52 profiles across 24 cities. Coverage status: Registry Building.
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Easton, MD · Art
Regional art museum in a historic 19th-century school building with a permanent collection and school.
Cumberland, MD · History
Regional history museum in Cumberland's 1932 Neoclassical Post Office & Courthouse.
Baltimore, MD · Art
A national museum dedicated to self-taught, intuitive artistry, at the base of Federal Hill by the Inner Harbor.
Annapolis, MD · Maritime
Museum in the last surviving oyster packing plant on the Chesapeake Bay, interpreting maritime heritage.
Sharpsburg, MD · Historic Site
National battlefield preserving the site of the bloodiest single day in American military history.
Baltimore, MD · Transportation
One of the most comprehensive collections of American railroad artifacts, on the birthplace of American railroading.
Baltimore, MD · Historic House
The rowhouse where George Herman "Babe" Ruth was born in 1895, restored as a museum to baseball's greatest player, two blocks from Oriole Park.
Baltimore, MD · Art
Free admission and a collection of 95,000+ works including the world's largest public holding of Henri Matisse, plus contemporary art and outdoor sculpture gardens.
Baltimore, MD · Industry
Housed in a former oyster cannery on the Baltimore harbor, telling the stories of the workers, innovators, and industries that built modern America.
Baltimore, MD · Transportation
Restored Baltimore streetcars operating on a demonstration line, with exhibits on urban transit history.
Annapolis, MD · History
Maryland's official museum of African American heritage, in a former Mount Moriah church building.
Rockville, MD · Historic House
1815 Federal-era house museum operated by Montgomery History interpreting antebellum Rockville.
Catonsville, MD · Historic Site
Historic site and museum on the farm of Benjamin Banneker, mathematician and free Black almanac author.
St. Michaels, MD · Maritime
18-acre waterfront campus with historic vessels, boat shop and exhibits on Chesapeake Bay life.
Glen Echo, MD · Historic House
Home of American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, preserved as a National Historic Site.
College Park, MD · Aviation
Museum at the world's oldest continuously operating airport, where Wilbur Wright trained army pilots.
Baltimore, MD · Historic House
The modest brick rowhouse where a young Edgar Allan Poe lived in the early 1830s, now a museum devoted to his life and legacy.
Baltimore, MD · Art
A Gilded Age Garrett family estate with fine and decorative arts, rare books and a private theatre.
Lutherville, MD · History
One of the largest fire museums in the U.S. with 55+ pieces of firefighting apparatus.
Baltimore, MD · History
The star fort whose 1814 defense inspired The Star-Spangled Banner, with a visitor center and living history.
Glen Echo, MD · Art
National Park Service arts campus in the former Glen Echo Amusement Park with the Dentzel Carousel.
Annapolis, MD · Historic House
National Historic Landmark 1774 Georgian mansion designed by William Buckland.
Towson, MD · History
A Georgian mansion and estate interpreting the Ridgely family and the enslaved people who built its wealth.
Church Creek, MD · Historic Site
Visitor center commemorating Harriet Tubman's life and the Underground Railroad in her Maryland homeland.
Frederick, MD · History
The Historical Society of Frederick County's museum, library and gardens in an 1820 mansion.
Baltimore, MD · Maritime
A floating museum of four historic vessels — USS Constellation, USS Torsk, USCGC Taney, and Lightship Chesapeake — plus the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse.
Hollywood, MD · History
A National Historic Landmark plantation on the Patuxent River interpreting slavery, freedom and tidewater life.
St. Mary's City, MD · History
Living history museum and archaeological park at Maryland's 1634 founding settlement and first capital.
Baltimore, MD · History
A Federal-period Johns Hopkins house museum interpreting early 19th-century Maryland life.
Baltimore, MD · History
Museum of Jewish life in Maryland, including two historic synagogues on its Baltimore campus.
Monkton, MD · Gardens
Renowned topiary gardens with the Manor House museum and Harvey Ladew's sporting art collection.
Silver Spring, MD · Science
National Academy of Sciences science museum focused on public understanding of scientific evidence.
Baltimore, MD · History
Founded in 1844, the state's leading history museum and library, with over seven million items.
Baltimore, MD · Science
Three floors of hands-on exhibits, an IMAX theater, and the Davis Planetarium on Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Frederick, MD · Historic Site
"The Battle That Saved Washington" — 1864 Civil War battlefield south of Frederick.
Baltimore, MD · History
Baltimore's oldest colonial structure, the 1760s Carroll family plantation house in Carroll Park.
Annapolis Junction, MD · History
NSA-operated museum on the history of cryptology, including Enigma machines and code-breaking exhibits.
Hunt Valley, MD · Specialized
Museum of the history of American defense electronics from the telegraph era to today.
Frederick, MD · History
Museum interpreting medical innovations arising from the American Civil War.
Ocean City, MD · Maritime
Beachfront museum in the 1891 U.S. Life-Saving Station interpreting resort and rescue history.
Baltimore, MD · Children
A three-story hands-on children's museum in the historic Fish Market building on Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Baltimore, MD · History
The Smithsonian-affiliated museum documenting the art, history, and culture of African Americans in Maryland from the 1600s to today.
Sandy Spring, MD · History
Community heritage museum in Sandy Spring interpreting Quaker and African American history.
Baltimore, MD · History
The 1793 home of Mary Pickersgill, who sewed the flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814.
Rockville, MD · History
Restored 1850 medical office interpreting the medical practice of Dr. Edward Stonestreet.
Baltimore, MD · History
The first wax museum of African American history in the country, with more than 100 life-size figures documenting Black history from ancient Africa to today.
Baltimore, MD · History
The nation's first purpose-built museum (1814), reborn as a community museum telling Baltimore's stories through art, music, and oral history.
Baltimore, MD · Art
A free museum with a global collection spanning 7,000 years — ancient Egypt, medieval Europe, Islamic art, Asian art, and more — assembled by Henry and William Walters.
Annapolis, MD · Military
History of the U.S. Navy and the Naval Academy through the Rogers Ship Model Collection and more.
Salisbury, MD · Art
The world's most comprehensive collection of decorative and antique wildfowl carving and decoys.
Hagerstown, MD · Art
Regional art museum in Hagerstown's City Park with an American and European collection since 1931.
Annapolis, MD · Historic House
Home of Declaration of Independence signer William Paca with a restored 2-acre pleasure garden.
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