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Below you'll find a listing of museums and historical/heritage sites in Prince George's County and its surrounding counties and cities. We recommend calling each institution to verify hours of operation and receive the best driving directions.
Looking for historic properties and heritage sites in the Hyattsville area?
Airmen Memorial
Museum This privately run museum documents men and women
involved in the development of aviation. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays.
Free. Antique
Chesapeake Carousel and Miniature Train Watkins Regional Park includes an 80-year-old
carousel with hand-carved animals. Carousel and train hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tuesdays-Sundays, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Arlington
Historical Museum Hours: 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, closed every
February. Arlington House,
the Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington House is open daily 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The Robert E. Lee Museum at Arlington House is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Arlington
House grounds are open 8 a.m.-7 p.m. between April 1 and Sept. 30 and 8 a.m.-5
p.m. between Oct. 1 and March 31. Arlington House, grounds and museum are
closed Christmas and New Year's Day. Contact address: Arlington House, George
Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run Park, McLean 22101. Arlington
National Cemetery Major attractions include the Tomb of the Unknowns, where a formal changing of the guard ceremony is held every half-hour in the summer and on the hour the rest of the year. The Tomb of the Unknowns contains the remains of unknown U.S. soldiers from World Wars I and II and the Korean War. A unknown Vietnam War soldier was also interred until 1998 when DNA testing indentified the remains of Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie. Blassie's remains were returned to his family. Each of the unknown soldiers was presented with the Medal of Honor at the time of interment, and the medals, as well as the flags which covered their caskets, are on display inside the Memorial Amphitheater, directly to the rear of the tomb. The tomb is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by the Army?s Old Guard. The Women?s Memorial, dedicated in 1997, pays tribute to all servicewomen in the U.S. armed forces. It is located at the Ceremonial Entr ance to the cemetery. Hours: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
daily April 1-Sept. 30, and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. the rest of the year. Arlington Planetarium Hours: Opens 7:30
p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. first Mondays
of the month. Admission: $3; $2 for children 12 and younger and seniors. Art Museum of the Americas Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Free. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception The church has
numerous chapels. The shrine was first proposed in the early 1900s, but
construction of the main church was not completed until 1959. Open year-round. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Ave. NE The church has
numerous chapels. The shrine was first proposed in the early 1900s, but
construction of the main church was not completed until 1959. Open year-round. Belair Mansion Hours: noon-4 p.m.
Wednesdays-Sundays, and for groups of 10 or more by appointment. A donation is
requested at the door. Belair is available for rentals for weddings, receptions
and other functions for up to 75 people. Belair Stable Museum The Belair Stable
was part of the Belair Stud, one of the premier racing stables from the 1930s
through the 1950s. It was home to Gallant Fox and Omaha, the only father and
son horses to win the Triple Crown. Belair was also home to Nashua, the 1955
Horse of the Year, and many other well-known racehorses. The restored stable,
with a history spanning more than 250 years, is now a museum. Group tours
available by appointment. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. Donations
requested. Billingsley House Museum Located on 430
acres overlooking the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Western Branch,
Billingsley is a brick plantation home built around 1740. Also featured is the
Billingsley Farm Museum adjacent to the house. It is a restored tobacco barn
with a collection of antique farm equipment. Tours available noon-4 p.m.
Sundays. Weekday group tours of 10 or more by appointment. Bowie Train Station and Huntington Museum Administered by
the City of Bowie. Open noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. Free. Donations
requested. Bureau of Engraving and Printing Offers tours of
the facility responsible for printing most of America's paper money and stamps.
Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free tickets are distributed at ticket
booth on a first-come, first-served basis. One person is limited to eight
tickets. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more. Cannon Branch Fort Cannon Branch Fort
is one of two remaining Civil War earthwork fortifications in Manassas.
Historians believe the fort was built by Union troops between 1863 and 1864 as
part of a series of forts to defend supply lines along the Orange and
Alexandria railroad line. Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo A private
family-owned and professionally operated zoo with more than 400 animals,
including lions, lemurs, bears, cobras, monkeys and macaws. The zoo offers
special events, educational programs and volunteer opportunities. Admission:
$12.95 for ages 13 and older; $11.95 for military and seniors 60 and older;
$8.95 for children 2-12. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily in April; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
daily in May; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
daily in September; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in October; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends,
weather permitting, in November. Center for the Arts The 1908 Hopkins
Candy Factory was restored in 2001 and 2002 and is now the home of Manassas's
Center for the Arts. The first floor houses the Caton Merchant Family Gallery,
which features rotating exhibitions of local, regional and international
artists. A comprehensive exhibition on the history of Manassas and the Candy
Factory is also on the first floor. The Kellar Theater is used for
performances, readings, concerts and Sunday afternoon community dances. There
are also art classes, the Pied Piper Theatre for children, summer theater camps
and SummerSounds Concerts. College Park Aviation Museum Located on the
grounds of the world's oldest continuously operating airport, in College Park,
the museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The gallery includes
historic and reproduction aircrafts associated with the history of the
airfield, as well as hands-on activities and experimentation areas for children
of all ages. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except major holidays. Admission: $4;
seniors, $3; children and students. $2; younger than 2, free. Corcoran Gallery of Art This is the
District's oldest art museum. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, 10
a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays. Admission: $6.75; seniors, $4.75; student ID, $3;
parents with children ages 17 and younger, $12; ages 11 and younger, free. No
admission fee on Mondays and after 5 p.m. on Thursdays; on these days, a
donation is suggested. Darnall's Chance House Museum Darnall's Chance
was built around 1742 by James Wardrop, a wealthy Scottish merchant. It is one
of the oldest houses in Upper Marlboro and was remodeled in 1857 in the
Italianate style. In 1986, the house was saved from proposed demolition and
restored to its original Georgian appearance. The property includes a unique
18th-century brick burial vault. It was the residence of Col. Henry Darnall and
is believed to be the birthplace of Daniel Carroll, signer of the U.S.
Constitution, and his brother, John Carroll, first bishop of the Roman Catholic
Church of America. Walk-in tours, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays.
Other tours and group arrangements by appointment. Dorsey Chapel Dorsey Chapel is a
small frame church that was the focal point of rural black communities in the
county during the 1900s. The meetinghouse was dedicated in September 1900 and
used until 1971. It was restored in 1994 and has been designated a historic
site by the Prince George?s County Historic Preservation Commission. Walk-in
tours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays, or by appointment. Groups by appointment. Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum The museum is in
America's oldest railroad station (circa 1830). Museum hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Office hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fridays-Wednesdays. Admission: $5; 65 and older and students, $4; ages 12 and
younger, $3; ages 2 and younger, free. Fauquier Veterans Memorial A U.S. flag on a
70-foot pole honors 158 Fauquier residents who died in military service during
the 20th century. Features a bronze railing depicting marching soldiers.
Designed by sculptor Fredrick Hart. Folger Shakespeare Library Dedicated to the
life and works of William Shakespeare. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays,
except federal holidays. Exhibition and building tours begin at 11 a.m.
Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays. Garden tours begin at 10 and 11
a.m. every third Saturday, April-October. Free. Call 202-675-0395 for group
tours. Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Dedicated to the
life and times of President Abraham Lincoln. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Free. Fort Foote Park Fort Foote was
constructed during the Civil War to guard the river route to Alexandria,
Washington and Georgetown. The fort?s remains, now a local park, contain Rodman
guns and other artifacts. Open 8 a.m.-sunset daily. Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site Free admission;
donations welcome. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m.
Sundays. Closed Mondays and New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Please
call for changes relating to weather-related conditions. Fort Washington Park This large
brick-and-stone fort on the Maryland shore of the Potomac River was the only
permanent facility built to defend the nation's capital. The first fort was
built in 1809 and destroyed by the British in the War of 1812. It was rebuilt
as an outer defense of the capital. The fort displays cannons, ramparts,
earthworks and a drawbridge. Interpretive history tours are also available.
Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily April 1-Sept. 30, and 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 1-March
31. Park grounds are open 8 a.m. -dark. Admission is $5 per vehicle weekends
through Memorial Day, $3 per individual. Fort Washington Park This is one of the
few seacoast forts in its original form. The 341-acre national park has hiking
and biking trails and overlooks the Potomac River and Mount Vernon. Hours: 9
a.m.-4:30 p.m. October-March; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April-September. Closed
Thanksgiving day, Christmas and New Year?s Day. Glen Echo Park The site features
a historic carousel and ballroom. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays,
noon-6 p.m. Sundays. Greenbelt Museum The Greenbelt
Museum has exhibitions about the planned community of Greenbelt by offering
tours of an historic house, walking tours, lectures and other educational
programs. It is open from 1-5 p.m. Sundays and by appointment. The Community
Center Exhibit Gallery is open 9 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Free. Gunston Hall Plantation
10709 Gunston Rd. Gunston Hall was
the plantation home of George Mason, a framer of the U.S. government. The home,
built about 1755, is on 550 acres and is open for tours. Many special events
are held here throughout the year. Hours: 9:30 a.m-5p.m. daily except
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Museum hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Plaza: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sculpture
garden: 7:30 a.m.-dusk. Free. Historic St. Mary's City An outdoor living
history museum and archaeological park that documents the life of Maryland's
first permanent colony and the state's first capital (1634-1695), Godiah Spray
Plantation, Woodland Indian Hamlet, 1676 State House, historic town center and
the Dove, a replica of one of the two vessels that brought the original
colonists. International Spy Museum A museum about
espionage and its impact on current and historic events, focusing on the role
spies have played throughout history. Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily in the spring
and summer. Admittance to permanent exhibits ends at 6 p.m., and to special
exhibits at 6:45 p.m. Adults, $14; ages 65 and older, active military,
intelligence community, $13; ages 5-18, $11; ages 5 and younger, free. International Spy Museum A museum about
espionage and its impact on current and historic events, focusing on the role
spies have played throughout history. Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily in the spring
and summer. Admittance to permanent exhibits ends at 6 p.m., and to special
exhibits at 6:45 p.m. Adults, $14; ages 65 and older, active military,
intelligence community, $13; ages 5-18, $11; ages 5 and younger, free. Islamic Center Washington's first
mosque opened in 1957. Women are asked to wear long sleeves, below-the-knee
hemlines and long scarves over their hair. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Group
tours by appointment: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Library and bookstore
hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Islamic Center Washington's first
mosque opened in 1957. Women are asked to wear long sleeves, below-the-knee
hemlines and long scarves over their hair. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Group
tours by appointment: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Library and bookstore
hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Free guided tours
of the Kennedy Center are given in English, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Printed guides are available in English,
Spanish, German, French and Japanese. Tours depart from the parking plaza on
Level A and feature the Hall of States and Hall of Nations, the center's
theaters and dozens of paintings, sculptures and other artworks given to the
center by other countries. Laurel Museum This 1830
city-owned house, one of the oldest structures in Laurel, houses collections of
photographs, tools, personal artifacts, textiles and histories of religious,
social, business and cultural growth from a thriving mill town of the early
19th century. Open 10a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays.
Group tours by appintment. Free admission. Library of Congress The Library of
Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the
research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with
nearly 128 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The
collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7
million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps and 57 million
manuscripts. Marietta House Museum Marietta House was
the plantation home of Gabriel Duvall, a member of the Maryland General
Assembly and the Maryland Supreme Court, and an associate U.S. Supreme Court
justice. Three generations of Duvalls occupied the house from 1815 to 1900. It
is also headquarters of the Prince George?s County Historical Society and
Fredeick S. DeMarr Memorial Library of County History. Open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays,
noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Open weekdays by appointment. Adults, $3;
seniors, $2; children, $1, youths 5-18. Montpelier Mansion This Georgian
mansion was built in 1783 by Maj. Thomas Snowden. It has hosted many famous
guests, including George and Martha Washington and Abigail Adams. Tours
available on the hour, noon-3 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays in March-November, and 1-2
p.m. Sundays in December-February. Luncheon tours for groups of 20 or more are
available. Group tours by appointment. Adults, $3; seniors, $2; children, $1. Mormon Temple The world's third
largest Mormon temple sits on 57 acres near the Capital Beltway. Visitor center
hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. Mount Vernon George Washington's estate is open seven days a week, year-round. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center The hub of all NASA tracking activities, Goddard is also responsible for the development of unmanned sounding rockets and research in space and Earth sciences, including NASA?s Mission to Planet Earth. Collections include space flight artifacts and photographs. Visitor center hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year?s Day. Free. National Aquarium Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except Thanksgiving day and Christmas. Admittance ends at 4:30 p.m. Ages 11 and older, $5; ages 2-10, $2; seniors and military personnel, $4; children younger than 2, free. Animal keeper talks and animal feedings daily. National Archives and Records Administration Displays the
Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights,
among other historic documents. Free. Visitors' entrance is on Constitution
Avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets. Reservations are required for groups
of 20 or more. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Labor Day-March 31; 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
April 1-Friday before Memorial Day weekend; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Memorial Day
weekend-Labor Day. Closed Christmas. National Archives at College Park The National
Archives contains the Richard Nixon/Watergate tapes, as well as an extensive
collection of important and historic documents, tapes and film. Open 8:45 a.m-5
p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 8:45 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays;
and 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Saturdays. National Building Museum Showcases
architecture and building design. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11
a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free; a donation of $5 per person is
suggested. National Colonial Farm An
agricultural-historical museum project of the Accokeek Foundation, the farm has
exhibitions and demonstrations of the agricultural methods, crops and livestock
of a modest Tidewater farm of the mid-18th century. Open throughout the school
year for pre-scheduled guided tours. National Gallery of Art The gallery's east
and west wings house more than 100,000 works of art dating from the Middle Ages
to the 21st century. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday. Free. National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall
1145 17th St. NW Hosts a series of
changing exhibitions. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday. Closed Christmas. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Thanksgiving day, Christmas
and New Year?s Day. Adults, $5; ages 60 and older and students, $3; ages 18 and
younger, free. Special exhibits may cost more. National Zoological Park The National Zoo
is home to giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, the elephant calf Kandula and
about 2,400 other animals representing 435 species. Hours: grounds, 6 a.m.-8
p.m., and buildings, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily April-Oct. 29; grounds, 6 a.m.-6
p.m., and buildings, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., daily Oct. 30-April 1, 2006. Closed
Christmas. Free. Northampton Plantation Slave Quarters The park features
the rebuilt foundations of two 19th-century slave quarters. Interpretive signs
allow for self-guided tours. Open 6 a.m.-dusk daily. Free. Oxon Hill Farm at Oxon Cove Park Oxon Cove Park is
a historic farm with buildings dating to the early 1800s, when the property was
a wheat plantation. A variety of daily farm activities and programs are held
throughout the park?s 512 acres. Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily; closed New
Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Reservations needed for programs. Free. Oxon Hill Manor Currently closed.
Reopening has not been determined.Calls and faxes are being routed to the
Prince George's Ballroom. Built in 1929, Oxon Hill Manor was designed by Jules
Henri de Sibour. The 49-room, two-story Neo-Georgian-style brick mansion is on
the National Register of Historic Places. It sits on 55 acres and has English
gardens overlooking a rose-wrapped reflecting pool, expansive lawns and a
wide-open terrace with views of the Potomac River. Phillips Collection This private
museum was America's first museum of modern art and contains masterpieces in
the setting of a private mansion. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10
a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday, closed Mondays. Weekday admission
for the permanent collection is by donation. Admission to special exhibits
and/or weekend admission to the permanent collection for adults, $14; students
and people 62 and older, $12. Point Lookout State Park The site where the
Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay join. Served as a watch post to warn of
British ships during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. During the
Civil War, what is now parkland became a separate Union military district in
which the federal government established a hospital and prisoner-of-war camp.
The park is open sunrise-sunset year round. The Civil War Museum Nature Center
opens in May. Contact the park for current hours. Prince George's County Genealogical Society Library The oldest
Maryland county genealogical society in continuous existence. Its objectives
are to collect, preserve and disseminate genealogical knowledge and
information, particularly material that deals with Prince George's County. The
society meets at the Greenbelt public library the first Wednesday of every
month (except July and August) at 7 p.m. Call the library for operating hours. Prince George's County Historical Society Hours: noon-4 p.m.
Saturdays or by appointment. Radio and Television Museum Call for
information on events. Open 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Free admission, but
donations are requested. Riversdale House Museum A National
Historic Landmark, Riversdale is a restored, five-part, stucco-covered brick
manor home built between 1801 and 1807. Open year-round, noon-3:30 p.m. Fridays
and Sundays. Weekday group tours by appointment. Adults: $3; seniors and
groups, $2; ages 5-18, $1; no charge for ages 4 and younger. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Originally dedicated as a synagogue in 1908, the building served as the site of Turner Memorial Baptist A.M.E. Church from 1951-2002. Last year, it was rededicated as the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Tours in English are offered noon-3 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and the first Sunday of the month. Tours are also offered by appointment in Hebrew, French, German, Polish, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum's Renwick
Gallery The gallery
collects, exhibits, studies and preserves American crafts and decorative arts
from the 19th to 21st centuries. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Closed
Christmas. Free. Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum's Renwick
Gallery The gallery
collects, exhibits, studies and preserves American crafts and decorative arts
from the 19th to 21st centuries. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Closed
Christmas. Free. Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art and
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Museums of Asian
art. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except Christmas. Free. The Sackler Gallery
is at 1050 Independence Ave. SW. The Freer Gallery is on Jefferson Drive at
12th Street SW. The two museums are connected by an underground exhibition
space. Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art and
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Museums of Asian art. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except Christmas. Free. The Sackler Gallery is at 1050 Independence Ave. SW. The Freer Gallery is on Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW. The two museums are connected by an underground exhibition space. Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Hours: 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Free. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Free. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American
History Hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Free. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural
History Regular hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Additional hours: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays March 11-May 21, and 5:30-7:30 p.m. daily May 26-Sept. 4.
Free. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural
History Regular hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Additional hours: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays March 11-May 21, and 5:30-7:30 p.m. daily May 26-Sept. 4.
Free. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the
American Indian Hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Free. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the
American Indian Hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Free. Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery is closed for renovations; it is scheduled to reopen July 4, 2006.
Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery The National
Portrait Gallery is closed for renovations; it is scheduled to reopen July 4,
2006. Smithsonian Institution National Postal Museum Hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except Christmas. Free. Sojourner Truth Room The Oxon Hill
Library is built on the site of the Sojourner Truth Elementary School. The
Sojourner Truth Room was established in 1967 and named in honor of the civil
rights activist. It contains a collection of books, periodicals, pamphlets,
photographs and other material on African American history and culture. The
library is open to the public. Currently closed for renovations. Surratt House Museum This middle-class
plantation home, built in 1852 for the Surratt family, served as a tavern, post
office and Confederate safe house during the Civil War. In fall 1864, the
Surratts became involved in a plot to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln. After
the plan was changed to murder in April 1865, the assassin John Wilkes Booth
stopped here briefly as he fled Washington. Group tours by appointment. The
John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour is held throughout the year. Surratt House
is open January through mid-December, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and
noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Adults: $3; seniors, $2; children, $1;
children under 5, free. The Lyceum Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed New Year's day, Thanksgiving
and Christmas. Tobacco Farming Museum Part of the
Patuxent Rural Life Museums, the Tobacco Farming Museum has exhibitions about
the agricultural heritage of Prince George?s County. Located at Patuxent River
Park. Open April through October, 1-4 p.m. Sundays or by appointment. $5 for an
annual pass for county residents. U.S. Botanic Garden Hours: Bartholdi
Park is open from dawn to dusk daily; the conservatory is open from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily, including holidays. Free. U.S. Capitol Hours:
Mondays-Saturdays 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., including all federal holidays except for
Thanksgiving day and Christmas. Guided tours, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free, timed
tickets distributed at 9 a.m. The line forms at the southwest corner of the
Capitol grounds at Independence Avenue and First Street SW. One free ticket per
person. U.S. Geological Survey A visitor center
at the federal agency offers an introduction to such topics as volcanoes,
earthquakes, disaster preparedness, pollution and flooding. Hours for
self-guided tours are 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. weekdays; guided tours are available
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays by calling 703-648-4748. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except for Yom Kippur and Christmas. Free. Passes required
to visit the museum's permanent exhibition. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Hours: 10
a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except for Yom Kippur and Christmas. Free. Passes required
to visit the museum's permanent exhibition. U.S. Navy Memorial
U.S. Patent and Trademark Museum Scheduled to
reopen July 25. Call ahead for hours. W. Henry Duvall Tool Museum Part of the
Patuxent Rural Life Museums, the Duvall Tool Museum is located at Patuxent
River Park and houses more than 1,000 farm implements, tools and household
items from the 19th century. Open 1-4 p.m. Sundays, April through October.
Tours are available at other times by appointment. Free admission. Washington National Cathedral Hours: 10
a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily in fall, winter and spring; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays, and
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekends from May 1 to Labor Day. Suggested donation: adults,
$3; children, $1. Guided tours are available. Call for schedules. Washington National Cathedral Hours: 10
a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily in fall, winter and spring; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays, and
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekends from May 1 to Labor Day. Suggested donation: adults,
$3; children, $1. Guided tours are available. Call for schedules. White House Tours of the White
House can be arranged only through the office of a member of Congress. White House Visitor Center Provides tours of
the White House to groups of 10 or more. To obtain tickets, contact your
Congress member. Tickets are not available at the Visitor Center. White's Ferry The only regularly
operating ferry on the Potomac River. Operates 5 a.m.-11 p.m. year-round,
weather permitting. $3 one way and $5 round-trip. The Barracks
43 Pinkney St. Similar to the
residences used to house troops during the Revolutionary War, the building
includes two main rooms on the first floor and two rooms on the second floor.
Hours: by appointment only. It is maintained by the Historic Annapolis
Foundation, 18 Pinkney St., Annapolis, Md. 21401. Calvert Marine Museum The Calvert Marine
Museum is a public nonprofit museum dedicated to the collection, preservation,
research and interpretation of the culture and natural history of Southern
Maryland. Its mission is to interpret three maritime themes: regional Miocene
paleontology, estuarine life on the tidal Patuxent River and adjacent
Chesapeake Bay and the maritime histories of these waters. Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. daily. Adults, $7; seniors, $6; ages 5-12, $2; 4 and younger, free;
members, free. National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Center The museum annex,
which opened in 2003, has more than 80 aircraft and dozens of space artifacts
on display, including the space shuttle Enterprise and the B-29 Enola Gay. The
center was designed as a companion to the main museum on the Mall. Naturalist Center of the Smithsonian Institution's
National Museum of Natural History Visitors can
investigate earth sciences, life sciences and anthropology with their own eyes,
ears and hands at the Smithsonian Naturalist Center. This center has more than
30,000 natural history and anthropological specimens as well as books,
microscopes, measuring tools and other equipment. Kids can touch volcanic
rocks, animal skeletons and dead birds, or use microscopes and other tools,
just like grown-up scientists. Open to visitors 10 and older. Charles Carroll House This was the home
of three generations of Carrolls, including Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a
signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sundays; 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Saturdays. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas and Easter and
on weekends in January and February. Group and school tours by appointment.
Closed for renovations until September. Chase-Lloyd House Georgian-style
townhouse built by Samuel Chase, an 18th-century lawyer and signer of the
Declaration of Independence. The house is known for its interior detail. Historic London Town and Gardens This 23-acre park
incorporates part of the Colonial-era town of London. It is home to the
historic William Brown House, an 18th-century Georgian mansion overlooking the
Severn River. The park has an eight-acre woodland garden, sponsors
archaeological digs for Anne Arundel County and hosts children's programs.
Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-3 p.m. Sundays. House tours are
given hourly, with the last tour beginning at 3 p.m. Gates close at 4:30 p.m.
Admission: guided house and self-guided garden tour, $7; seniors, $5; children
7-12, $3. House tour only, or self-guided garden tour only, $4; children 7-12,
$3. Free to members of the London Town Foundation and children under 7. Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial Honoring the late
author Alex Haley and his ancestor Kunta Kinte, an African slave and the
subject of Haley's celebrated book "Roots." It features a series of
statues, with Haley in the middle reading to attentive schoolchildren. Maryland State House This is the
country's oldest historic statehouse building still in continuous use. Guided
tours, which include the Old Senate Chambers, the Maryland Silver Room, the
Calvert Room, the Archives Room, the Old Senate Committee Room, the House of
Delegates, the New Senate Chamber and the Maryland Federalist, are given at 11
a.m. and 3 p.m. daily except for Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Hours: 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Closed
Christmas. Cove Point Lighthouse Built in 1828, it
is the oldest continuously working lighthouse in Maryland. Placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Tours depart by shuttle bus from
the Calvert Marine Museum. Tours are offered 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. weekends,
May through September, and 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, June-August. The lighthouse
is closed October-April. Tour: $3. Thomas Stone National Historic Site Site of Haberdeventure, the family home of Thomas Stone, a lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Stone and his wife, Margaret Brown, built the home in the early 1770s, and it remained the Stone family home until 1936. The National Park Service, which finished restoration work in 1997, offers hiking and birding trails. Free. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Memorial Day-Labor Day; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Labor Day-Memorial Day. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. |
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