One-room schoolhouse served as the only public school for African Americans in the Boyds area for over 40 years serving grades 1-8. Visit the school for tours or meetings.
Things to Do in Montgomery County, MD
Whether you are into hiking, camping, golf, visiting galleries, attending a performance at a theatre, you’ll find it all, and more, in Montgomery County. With more than 33,000 acres of parkland in 345 parks, 60 galleries, 22 theatres and 50 historical venues, visitors and residents enjoy superb amenities throughout the year.
Things to Do — Museums
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Boyds Negro School
One-room schoolhouse served as the only public school for African Americans in the Boyds area for over 40 years serving…
19510 White Ground Road
Boyds, MD 20841
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Phone: 301-972-0578
Hours: Open by appointment and the last Sunday of each month from 1-3pm
Tickets: Admission is free.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Visit the house of the founder of the American Red Cross during the last 15 years of her life.
Visit the house of the founder of the American Red Cross during the last 15 years of her life.
5801 Oxford Road
Glen Echo, MD 20812
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Phone: 301-320-1410
Hours: Tours on the hour: 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
Groups of 10 or more need reservations.
Tickets: Admission is free.
Gaithersburg Community Museum
Located in the restored B&O Railroad Station complex. Museum features educational exhibits and programs.
Located in the restored B&O Railroad Station complex. Museum features educational exhibits and programs.
9 South Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
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Phone: 301-258-6160
Hours: Call for hours
Tickets: Admission is free.
Gandhi Memorial Center
Houses headquarters of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation, a library and depictions of the life and activities of Mahatma Gandhi…
Houses headquarters of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation, a library and depictions of the life and activities of Mahatma Gandhi and the spiritual and cultural heritage of India.
4748 Western Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20816
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Phone: 301-320-6871
Hours: Open every Friday and Saturday from 10am-4pm, except in July and August.
Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park was established in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly. Later the site became the area’s premier amusement…
Glen Echo Park was established in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly. Later the site became the area’s premier amusement park until 1968. Today this U.S. Park Service location offers year-round educational activities and two of the amusement-era destinations remain major attractions – the Spanish Ballroom and the Dentzel Carousel.
7300 MacArthur Boulevard
Glen Echo, MD 20812
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Phone: 301-492-6229
Hours: Call for hours
Tickets: Admission is free.
Great Falls Tavern Museum
Originally a simple stone Locktender’s house along the C&O Canal, the Tavern watched the construction of the Washington Aqueduct, battles…
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Originally a simple stone Locktender's house along the C&O Canal, the Tavern watched the construction of the Washington Aqueduct, battles during the Civil War, and other historical events.
11710 MacArthur Boulevard
Potomac, MD 20854
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Phone: 301-767-3714
Hours: Call for hours
Tickets: Admission is free.
King Barn Dairy MOOseum
The king family started this farm in 1913 and farmed it until 1962. The farm produced 13,000 pounds of milk…
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.
18028 Central Park Circle
Germantown, MD 20874
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Phone: 301-528-6530
Hours: Open by appointment
Latvian Museum
The museum encourages the preservation of Latvian cultural heritage in the United States
The museum encourages the preservation of Latvian cultural heritage in the United States
Latvian Lutheran Church
400 Hurley Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
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Phone: 301-340-1914
Hours: Open by appointment
Tickets: Admission is free.
National Capital Trolley Museum
The National Capital Trolley Museum preserves and interprets the heritage of electric and interurban railways of Washington, DC.
The National Capital Trolley Museum preserves and interprets the heritage of electric and interurban railways of Washington, DC.
1313 Bonifant Road
Colesville, MD 20905
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Phone: 301-384-6088
Hours: Saturdays and Sundays
12pm - 5pm
Thursdays and Fridays
10am - 2pm
until November 12, 2010
Oakley Cabin
Oakley Cabin is a 19th century African American historic site. Built as one of three slave dwellings in the 1820s,…
Oakley Cabin is a 19th century African American historic site. Built as one of three slave dwellings in the 1820s, the cabin was the center of an African American roadside community from emancipation well into the 20th century. The dwelling, inhabited unt
3610 Brookeville Road
Olney, MD 20832
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Phone: 301-650-4373
Hours: Open for free tours given by trained docents from 12:00 noon- 4:00PM on the second and fourth Saturday, from April through November 7.
Tickets: Admission is free.
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…
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A collection of historical art and artifacts telling the story of African American history. A clipper ship, African hut, and log cabin are also on the site.
17901 BrookeRoad
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
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Phone: 301-774-4066
Hours: The museum is open by appointment only; contact slavemuseum@yahoo.com
Welcome to a typical school day in 1880 Seneca, Maryland.
16800 River Road
Poolesville, MD 20837
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Phone: 301-972-8588
Hours: open by appointment
Tickets: Admission is free.
Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine
Included on the tour of Beall-Dawson House is this museum where major advancements in medicine were discovered.
Included on the tour of Beall-Dawson House is this museum where major advancements in medicine were discovered.
103 W. Montgomery Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
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Phone: 301-340-2825
Hours: Call for hours
Tickets: Admission is free.
Woodend Mansion
Enjoy the serenity of a wildflower meadow, trails, ponds at this 40-acre nature sanctuary.
Enjoy the serenity of a wildflower meadow, trails, ponds at this 40-acre nature sanctuary.
8940 Jones Mill Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
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Phone: 301-652-9188
Hours: Open daily, dawn til dusk
Tickets: Admission is free.
Woodlawn Manor Museum
A living history museum located in Sandy Spring, MD featuring a brick manor house, stone barn, outbuildings and extensive meadows,…
A living history museum located in Sandy Spring, MD featuring a brick manor house, stone barn, outbuildings and extensive meadows, trails and wildlife.
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