Brookeville

Established in 1794, Brookeville is one of the county’s earliest settlements.  The small town is known as “U.S. Capital for a Day,” where the President James Madison fled when the British burned Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. 

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Adventure Park at Sandy Spring

The Adventure Park offers family fun for ages 7 and up. This aerial forest adventure is fun, exciting and safe…

Laytonsville Golf Course

One of the premier learning centers for youth, offers clinics, golf camps and programs. Hosts individual and group lessons for…

Oakley Cabin

Oakley Cabin is a 19th century African American historic site. Built as one of three slave dwellings in the 1820s,…

Olney Boys and Girls Club Freeman Park

118-acre privately owned sports complex for soccer, lacrosse, baseball and football

Olney Theatre

Offering professional productions year-round. One of only two State theatres in Maryland.

Sandy Spring Slave Museum Slave Museum

A collection of historical art and artifacts telling the story of African American history. A clipper ship, African hut, and…

Woodlawn Manor Museum

A living history museum located in Sandy Spring, MD featuring a brick manor house, stone barn, outbuildings and extensive meadows,…

Town of Brookeville

Stroll though this quaint town including the Brookeville Academy (circa 1810), the recently restored 19th-century one room schoolhouse, and the…

Upcoming Events in Town

Family Fun Day at the Sandy Spring Museum

Sandy Spring

Family Fun Day - 11 am to 3 pm Spend the President's Day Holiday with your kids at the Museum; blacksmith demos, crafts, games, food, story telling and other fun activities.

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN

Olney

Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner Directed and Choreographed by Stephen Nachamie Musical Direction by Christopher Youstra On the Mainstage The Gang's All Here! Charlie Brown struggles through another full day of book reports, baseball games, kite flying, and philosophy with a little help from his friends. Charles Schulzs classic Peanuts gang takes a leap from the newspaper page onto the stage in this lively musical.