Hands-on activities interprete life in a turn-of-the-century railroad town. Exhibits on local history/visitor information.
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Opened in 1854, this privately-owned "garden cemetery" boasts nearly 40,000 inhabitants including Francis Scott Key, Barbara Fritchie, Thomas Johnson, Jr. and war veterans ranging from Revolutionary to the Civil War, the World Wars to more recent conflicts. We proudly welcome tourists, history enthusiasts, genealogists and reverent recreationists.
Houses antique furnishings and the Steppingstone Museum's antique doll collection.
Restored event center with AirBandB suite that once housed the horses and carriages for millionaire Jacob Tome.
Luxury event venue + private guest house on a reimagined historic American farm | 90 minutes from Washington DC.
Built in the mid-1700s, this stone-arch bridge is one of the original structures that supported the road and one of the few remaining along the National Road.
The Franklin House is a boutique venue offering space for executive meeting and special events.
Freetown illustrates principles of self-sufficiency and cooperation. Schools were built here with support from the Rosenwald Fund, land and labor donated by the community, and efforts of the Freetown Community Association.
Founded in 2021, the Antietam Institute is a member-based educational and philanthropic 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to study, collect, publish and teach about the Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign of 1862.