Baltimore - Surroundings
The area surrounding Baltimore allows for recreational opportunities along the Chesapeake Bay coastline. Historical buffs and nature lovers will find an abundance of all that interests them in this area as well.
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Ballestone Manor
Ballestone Manor features American decorative arts displays from 1780 to 1880. Living history re-enactments as well as haunted house tours are offered.
Edgewater, Maryland
(Near Baltimore)
Edgewater is home to Historic London Town and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Southern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce
5503 Muddy Creek Road
Churchton, MD 20733-2403
United States
5503 Muddy Creek Road
Churchton, MD 20733-2403
United States
Phone 1 (410) 867-3129
Fax 1 (410) 867-3556
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
(Near Baltimore)
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center provides information regarding the biological and physical processes that sustain life on earth. It serves as an environmental education and outreach center. Environmental change is measured in four ecological levels: global change; landscape ecology; ecology of coastal ecosystems; and population and community ecology.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Box 28
Edgewater, MD 21037-0028
United States
Box 28
Edgewater, MD 21037-0028
United States
Phone 1 (443) 482-2200
Fax 1 (443) 482-2380
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | Closed |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
Edgewater - London Town House and Gardens
Historic London Town and Gardens is a twenty-three acre park with the William Brown House, an eight-acre woodland garden, the Richard Hill Garden of native and imported medicinal plants; and a multi-purpose pavilion.
Elkridge - Thomas Viaduct, Maryland
(Near Baltimore)
The Thomas Viaduct, begun in 1832, was the first train bridge ever to be built on a curve. The Underground Railroad made use of the viaduct for shelter in the years before the Civil War. It would become a defense post for the Union during the Civil War.
Hanover - Medieval Times (closed)
The Eighth Medieval Times Castle can hold 1,000 people and features 20 Andalusian stallions. The Maryland Castle is located inside one of the state's largest malls, Arundel Mills.
Linthicum Heights - Historical Electronics Museum
Notable displays at the Historical Electronics Museum include actual radar, radio and other electronics systems, including such items as the camera system used by Apollo 11 astronauts during their July 1969 landing on the moon. The galleries of exhibits include Cold War radar, fundamentals to provide a basic understanding of electricity and magnetism, sonar systems in the Under the Sea area as well as a Communications section.
Historical Electronics Museum
Box 746
Linthicum Heights, MD 21203-0746
United States
Box 746
Linthicum Heights, MD 21203-0746
United States
Phone 1 (410) 765-0230
Fax 1 (410) 765-0240
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 10:00 | Closed |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 14:00 |
Parking
Free
Lutherville - Fire Museum of Maryland
Fire Museum of Maryland highlights firefighting apparatus from 1806 to 1957. Highlights include a circa 1875 horsedrawn wagon, to motorized and unique vehicles. The Discovery Room allows visitors to try on uniforms and sit in the driver's seat of a 1939 Mack pumping engine.
All values are in United States Dollars
Fire Museum of Maryland
1301 York Road
Lutherville, MD 21093-6035
United States
1301 York Road
Lutherville, MD 21093-6035
United States
Phone 1 (410) 321-7500
Fax 1 (410) 769-8433
Hours
May 1 to May 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 10:00 | Closed |
| Close | 16:00 |
June 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
September 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 10:00 | Closed |
| Close | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
American Independance Day (July 4)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
| Adult | $ 12.00 |
| Senior over 61 | $ 10.00 |
| Child 18 & under | $ 5.00 |
| Child 1 & under | FREE |
Facilities
Gift shop
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