Along the Road to Religious Freedom

From Waldorf to Point Lookout

Taste freedom on the wind. Witness the divine in every ripple of the river. Explore Southern Maryland, cradle of American religious liberty.

Drive the Religious Freedom Scenic Byway
Stroll the grounds of Haberdeventure, home of Declaration of Independence signer Thomas Stone, at the Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Discover the reconstructed courthouse and exhibits at Port Tobacco, Maryland’s smallest “town”
Take a guided kayak trip inside the ship graveyard at Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary
Take a side trip to Cobb Island to an authentic Maryland crab house
Cruise on a water taxi to St. Clement’s Island State Park, site of the first mass performed in the colonies
Cycle one of St. Mary’s County Bike Loops
Purchase a Southern Maryland culinary specialty, stuffed ham, at WJ Dent & Sons Grocery/Chief’s Bar
Launch a canoe or kayak in Leonardtown
Sip a glass of wine at Maryland’s only cooperative winery consisting of 12 vineyards, the Port of Leonardtown Winery
Visit the expansive living-history museum and archaeology site that served as Maryland’s first capital at Historic St. Mary’s City
See lighthouses as you travel to Point Lookout State Park