Things to Do in Montgomery County, MD

Nestled in the heart of Montgomery County in Gaithersburg, Maryland is a beautiful country estate known as Kentlands Mansion. It is beautifully landscaped with manicured lawns, lovely trees and shimmering lakes. Upon entering this stately Mansion your imagination takes over...22-foot ceilings with dentil molding, dark wood paneling, polished hardwood floors, crystal chandeliers and a music room with a hand-painted ceiling.

Kentlands Mansion Website

Kentlands Stadium 8 Website

The king family started this farm in 1913 and farmed it until 1962. The farm produced 13,000 pounds of milk each year per cow.

King Barn Dairy MOOseum Website

Conviently located off I-95 South, about 1.5 to 2 hours from Montgomery County. The park was just voted Virginia's most exciting theme park. Contains roller coasters, Nickelodeon-themed children's park, and water park.

Kings Dominion Website

The museum encourages the preservation of Latvian cultural heritage in the United States

Latvian Museum Website

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

Laytonsville Golf Course Website

Berrywine Plantations / Linganore Winecellars is a family operated vineyard and winery nestled on 230 acres of picturesque rolling countryside, 4.5 miles northeast of historic New Market, Maryland.

Linganore Winecellars Berrywine Plantations Website

20 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and equestrian. 91 wooded campsites with grills, campfire circle, pit toilets.

Little Bennett Campground Website

Located at the north end of Little Bennett Regional Park, the course offers several scenic views of Sugarloaf Mountain. The course is hilly, and also features a driving range and practice greens.

Little Bennett Golf Course Website

An ideal spot to watch birds and other small creatures in their real habitats. Includes child-friendly live animals and hands-on activities. Explore fields, wetlands, and streambanks.

Locust Grove Nature Center Website

Take a scenic ride along the Maryland Civil War Trails. The Lee Invades Maryland Trail begins with Robert E.Lee crossing the Potomac River into Maryland at White Ford. Stops along the route include Poolesville , Beallsville, Barnesville, Comus, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Monocacy Aqueduct. The trail then moves to site in Frederick and on the Antietam Battlefield.

Maryland Civil War Trails Website

McCrillis Gardens Website

Located in Rock Creek Regional Park, Meadowside offers hands-on natural and cultural history programs and exhibits. There are 8 miles of nature trails to see real live animals in their real habitats.

Meadowside Nature Center Website

This small unique museum invites visitors to enhance the quality of their thoughts, their lives and the world around them. The museum is specifically designed to bring us back to a knowledge of our true selves and our responsibility to humanity. The art works, the events, and the space are designed to nurture you, the inner being...that part which is often neglected in the world of chaos and constant distractions. This is a treasure of a place, a gift to humanity, where one can visit to experience peace, wisdom, power and love. While in this virtual space we hope you can "remember" who YOU really are. Our hope is that everyone who experiences the museum finds his or her own authentic meaning for life.

Meditation Museum Website

An 8-mile trail running from Union Station in DC to Silver Spring, MD. The trail passes through numerous vibrant and historic neighborhoods and connects to the National Mall.

Metropolitan Branch Trail Website

A seven-arched, 500-foot aqueduct built in 1833 which withstood multiple attacks during the Civil War.

Monocacy Aqueduct on the C&O Canal Website

Established in 1747 as an Anglican chapel in whose cemetery fallen confederate soldiers lie buried.

Montgomery Art Association (MAA), the oldest art association in Montgomery County, Maryland. Established in 1954, and incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit in 1991, MAA supports the visual arts in the Washington Metropolitan area. Our members, 18 and over, come from throughout the area, including Maryland, Virginia, DC, and even as far away as the Eastern Shore. They include beginning and experienced artists, amateurs as well as professionals, working in a variety of media and styles. In support of our increasing membership, we sponsor regular lectures and artist demonstrations, member exhibits, museum field trips, a physical Gallery store, an online sales Gallery (future plan), and community outreach through our children’s art activities and college scholarship program.

Montgomery Art Association Website

Montgomery Farm Women’s Co-op Market Website

For more than two decades, the Aquarium has been a symbol of urban renewal, an economic anchor for the region and a source of pride for Marylanders.

National Aquarium in Baltimore Website