also includes special Civil War-era locomotives and rolling stock. A narrated seasonal train ride is available. Travel to the Inner Harbor and the Baltimore Visitor Center, where you can view a film about the sites and history of Baltimore. Spend some time at the Inner[...]

The park offers a landscaped seating area and information kiosk about Frederick Douglass, who lived enslaved near St. Michaels from 1833-1836. Douglass taught himself to read and write, and conducted clandestine schools for African-Americans here. He escaped north and became a noted abolitionist, orator and editor. On Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.

The first chapel of St. Ignatius was built in 1641 in St. Mary's City. In 1704, the colony's early policies of religious toleration were abolished and the chapel was closed. The church was dismantled and the bricks taken down river to land owned by the Jesuits. After the American Revolution, in 1785, the present day St. Ignatius Church was built. National Register of Historic Places.

In operation from 1776 to 1905, founders, miners, clerks, charcoal makers, storekeepers, teamsters and others came together under the iron master's supervision. Visit The Catoctin Furnace African-American Cemetery Interpretive Trail and learn about the lives of those who worked the furnace. A National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site. .

POINT OF ROCKS TO FREDERICK Including US 15, US 340, MD 355, & US 15 POINT OF ROCKS achieved national recognition in 1830 when the B&O Railroad and C&O Canal fought over the right-of-way between Catoctin Mountain and the Potomac River. The railroad finally tunneled through the mountain in 1867. The byway intersects with the C&O Canal Scenic Byway here at its midpoint. The C & O NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK is the perfect spot for[...]

The museum is focused on preserving and displaying the legacy of Charles & Marguerite Doleman’s vision of a state- of- the-art cultural & historical museum depicting the lives of all African-Americans, situated in the heart of Hagerstown, Maryland is comprised of thousands of artifacts ranging from autographs, birth records, more than 450 books, deeds of slave sales, obituaries, paintings, photographs, poetry, and sculptures.