List of museums in Maryland facts for kids

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Maryland is home to many amazing museums! A museum is a special place where people collect and take care of interesting objects. These objects can be about art, science, history, or different cultures. Museums then show these collections to the public, so everyone can learn and explore. Think of them as giant treasure chests filled with stories from the past and wonders from today!

Awesome Museums to Explore in Maryland
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Awesome Museums to Explore in Maryland

Maryland has museums for every interest. You can discover ancient history, amazing art, or even learn about space travel!

Step Back in Time: History Museums

Maryland's history is rich and varied. These museums help you explore the past.

Local History and Historic Homes

Aberdeen Room Archives & Museum in Aberdeen: Learn about the history of Aberdeen.
Allegany Museum in Cumberland: Discover local history, transportation, and folk art.
American Red Cross Information & History Center in Walkersville: See the history of the American Red Cross.
Beall-Dawson House in Rockville: Explore an early 19th-century home. It even has a museum about 19th-century medicine!
Belair Mansion in Bowie: Visit a beautiful Georgian plantation house. It was once home to Maryland's governor.
Benson-Hammond House in Linthicum: This historic house is cared for by the Ann Arrundell County Historical Society.
Billingsley House Museum in Upper Marlboro: See a brick colonial plantation house.
Calvin B. Taylor House in Berlin: A 19th-century house museum with local memories.
Darnall's Chance House Museum in Upper Marlboro: A 1742 brick house furnished to look like the 1760s.
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House in Waldorf: The home of Samuel A. Mudd, who was involved in the Lincoln assassination story.
Dundalk-Patapsco Neck Historical Society Museum in Dundalk: See period rooms and local items.
Geddes-Piper House in Chestertown: A 1784 Georgian brick townhouse.
Gordon-Roberts House in Cumberland: A beautiful late 19th-century home.
Greenbelt Museum in Greenbelt: An original International Style house from 1936-1946.
Hager House in Hagerstown: A 1739 frontier house.
Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis: A grand 1774 mansion.
Hampton National Historic Site in Hampton: An 18th-century estate with a Georgian manor house.
Hays House Museum in Bel Air: A Colonial period house.
His Lordship's Kindness in Clinton: A 1780s Georgian mansion and plantation.
Historic Annapolis Museum in Annapolis: Learn about the history of Annapolis.
Historic Port Tobacco Village in Port Tobacco: Costumed guides tell the story of Port Tobacco from 1620.
Historical Society of Baltimore County in Cockeysville: Learn about county history and find family records.
Historical Society of Carroll County in Westminster: See the 1807 Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House.
Historical Society of Cecil County in Elkton: Features 19th-century furnishings and local art.
Historical Society of Harford County in Bel Air: Discover local history and Native American carvings.
Historical Society of Talbot County Museum in Easton: Offers tours of historic homes.
Hogshead in Annapolis: An 18th-century house with actors showing Colonial life.
Howard County Heritage Orientation Center in Ellicott City: Learn about 18th and 19th-century milling.
Howard County Historical Society in Ellicott City: The museum is in a former church.
J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum in Crisfield: Traces the history of Maryland's lower shore.
John Poole House in Poolesville: A 1793 log house and general store.
Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill: See Victorian clothing, old machines, and a general store.
Ladew Topiary Gardens in Monkton: Includes a manor house with antique English furniture.
Laurel Museum in Laurel: Learn about Laurel's mill town roots and railroad history.
Marietta House Museum in Glenn Dale: A Federal style mansion from 1815 to 1902.
Miller House Museum in Hagerstown: A Federal period brick townhouse.
Montpelier Mansion in Laurel: A 1780s Georgian home with period rooms.
Mount Aventine in Bryans Road: A mid-19th-century manor house in Chapman State Park.
Mount Savage Museum Bank and Jail in Mount Savage: Exhibits about the Mt. Savage Iron Works and mining.
Museum of Frederick County History in Frederick: Tells the story of Frederick County.
Museum of Rural Life in Denton: Operated by the Caroline County Historical Society.
New Windsor Museum in New Windsor: Learn about local history.
Old Jail Museum in Leonardtown: Home to the St. Mary's County Historical Society.
Old Town Hall Bank Museum and Exhibit Hall in Poolesville: Operated by Historic Medley.
Oxford Museum (Maryland) in Oxford: Focuses on local history.
Paw Paw Museum in Port Deposit: Explores local history.
Pemberton Hall in Salisbury: A 1741 plantation home.
Poplar Hill Mansion in Salisbury: A beautiful mansion from around 1795.
Queen Anne's Museum of Eastern Shore Life in Centreville: Features antique farm tools and watermen's items.
R. Frank Jones Museum in Snow Hill: Exhibits on local history and iron processing.
Rock Hall Museum (Rock Hall, Maryland) in Rock Hall: Learn about watermen, decoys, and local artifacts.
Roger Brooke Taney House in Frederick: The home of Roger Brooke Taney, a Chief Justice. It includes slave quarters.
Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring: Focuses on local history.
Schifferstadt Architectural Museum in Frederick: A 1756 colonial German house.
Sharptown Historical Museum in Salisbury: Explores local history.
Silver Spring Historical Society in Silver Spring: Learn about the history of Silver Spring.
Smithsburg Town Museum in Smithsburg: Operated by the Smithsburg Historical Society.
Sotterley Plantation in Hollywood: An 18th-century plantation home with a slave cabin.
South Dorchester Folk Museum in Church Creek: Preserves the heritage of southern Dorchester County.
South Mountain Heritage Society in Burkittsville: Themes include commerce, industry, and the Civil War.
St. Clement's Island Museum in Colton's Point: Learn about Maryland’s early history and the Potomac River.
St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary's Square in St. Michaels: Focuses on local history.
Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House in Havre de Grace: A restored canal lock house with local history exhibits.
Sykesville Gate House Museum of History in Sykesville: Explores local history.
Taylor's Island Museum in Taylors Island: Learn about local history.
Teackle Mansion in Princess Anne: A Federal era house built between 1802 and 1819.
Thomas Isaac Log Cabin in Ellicott City: A rustic 1780 log cabin.
Thomas Stone National Historic Site in Port Tobacco: The 1770s home of Thomas Stone, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Tucker House (Maryland) in Centreville: A 1794 home with period rooms.
Tudor Hall in Leonardtown: An 18th-century mansion with local history exhibits.
Tudor Hall in Bel Air: A mid-19th-century Gothic Revival cottage.
Vienna Heritage Museum in Vienna: Explores local history.
Waterfront Warehouse in Annapolis: Exhibits on state and area history.
Williamsport Town Museum in Williamsport: Located in a historic barn.
Woodlawn Manor Museum in Sandy Spring: An 18th-century brick manor house.
Wright's Chance in Centreville: A 1744 plantation house.

African American History

African American Heritage House in La Plata: Focuses on slavery and African American culture in Charles County.
Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis: Explores Black life in Maryland and features African American art.
Boyds Negro School in Sandy Spring: A one-room school for African Americans from 1895–1936.
Josiah Henson Park in North Bethesda: The farm where Josiah Henson lived as a slave. His story inspired Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Sandy Spring Slave Museum & Art Gallery in Sandy Spring: Focuses on the slave experience.
Ridgeley Rosenwald School in Capitol Heights: A historic segregated school for African American children.
Sykesville Colored Schoolhouse Museum in Sykesville: A historic schoolhouse.
Sturgis One Room School Museum in Pocomoke City: A historic African American one-room school.

Civil War History

Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg: Includes a Visitor Center with exhibits about the Battle of Antietam. Also, the Pry House Field Hospital Museum shows Civil War medical care.
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Exhibit and Visitor Center in Sharpsburg: Displays about the Civil War in Washington, Carroll, and Frederick Counties.
Kennedy Farm in Sharpsburg: The place where John Brown planned his raid on Harpers Ferry.
Lamar Surgical Suite and Civil War Museum in Middletown: A turn-of-the-century rural medical sanitarium.
Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick: The Visitor Center has exhibits and artifacts from the Battle of Monocacy Junction.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick: Learn about medical care during the Civil War and advancements in treatment.
Point Lookout State Park in Scotland: Houses the Civil War Museum/Marshland Nature Center.
Surratt House Museum in Clinton: The mid-19th-century home of Mary Surratt, linked to the Lincoln conspiracy.

Art and Culture Spots

These museums showcase amazing art and different cultures.

Academy Art Museum in Easton: Features works on paper and contemporary art by American and European masters.
African Art Museum of Maryland in Columbia: See masks, sculptures, textiles, and musical instruments from Africa.
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery in Catonsville: An art gallery that is part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Annmarie Garden in Solomons: A 30-acre outdoor sculpture park with an arts building for exhibits and workshops.
Art Gallery at the University of Maryland in College Park: Shows important contemporary art. It also has collections of African sculpture and Chinese vessels.
Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury: A visual arts center.
Brooke Whiting House & Museum in Cumberland: Collections include Chinese ceramics, American furniture, and Asian art.
Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture in Catonsville: The art gallery of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Chestertown RiverArts in Chestertown: A community art center with an exhibit gallery.
David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora in College Park: Part of the University of Maryland, College Park.
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in Frederick: Has five galleries for art exhibits.
Glenview Mansion Art Gallery in Rockville: Features changing art exhibits.
Goucher College Art Galleries in Towson: Includes the Silber Art Gallery and Rosenberg Gallery.
Havre de Grace Decoy Museum in Havre de Grace: A collection of Chesapeake Bay decoys.
Hyattstown Mill in Hyattstown: A historic mill that now houses the Hyattstown Mill Arts Project.
Janus Museum in Washington Grove: Showcases the work and collections of Allan Janus.
Latvian Museum in Rockville: Displays Latvian costumes, textiles, and traditional crafts.
Mansion House Art Center in Hagerstown: Headquarters for the Valley Art Association.
Mitchell Gallery in Annapolis: Part of St. John's College.
Ratner Museum in Bethesda: Explores the Hebrew Bible through visual arts.
Salisbury University Art Galleries in Salisbury: Includes the University Gallery and Electronic Gallery.
Strathmore in North Bethesda: A music performing center with art exhibitions and outdoor sculptures.
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury: Part of Salisbury University, with wildfowl carvings and antique decoys.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown: Features 19th and early 20th-century American Art.

Science, Nature, and Space Adventures

Explore the natural world, technology, and beyond!

Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood: A 10-acre complex with a historic 1908 farmhouse and farm buildings.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge: The Visitors Center has wildlife exhibits and bird-watching cameras.
Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center in Swanton: Exhibits about the area's natural and historical heritage.
Discovery Station in Hagerstown: Hands-on exhibits about science, technology, space, and history.
Eden Mill Nature Center & Historic Mill Museum in Pylesville: Natural history exhibits and a historic grist mill.
Goddard Visitor Center in Greenbelt: Part of Goddard Space Flight Center, focusing on aerospace.
Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills: Exhibits focus on the animals and plants of the Piedmont woodlands.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum in St. Leonard: Home of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
National Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade: See a working World War II German Enigma machine and learn about code-breaking.
National Electronics Museum in Linthicum: Displays telegraph, radio, radar, and satellite equipment.
National Institutes of Health Visitor Center and Nobel Laureate Exhibit Hall in Bethesda: Learn about scientific and medical research.
National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring: Focuses on medical history.
National Wildlife Visitor Center at Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel: Learn about wildlife research, migratory birds, and endangered species.
System Source Computer Museum in Hunt Valley: A collection of vintage computing devices.
William F. Moran, Jr. Museum in Middletown: A working bladesmith shop with a museum about hand-forged knives.
William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History in Linthicum: Explores the history and science of urology.

Trains, Planes, and Boats: Transportation Museums

Discover how people and goods moved around Maryland.

Airmen Memorial Museum in Suitland: Learn about the history of enlisted airmen.
Annapolis Maritime Museum in Annapolis: Focuses on the Chesapeake Bay's maritime environment and culture.
B&O Ellicott City Station Museum in Ellicott City: America's oldest surviving railroad station. It has a large model train!
Belair Stable Museum in Bowie: A museum about horse stables.
Bob's Vintage Museum in Columbia: See historic BMW motorcycles and collectibles.
Boonsboro Trolley Museum in Boonsboro: A restored trolley station and cars.
Brunswick Heritage Museum in Brunswick: Shows how railroads affected a company town.
C&D Canal Museum in Chesapeake City: Learn about the history of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons: Features traditional Chesapeake Bay wooden vessels, marine fossils, and live otters.
Canal Place in Cumberland: Home to the C&O Canal National Historical Park Visitor Center and a canal boat replica.
Captain Salem Avery House Museum in Shady Side: A watermen's museum in an 1860 house.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park in various locations: Visitor centers along the C&O Canal have exhibits about its history.
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels: Explore Chesapeake Bay maritime history and Native American artifacts.
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum in Chesapeake Beach: Learn about the Chesapeake Beach Railway and local history.
Choptank River Light in Cambridge: A replica lighthouse open for tours.
College Park Aviation Museum in College Park: See antique airplanes and aviation artifacts.
Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre de Grace: A historic lighthouse.
Cove Point Light in Lusby: An operating lighthouse with seasonal tours.
Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum in Middle River: Focuses on aviation and aerospace history in Maryland.
Hagerstown Railroad Museum in Hagerstown: Includes a steam engine and railroad tools.
Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum in Hagerstown: Area railroad history and model train layouts.
Havre de Grace Maritime Museum in Havre de Grace: Explores the history of waterfowling and decoy making.
Huntington Railroad Museum in Bowie: Features a historic Bowie Station switch tower and caboose.
La Plata Train Station in La Plata: A station and caboose.
Marion Station Railroad Museum in Marion: Focuses on railway history.
Maryland Dove in St. Mary's City: A re-creation of a late 17th-century trading ship.
Massey Air Museum in Massey: A collection of small aircraft from the 1930s to 1950s.
National Capitol Radio & Television Museum in Bowie: The history of radio and television.
National Capital Trolley Museum in Colesville: Historic trolleys used in Washington D.C.
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park: The heritage of naval aircraft research and development.
Perryville Railway Museum in Perryville: Area railroad history and a model train layout.
Piney Point Light in Piney Point: Includes a lighthouse, museum, and historic boat display.
Point Lookout Light in Scotland: A maritime lighthouse.
Queponco Railway Station in Newark: A historic railway station.
Richardson Maritime Museum in Cambridge: Models of Chesapeake Bay wooden sailing vessels and boatbuilders' tools.
Spocott Windmill in Cambridge: Includes a replica 19th-century windmill, miller's cottage, and blacksmith shop.
Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace: Demonstrates rural arts and crafts from 1880-1920.
Stevensville Train Depot in Stevensville: A historic train depot.
Sudlersville Train Station Museum in Sudlersville: Memorabilia of baseball player Jimmy Foxx.
Thrasher Carriage Museum in Frostburg: Horse-drawn vehicles like sleighs and carts.
Tilghman Watermen's Museum in Tilghman Island: Focuses on the island's watermen, tools, and boat models.
Tolchester Beach Museum in Tolchester Beach: About the closed Tolchester Amusement Park.
The Train Room and Museum in Hagerstown: One of the largest operating O-gauge model railroad displays.
Turkey Point Light Station in North East: A lighthouse open for tours.
Upper Bay Museum in North East: Decoys, gunning rigs, and antique marine engines.
U.S. Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis: American naval history, ship models, and marine art.
Walkersville Southern Railroad Museum in Walkersville: A heritage railroad and museum.
Waterman's Museum in Rock Hall: Exhibits on oystering, crabbing, and fishing.
Western Maryland Railway Station in Cumberland: The starting point and museum of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.
Western Maryland Railway Historical Society Museum in Union Bridge: Western Maryland Railway artifacts and model railroads.

Cool Places for Kids and Families

These museums offer unique experiences, often with hands-on activities or outdoor fun.

Adkins Historical Museum in Mardela Springs: Eight historic buildings, open by appointment.
Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood: A 10-acre complex with a historic 1908 farmhouse and farm buildings.
Anne Arundel County Free School in Davidsonville: A one-room colonial school.
Annmarie Garden in Solomons: A 30-acre outdoor sculpture park with an arts building for exhibits and workshops.
Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster: Depicts mid-19th-century rural life with original farm structures.
Cecil County Farm Museum in Elkton: Focuses on agriculture.
Chesapeake Children's Museum in Annapolis: A museum designed for children.
Country Store & Drug Store Museum in Mt. Airy: A turn-of-the-20th-century country store and pharmacy.
Dickinson Gorsuch Farm Museum in Cockeysville: Farm tools and equipment, open by appointment.
Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum in Snow Hill: An 1830s village showing local iron manufacturing.
Gaithersburg Community Museum in Gaithersburg: A historic freight house, history park, and a caboose.
Geiser-Mason Farm Museum in Smithsburg: Focuses on agriculture, open by appointment.
Hancock's Resolution in Pasadena: A 1785 farmstead park with a stone house, gardens, and an active beehive.
Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater: A 23-acre park with a historic house museum and botanical gardens.
Historic St. Mary's City in St. Mary's City: A 17th-century setting with reconstructed buildings and a working colonial farm.
Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum in West Friendship: Operated by the Howard County Antique Farm Machinery Club.
King Dairy Barn Mooseum in Germantown: Focuses on dairy farming.
La Grange Plantation in Cambridge: Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society, with period rooms and exhibits on local history.
National Colonial Farm in Accokeek: A 1770s tobacco planting farm.
Oakley Cabin African American Museum and Park in Brookeville: An early 19th-century African American-owned log cabin, part of the Underground Railroad.
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm in Oxon Hill: Features the historic Mount Welby plantation home and a working farm.
Patuxent Rural Museums in Upper Marlboro: Includes a Tool Museum, Blacksmith Shop, and Tobacco Farming Museum.
Port Republic School Number 7 in Port Republic: A one-room schoolhouse.
Rose Hill Manor Park & Children's Museum in Frederick: Includes a historic home, garden, blacksmith shop, and carriage museum.
Sotterley Plantation in Hollywood: An 18th-century plantation home, slave cabin, and outbuildings.
Spruce Forest Artisan Village in Grantsville: An arts and heritage center with artisans demonstrating their crafts.
St. Martin's Episcopal Church Museum in Showell: A 1764 Georgian brick church.
Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace: Preserves and demonstrates rural arts and crafts from 1880-1920.
Susquehanna State Park in Havre de Grace: Contains the historic Rock Run Grist Mill and Rock Run House.
Union Mills Homestead in Westminster: A turn-of-the-19th-century house and grist mill.
Washington County Rural Heritage Museum in Boonsboro: Shows early rural life in Washington County with farm equipment and tools.
Wye Grist Mill in Wye Mills: A restored grist mill dating back to the 17th century.

Other Unique Museums

African American Schoolhouse Museum in Worton: Open by appointment.
Bainbridge Naval Training Center Museum in Port Deposit: History of the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge.
Barbara Fritchie House and Museum in Frederick: Reconstructed house of Barbara Fritchie, a Civil War heroine.
Barren Creek Springs Heritage Center and Museum in Mardela Springs: Includes the museum, church, and springhouse.
Barron's C & O Canal Museum & Country Store in Sharpsburg: C&O Canal artifacts.
Beatty-Cramer House in Frederick: An 18th-century house, open by appointment.
Beaver Creek School Museum in Hagerstown: A 1904 two-room schoolhouse with recreated rooms.
Betterton Heritage Museum in Betterton: Focuses on local history.
Bjorlee Museum in Frederick: History of the Maryland School for the Deaf.
Boonsborough Museum of History in Boonsboro: Civil War and local history artifacts.
Bowman House in Boonsboro: A 19th-century log house.
Bruce "Snake" Gabrielson's Surf Art Gallery and Museum in Chesapeake Beach: Contains historical items related to surfing.
Button Farm Living History Center in Germantown: Shows 19th-century slave plantation life.
Cliffs Schoolhouse in Cliff City: Open by appointment.
Costen House in Pocomoke City: An 1870 Victorian house.
Doleman Black Heritage Museum in Hagerstown: Focuses on African American history.
Ellicott City Colored School in Ellicott City: Tours by appointment.
Ellicott City Fire Station in Ellicott City: Open by appointment.
Family Heritage Museum in Friendsville: Located on the 1st floor of the Friend Family Association of America.
Federalsburg Area Heritage Museum in Federalsburg: Focuses on local history.
Fire Museum of Maryland in Lutherville: Over 50 historic firefighting rigs and equipment.
Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum in Emmitsburg: Historic fire apparatus and uniforms.
Frostburg Museum in Frostburg: Exhibits on coal mining, cameras, and local artifacts.
Gaithersburg - Washington Grove V.F.D. Fire Museum in Gaithersburg: Focuses on firefighting.
Galesville Heritage Museum in Galesville: Operated by the Galesville Heritage Society.
Garrett County Historical Society Museum in Oakland: Includes a model train layout, coal mining, and period rooms.
Garrett County Transportation Museum in Oakland: Carriages, sleighs, buggies, and automobiles.
George Alfred Townsend Museum in Burkittsville: Part of Gathland State Park, about Civil War correspondent George Alfred Townsend.
Goldman Art Gallery in Rockville: Part of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington.
Girdletree Barnes Bank in Girdletree: Housed in an early 20th-century bank building.
Grantsville Community Museum in Grantsville: Operated by the Garrett County Historical Society.
Hancock Museum and Visitor's Center in Hancock: Natural history and orchard industry.
Hancock Town Museum in Hancock: Antiques, tools, and exhibits on the C&O Canal.
Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center in Cambridge: Learn about the life of Harriet Tubman.
Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River in Essex: Focuses on local history.
Historic St. Mary's City in St. Mary's City: A 17th-century setting with reconstructed buildings and a working colonial farm.
House of Yoder in Grantsville: A modern house with mid-18th-century design.
Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum in Oldtown: A 1764 stone house with period furnishings.
James E. Kirwan Museum in Stevensville: Operated by the Kent Island Heritage Society.
Jerusalem Mill Village in Jerusalem: A Quaker village showing 18th- to early 20th-century life.
Kent Museum in Kennedyville: Agricultural equipment and antique household items.
Kitzmiller Coal Mining Museum in Kitzmiller: Focuses on mining history.
Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum in Newburg: Military history.
McMahon's Mill Civil War Military & American Heritage Museum in Williamsport: Military weapons and artifacts.
Mount Calvert Historical & Archaeological Park in Upper Marlboro: Includes outdoor panels and a restored plantation house with exhibits.
Mount Harmon Plantation in Earleville: An 18th-century tobacco plantation.
Mt. Zion One Room School Museum in Snow Hill: A 19th-century one-room school.
Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture in Salisbury: Changing exhibits from its collections.
National Museum of Language in College Park: Explore the world's languages, their origins, and evolution.
National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg: A shrine and museum about Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum in Ocean City: Exhibits on storms, sea life, and life-saving in Ocean City.
Original Playhouse Children's Museum in New Market: Features historic fire apparatus.
Piscataway Indian Museum in Waldorf: History and culture of the Piscataway tribe.
Queenstown Colonial Courthouse in Queenstown: A historic site.
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum in Ocean City: A fun museum with odd and unusual exhibits.
Riversdale in Riverdale: An early 19th-century Federal-style plantation home.
Rose Hill Manor Park & Children's Museum in Frederick: Includes a historic home, garden, blacksmith shop, and carriage museum.
Seabrook Schoolhouse in Lanham: An 1896 one-room schoolhouse, open by appointment.
Seneca Schoolhouse Museum in Seneca: Operated by Historic Medley.
Smallwood State Park in Marbury: Houses Smallwood's Retreat, the 1760 plantation home of William Smallwood.
Star Toys Museum in Linthicum: A private collection of Star Wars toys and collectibles, open by appointment.
Old Stevensville Post Office in Stevensville: A historic site.
Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine in Rockville: A one-room doctor's office.
Strawbridge Shrine in New Windsor: The home of Robert Strawbridge, founder of American Methodism.
Tory House/107 House in Charlestown: A historic house.

Museums That Are No Longer Open

Some museums in Maryland have closed their doors. Here are a few that are no longer open to the public:

American Dime Museum, Baltimore: A museum of curiosities.
Antique Toy Museum, Baltimore: Closed in 2012.
Bagpipe Museum, Ellicott City.
Brannock Maritime Museum, Cambridge: Its collections merged with the Richardson Maritime Museum in 2004.
Christian Heritage Museum, Hagerstown.
Contemporary Museum, Baltimore: Closed in 2012.
Fells Point Maritime Museum, Baltimore: Its collections are now at the Maryland Center for History and Culture.
Mount Vernon Museum of Incandescent Lighting, Baltimore: Its collection is now at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health, New Carrollton: Closed in 1998, now only online.
National Children's Museum: Was in National Harbor from 2012 to 2015.
Peale Museum, Baltimore: Its holdings were transferred to the Maryland Historical Society in 1999.
PlayWiseKids, Columbia.
Presidential Pet Museum: Moved from Annapolis to Williamsburg, VA.
Queen City Transportation Museum, Cumberland: Closed in 2011.
Ripken Museum, Aberdeen: Memorabilia about baseball player Cal Ripken and his family.
Townsend House & Pullen Museum, Catonsville: Closed in 2021.
U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen: Closed its Maryland location in 2010, moving to Fort Lee (now Fort Gregg-Adams), Virginia. Some outdoor exhibits are still on display.
Waters House History Center, Germantown: Closed in 2010.
Wheels of Yesterday, Ocean City: Closed in 2012.