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Family Fun & Museum Guide
Day Trips
Butler’s Orchard
301-972-3299
22200 Davis Mill Road • Germantown, MD
www.butlersorchard.com
Pick your own produce; cut your own flowers; cut your own
Christmas tree; group hayrides.
Calvert Marine Museum
410-326-2042
Solomons, MD •
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Calvert Marine Museum offers a variety of annual events including:
Chesapeake Antique Engine Show, waterside concerts, lighthouse
Christmas tours and much more! Call today for a full schedule.
Calvert Marine Museum - Fossils, Fish & Maritime Fun.
Capital
Children’s Museum
202-675-4120
800 3rd Street, NE • Washington, DC
www.ccu.org
Clay Café Studios
703-534-7600
101 N. Maple Avenue • Falls Church, VA
703-817-1051
13894 Metrotech Drive • Chantilly, VA
703-690-7666
8971 Ox Road, Suite 190 • Lorton, VA
claymaster@claywire.com
• www.claywire.com
Award-winning paint-your-own pottery studios offering family fun
painting pottery, making mosaics or having parties.
ExploraWorld
410-772-1540
6570 Dobbin Road • Columbia, MD
exploraworld@aol.com
•
www.exploraworldcolumbia.com
Hands-on activity center. Open every day for parties, field trips
and drop-in play!
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
703-838-4242
134 North Royal Street • Alexandria, VA
gadsbystavern@alexandriava.gov •
www.gadsbystavern.org
Experience life of the 18th century with a guided tour of our two
historic buildings!
Loudoun Heritage
Farm Museum
703-421-3787
21544 Cascades Parkway • Sterling, VA
www.loudounfarmmuseum.org
Hands-on fun for kids. Farm animals. Activities for all ages.
Special events and classes. Rural setting in the Washington metro
area. Call for schedule of events.
Patuxent River
Naval Air Museum
301-863-7418
22156 Three Notch Road • Lexington Pk., MD
director@paxmuseum.com
• www.paxmuseum.com
History Round Table quarterly lecture series. Monthly meetings of
amateur radio club and photography club. On display are the
successful and the not-so-successful projects telling the
continuing story of naval aviation research, development, test and
evaluation. Tours available upon request.
Reston Zoo
703-757-6222
1228 Hunter Mill Road • Vienna, VA
www.restonzoo.com
Hands-on zoo, encouraging your child to learn by promoting active
participation with the animals. Huge petting barn, bottle feed
baby animals, safari ride, deer, camels, monkeys, reptiles and
much more.
Six Flags America
301-249-1500
1-95, Exit 15A • Largo, MD
www.sixflags.com
Six Flags America features over 100 rides, shows and attractions.
Walkersville
Southern Railroad
877-369-WSRR
doezy@aol.com •
www.wsrr.org
Excursions May through October. Museum with model train-gift craft
shop. Reservations recommended.
Washington Mystics
202-397-SEAT •
www.washingtonmystics.com
See our ad in FAMILIES Magazine for a schedule of June games &
visit our website for information on ticket sales and ticket
purchasing at the door.
Entertainment/ Performances
BAPA’s
Imagination Stage
301-961-6060
www.imaginationstage.org
Call now to find out what is playing in our Lerner Family Theatre.
Calvert Marine Museum
410-326-2042
Solomons, MD •
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Calvert Marine Museum offers a variety of annual events including:
Chesapeake Antique Engine Show, waterside concerts, lighthouse
Christmas tours and much more! Call today for a full schedule.
Calvert Marine Museum - Fossils, Fish & Maritime Fun.
Discovery Theater
202-252-0011 •
www.discovery-theater.org
Olney Theatre Center
for the Arts
301-924-3400
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road • Olney, MD
www.olneytheatre.org
The Shakespeare Theatre
202-547-3230
516 Eighth Street, SE • Washington, DC
www.shakespearetheatre.org
Six Flags America
301-249-1500
1-95, Exit 15A • Largo, MD •
www.sixflags.com
Six Flags America features over 100 rides, shows and attractions.
SkateQuest Prince William
703-730-8423
5180 Dale Boulevard • Dale City, VA
uduong@skatequest.com
• www.skatequest.com
Prince William’s premier ice skating facility. Two rinks for
skating, parties and camps. Open year round.
Strathmore
301-530-0540
10701 Rockville Pike • N. Bethesda, MD
www.strathmore.org
Family-friendly art center features performances, kids’ art talks,
festivals, afternoon tea and more!
Washington Mystics
202-397-SEAT •
www.washingtonmystics.com
See our ad in FAMILIES Magazine for a schedule of June games & visit
our web site for information on ticket sales and ticket purchasing
at the door.
West End Dinner Theatre
703-370-2500 ext. 3
4615 Duke Street • Alexandria, VA
www.wedt.com
Introduce your children to the magic of live theatre as favorite
story characters come to life on our stage!
Wolf Trap
703-255-1900
1645 Trap Road • Vienna, VA
wolftrap@wolftrap.org
• www.wolftrap.org
Visit Wolf Trap’s performance venues for summer concerts and
education programs for the entire family!
Young Artists Theatre
301-604-2844
Cherry Tree Center • Route 29 @ 216 • Fulton, MD
contactus@yatheatre.com
• www.yatheatre.com
“Zoo-Illogical”- live musical for field trips & families June 24,
July 1, 20 & 28 and August 10, 10AM & 1PM. Call for group rates &
tickets.
Festivals & Celebrations
Butler’s Orchard
301-972-3299
22200 Davis Mill Road • Germantown, MD
www.butlersorchard.com
Pick your own produce; cut your own flowers; cut your own Christmas
tree; group hayrides.
Calvert Marine Museum
410-326-2042
Solomons, MD •
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Calvert Marine Museum offers a variety of annual events including:
Chesapeake Antique Engine Show, waterside concerts, lighthouse
Christmas tours and much more! Call today for a full schedule.
Calvert Marine Museum- Fossils, Fish & Maritime Fun.
Strathmore
301-530-0540
10701 Rockville Pike • N. Bethesda, MD
www.strathmore.org
Family-friendly art center features performances, kids’ art talks,
festivals, afternoon tea and more!
Wolf Trap
703-255-1900
1645 Trap Road • Vienna, VA
wolftrap@wolftrap.org
• www.wolftrap.org
Visit Wolf Trap’s performance venues for summer concerts and
education programs for the entire family!
Field Trips
Biltmore Estate
877-245-0641
Asheville, North Carolina •
www.biltmore.com
Explore the many wonders of Biltmore Estate and discover how a quick
getaway can have long-lasting benefits. Biltmore is a celebration of
nature’s beauty and man-made grandeur.
Butler’s Orchard
301-972-3299
22200 Davis Mill Road • Germantown, MD
www.butlersorchard.com
Pick your own produce; cut your own flowers; cut your own Christmas
tree; group hayrides.
Calvert Marine Museum
410-326-2042
Solomons, MD •
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Calvert Marine Museum offers a variety of annual events including:
Chesapeake Antique Engine Show, waterside concerts, lighthouse
Christmas tours and much more! Call today for a full schedule.
Calvert Marine Museum - Fossils, Fish & Maritime Fun.
Capital
Children’s Museum
202-675-4120
800 3rd Street, NE • Washington, DC •
www.ccu.org
Clay Café Studios
703-534-7600
101 N. Maple Avenue • Falls Church, VA
703-817-1051
13894 Metrotech Drive • Chantilly, VA
703-690-7666
8971 Ox Road, Suite 190 • Lorton, VA
claymaster@claywire.com
• www.claywire.com
Award-winning paint-your-own pottery studio offering family fun
painting pottery, making mosaics or having parties.
Discovery Creek Children’s Museum
of Washington
202-337-5111
7300 MacArthur Boulevard • Glen Echo, MD
email@discoverycreek.org
• www.discoverycreek.org
Discovery Creek is a hands-on, minds-on children’s museum with a
focus on science and the environment. The Museum provides engaging
outdoor nature experiences, live animal encounters and craft
activities for children of all ages through family weekend programs
at Glen Echo Park, birthday parties, Toddler Treehouse and more.
ExploraWorld
410-772-1540
6570 Dobbin Road • Columbia, MD
exploraworld@aol.com
•
www.exploraworldcolumbia.com
Hands-on activity center. Open every day for parties, field trips
and drop-in play!
Fort Dupont Ice Arena
202-584-5007
3779 Ely Place, SE • Washington, DC •
www.fdia.org
Public ice skating. Indoor rink open year-round. Private party room
available.
Patuxent River
Naval Air Museum
301-863-7418
22156 Three Notch Road • Lexington Pk., MD
director@paxmuseum.com
• www.paxmuseum.com
History Round Table quarterly lecture series. Monthly meetings of
amateur radio club and photography club. On display are the
successful and the not-so-successful projects telling the continuing
story of naval aviation research, development, test and evaluation.
Tours available upon request.
Reston Zoo
703-757-6222
1228 Hunter Mill Road • Vienna, VA •
www.restonzoo.com
Hands-on zoo, encouraging your child to learn by promoting active
participation with the animals. Huge petting barn, bottle feed baby
animals, safari ride, deer, camels, monkeys, reptiles and much more.
Six Flags America
301-249-1500
1-95, Exit 15A • Largo, MD •
www.sixflags.com
Six Flags America features over 100 rides, shows and attractions.
SkateQuest PrinceWilliam
703-730-8423
5180 Dale Boulevard • Dale City, VA
uduong@skatequest.com
• www.skatequest.com
Prince William’s premier ice skating facility. Two rinks for
skating, parties and camps. Open year round.
Walkersville
Southern Railroad
877-369-WSRR
doezy@aol.com •
www.wsrr.org
Excursions May- October. Museum with model train-gift craft shop.
Reservations recommended.
Wolf Trap
703-255-1900
1645 Trap Road • Vienna, VA
wolftrap@wolftrap.org
• www.wolftrap.org
Visit Wolf Trap’s performance venues for summer concerts and
education programs for the entire family!
Young Artists Theatre
301-604-2844
Cherry Tree Center • Route 29 @ 216 • Fulton, MD
contactus@yatheatre.com
• www.yatheatre.com
“Zoo-Illogical”- live musical for field trips & families June 24,
July 1, 20 & 28 and August 10, 10AM & 1PM. Call for group rates &
tickets.
Indoor Play Facilities
ExploraWorld
410-772-1540
6570 Dobbin Road • Columbia, MD
exploraworld@aol.com
•
www.exploraworldcolumbia.com
Hands-on activity center. Open every day for parties, field trips
and drop-in play!
Funfit
Family Fitness Center
301-975-0099 • (toll free) 888-8-FUNFIT
17511 Redland Road • Rockville, MD
funfit@earthlink.net
• www.funfit.us
The best open gym, classes and parties provide hours of good,
healthy family fun.
Fort Dupont Ice Arena
202-584-5007
3779 Ely Place, SE • Washington, DC •
www.fdia.org
Public ice skating. Indoor rink open year-round. Private party room
available.
Hill’s Gymnastics
301-840-5900 • Gaithersburg, MD
Hill’s Gymnastics offers classes for all ages and all levels, summer
camp and open gym time. call today for more information or a
schedule of our open gym times.
Silver Stars Gymnastics
301-589-0938
2707 Pittman Drive • Silver Spring, MD
www.gosilverstars.com
We offer a fun & safe play environment for your 1 - 6 year old.
Monday - Friday, 12 - 1pm. $5 per child.
SkateQuest PrinceWilliam
703-730-8423
5180 Dale Boulevard • Dale City, VA
uduong@skatequest.com
• www.skatequest.com
Prince William’s premier ice skating facility. Two rinks for
skating, parties and camps. Open year round.
Xtreme Acro and Cheer
301-251-5525
20 Southlawn Court, Suite E • Rockville, MD
www.xtremeacroandcheer.com
Drop by anytime for open gym playtime!
Museums
African Art Museum of Maryland
410-730-7106 • 5430 Vantage Point Road • Columbia, MD
Traditional African art and musical instruments.
Alexandria
Archaeology Museum
703-838-4399
105 N. Union Street, Suite 327 • Alexandria, VA
Watch archaeologists preserve and reconstruct artifacts.
American Visionary
Art Museum
410-244-1900 • 800 Key Hwy. • Baltimore, MD
Museum features “outsider” works, art created by people without
formal training.
Anacostia Museum and Center for
African American History and Culture
202-357-1300 • 1901 Fort Pl., SE • Washington, D.C.
Museum houses artifacts and art from
African-American communities.
Art Museum of the Americas
202-458-6016 • 201 18th Street, NW • Washington, D.C.
Museum highlights Latin American and Caribbean artwork.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
202-357-2700
1050 Independence Avenue, SW • Washington, D.C.
Underground gallery of Persian manuscripts,
Islamic arts, and modern Japanese ceramics.
Arts and Industries Building
202-357-2700
900 Jefferson Drive, SW • Washington, D.C.
Hosts a variety of shows.
Babe Ruth Birthplace and Orioles Museum
410-727-1539 • 216 Emory Street • Baltimore, MD
Celebrates Ruth’s career with the Red Sox and Yankees, and
memorabilia from the Orioles.
Baltimore
Civil War Museum
410-385-5188 • 601 President Street • Baltimore, MD
Exhibits trace Baltimore’s triple role as a Union, Confederate, and
Underground Railroad hub
during the Civil War.
Baltimore Maritime Museum
410-396-3453
Pier 3 & Pier 5, Pratt Street • Baltimore, MD
Experience naval history; climb aboard ships
docked at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
The Baltimore Museum of Art
410-396-7100
10 Art Museum Drive (North Charles & 31st Streets) • Baltimore, MD
Features paintings and sculptures from the
18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
Baltimore
Museum of Industry
410-727-4808 • 1415 Key Hwy. • Baltimore, MD
Exhibits of food-processing industry and a model of
a 1930s corner grocery; also covers meat processing
and printing shops.
Baltimore
Public Works Museum
410-396-5565 • 751 Eastern Avenue • Baltimore, MD
A historic pumping station where young visitors
crawl through manholes while learning about the pipes and wires
underneath roadways.
Banneker-Douglass Museum
410-216-6180 • 84 Franklin Street • Annapolis, MD
Museum focuses on works of black artists
of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Bead Museum D.C.
202-624-4500 • 400 Seventh Street, NW • Washington, D.C.
Exhibits rotate twice a year; African beadwork.
Belair Mansion and
Stable Museum Mansion:
301-809-3089 • 12207 Tulip Grove Drive • Bowie, MD
Stable: 2835 Belair Drive • Bowie, MD
Historic Georgian mansion notable for its architecture; stable
turned out Triple Crown winners and honors two centuries of horse
racing.
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
410-887-1081 8 300 Oella Avenue • Baltimore, MD
Banneker’s 1736 home and artifacts.
B’nai B’rith Klutznick
National Jewish Museum
202-857-6583
2020 K St. NW • Washington, DC •
www.bbinet.org
History museum, art museum, and ethnographic studies center.
Visitors can view an impressive collection of archeological
artifacts and Jewish paintings, drawings, lithographs, photos, and
sculptures.
Brunswick Railroad Museum
301-834-7100 • 40 W. Potomac Street • Brunswick, MD
Victorian antiques and clothing on display and an exhibit on the
history of the C&O Canal.
Calvert Marine Museum
410-326-2042
Solomons, MD •
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Calvert Marine Museum offers a variety of annual events including:
Chesapeake Antique Engine Show, waterside concerts, lighthouse
Christmas tours and much more! Call today for a full schedule.
Calvert Marine Museum - Fossils, Fish & Maritime Fun.
Carroll County Farm Museum
800-654-4645 • 500 S. Center Street • Westminster, MD
Antique farming tools, a stable and three barns, demonstrations, and
walking tours.
Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum
410-745-2916 • Mill Street • St. Michaels, MD
Home to the largest collection of boats native to the Chesapeake
Bay.
Chesapeake Beach
Railway Museum
410-257-3892
4155 Mears Avenue • Chesapeake Beach, MD
Museum includes a carousel kangaroo, a 1914 Ford station wagon and a
photograph collection.
Chesapeake
Children’s Museum
410-990-1993
1011 Bay Ridge Avenue • Annapolis, MD
Interactive exhibits for parents and kids to learn together.
Children’s Museum
of Rose Hill Manor Park
301-694-1650
1611 N. Market Street • Frederick, MD
19th Century style toys in a 1790s home; furniture from that period;
a blacksmith shop and a carriage house.
Children’s Museum
of Richmond
804-474-2677 • www.c-mor.org
The Chrysler Museum of Art
757-664-6200
245 West Olney Road • Norfolk, VA
museum@chrysler.org •
www.chrysler.org
College Park
Aviation Museum
301-864-6029
1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive • College Park, MD
Museum houses 1911 Wright Brothers Model B plane, an early airmail
Jenny plane, and a
Berliner helicopter.
Corcoran Gallery of Art
202-639-1700
500 17th Street, NW • Washington, DC
www.corcoran.org
The DAR Museum
202-879-3241 • 1776 D Street, NW • Washington, DC
Decatur House
202-842-0920
1610 H Street • Washington, DC •
www.decaturhouse.org
Discovery Creek Children’s Museum
of Washington
202-337-5111
7300 MacArthur Boulevard • Glen Echo, MD
email@discoverycreek.org
• www.discoverycreek.org
Discovery Creek is a hands-on, minds-on children’s museum with a
focus on science and the environment. The Museum provides engaging
outdoor nature experiences, live animal encounters and craft
activities for children of all ages through family weekend programs
at Glen Echo Park, birthday parties, Toddler Treehouse and more.
Dolls’ House and Toy Museum
202-244-0024
5236 44th Street, NW • Washington, DC
A permanent collection of antique doll houses,
dolls, toys and games.
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
Home Museum
301-645-6870
3724 Dr. Samuel Mudd Rd. • Waldorf, MD
Mudd tended to John Wilkes Booth; exhibit includes his desk and
table he built and the couch that Booth lay on for treatment.
Dr. Samuel D. Harris
National Museum
of Dentistry
410-706-0600
31 S. Greene Street • Baltimore, MD
On display: a tooth jukebox, George Washington’s ivory teeth and
artifacts associated with dentistry.
Drug Enforcement
Administration Museum
and Visitors Center
202-307-3463
700 Army Navy Drive • Arlington, VA
Replicas of a drugstore from the 1930s, a head shop from the ‘70s
and a crack house from the ‘80s; used or confiscated items during
drug busts.
Dumbarton House
202-337-2288 •
www.dumbartonhouse.org
Duvall Tool Museum
301-627-6074
16000 Croom Airport Road • Upper Marlboro, MD
19th century tools, household utensils and farm implements;
reproduction of a carpenter’s shop and
a country kitchen.
Fairfax Museum
& Visitors Center
703-385-8414
10209 Main Street • Fairfax, VA
1873 schoolhouse that uses artifacts and memorabilia to tell the
history of Northern Virginia.
Fairfax Station
Railway Museum
703-425-9225
11200 Fairfax Station Road • Fairfax Station, VA
Railway artifacts and memorabilia from the station’s Civil War days.
Fort Ward Museum
and Historic Site
703-838-4848
4301 W. Braddock Road • Alexandria, VA
Details the history of Washington; focuses on uniforms, saddles and
swords of the Union cavalry.
Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center
540-371-3037
Corner of Princess Anne and William Streets • Fredericksburg, VA
Photographs and artifacts, a textile collection, dinosaur footprints
and Native American wigwam.
Freeman House Museum
703-938-5187
131 Church St. • Vienna, VA
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
703-838-4242
134 North Royal Street • Alexandria, VA
gadsbystavern@alexandriava.gov •
www.gadsbystavern.org
Experience life of the 18th century with a guided tour of our two
historic buildings!
Gum Springs
Historical Society Museum
703-799-1198
8100 Fordson Rd. • Gum Springs, VA •
www.gshsfcva.org
Interactive storytelling for ages 5 to 13.
Great Blacks in Wax Museum
410-563-3404 • 1601 E. North Avenue • Baltimore, MD
The only wax museum in the US devoted to
African-American history and culture.
Greenbelt Museum
301-474-1936 • 10-B and 15 Crescent Road • Greenbelt, MD
Museum chronicles innovations pioneered for Greenbelt.
Hillwood Museum & Gardens
202-686-5807
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW • Washington, DC
Hillwood Museum and Gardens offers a children and family-focused
audio tour and printed guide about its Russian art collection.
Hirshhorn Museum
and Sculpture Garden
202-357-1618 ex. 2
Independence Avenue & Seventh Street, SW • Washington, DC
Modern masterworks and sculpture garden.
Historical Electronics Museum
410-765-3803
1745 W. Nursery Road • Linthicum, MD
A variety of radars, telecommunications equipment and satellites;
exhibits explain how electricity works.
House of the Temple Library/Museum
202-232-3579 • 1733 16th Street, NW • Washington, DC
Features Greek and Egyptian-style architecture.
International Spy Museum
202-EYE-SPY-U or 866-SPY-MUSEUM
800 F St. NW • Washington, DC •
www.spymuseum.org
The museum traces the history, trade, and contemporary role of
espionage in international relations.
Jefferson Patterson Park
and Museum
410-586-8500 • 10515 Mackall Road • St. Leonard, MD
Museum houses rotating exhibits on local culture, history, and
archaeology and includes working farmland and coastal marshes.
Kreeger Museum
202-337-3050
2401 Foxhall Road, NW • Washington, DC •
www.kreegermuseum.org
Children ages 3-5 will be introduced to the wonderful world of the
arts through stories about art, music and architecture during the
Story Time program on the second Thursday of each month.
Lacrosse Museum and
National Hall of Fame
410-235-6882
113 W. University Parkway • Baltimore, MD
Exhibits depict the evolution of lacrosse and the
Hall of Fame honors leading players
The Lee-Fendall
House Museum
703-548-1789 • 614 Oronoco Street • Alexandria, VA
Lillian and Albert Small
Jewish Museum
202-789-0900 • 701 Third Street, NW • Washington, DC
Museum preserves the history of the Jewish community.
Loudoun Heritage
Farm Museum
703-421-3787 •
www.loudounfarmmuseum.org
21544 Cascades Parkway • Sterling, VA
Hands-on fun for kids. Farm animals. Activities for all ages.
Special events and classes. Rural setting in the Washington metro
area. Call for schedule of events.
Loudoun Museum
703-777-7427 •
www.loudounmuseum.org
16 W. Loudoun Street, SW • Leesburg, VA
Museum is devoted to Loudoun County history.
The Lyceum
Alexandria’s History Museum
703-838-4994
201 S. Washington Street • Alexandria, VA
www.alexandriahistory.org
In our exhibitions, public programs and special events, Alexandria’s
past speaks to the present and future.
Manassas Museum
703-368-1873 • 9101 Prince William Street • Manassas, VA
Permanent collections of Native American artifacts and objects from
the Colonial and Civil War eras.
Marine Corps Museum
202-433-3534 • Washington Navy Yard
1254 Charles Morris Street, SE • Washington, DC
Museum celebrates the US Marine Corps with flags, trophies and
personal effects from notable Marines.
Museum of Hounds
and Hunting
Morven Park • 17263 Southern Planter Lane • Leesburg, VA
Museum is devoted to the preservation of artifacts related to fox
hunting, stag hunting, and beagling. Also an exhibit of John Bowle’s
paintings on display.
National
Air and Space Museum
202-357-2700 • www.nasm.edu
Independence Avenue, SW • Washington, D.C.
14390 Air & Space Parkway • Chantilly, VA
Chronicles humankind’s love affair with flight from the Wright
brothers’ “Flyer” to the Apollo 11 command module to the backup for
the Hubble space telescope.
The National Archives
202-501-5000 • Between 7th & 9th Street on Constitution Ave.
National Building Museum
202-272-2448 • 401 F Street, NW • Washington, D.C.
Museum celebrates American architecture and building with permanent
exhibitions and changing shows.
National Capital
Trolley Museum
301-384-6088
Northwest Branch Park, Bonifant Road • Silver Spring, MD
Trolley memorabilia from Austria and Germany along with a replica of
an old trolley terminal.
National Colonial Farm
301-283-4201 • 3400 Bryan Point Road • Accokeek, MD
Museum consists of a Colonial farmhouse, an original tobacco barn, a
kitchen outbuilding, and livestock that roam the farm.
National
Cryptologic Museum
301-688-5849
National Security Agency • Fort George G. Meade
Rt. 32 & Baltimore-Washington Parkway • Ft. Meade, MD
Lets visitors study the evolution of government code-cracking;
exhibits include rare books, ciphering machines, photos, uniforms
from the USS Pueblo and communication security during the Vietnam
War.
National Gallery of Art
202-842-6190
Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, NW • Washington, DC
West Building is home to paintings, drawings, sculpture and
decorative arts by Titian, da Vinci, Renoir and Whistler; East
Building displays works by Kandinsky, Picasso, Miro and other modern
greats.
National Historical
John Brown Wax Museum
304-535-6342 • High Street • Harpers Ferry, WV
Full-size figures depict the life of antislavery crusader John
Brown.
National Museum
of African Art
202-357-4600
950 Independence Avenue, SW • Washington, DC
Museum features traditional arts of sub-Saharan and North Africa,
and contemporary arts of the whole continent.
National Museum
of American History
202-357-2700
14th St. & Constitution Avenue, NW • Washington, DC
National Museum of American Jewish
Military History
202-265-6280 • 1811 R Street, NW • Washington, D.C.
Jewish women in the military and the history of the Jewish War
Veterans of the US.
National Museum of
Civil War Medicine
301-695-1864 • 48 E. Patrick Street • Frederick, MD
Museum includes medical implements, photographs, letters and
uniforms and the only surviving surgeon’s tent from the war.
National Museum of
Health and Medicine
202-782-2672 •
www.natmedmuse.afip.org
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW • Washington, D.C.
Museum uses photographs, artifacts, anatomical specimens and
computer displays to trace the history of medicine from leeches and
scarlet fever to AIDS and bioterrorism.
National Museum of
Natural History
202-357-2700
Tenth Street & Constitution Avenue, NW • Washington, DC
Exhibits include stuffed African bush elephant; an IMAX theater;
dioramas of human-kinds earliest days; a geology hall with rooms of
gems & minerals including the Hope Diamond; and Discovery Room with
fossils, rocks and artifacts.
National Museum of
Women in the Arts
202-783-5000 • www.nmwa.org
1250 New York Avenue, NW • Washington, D.C.
The permanent collection features gifts such as Portrait of Madame
Therese Vestris by Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Lebrun and favorites by
Mary Cassatt, Gabriele Munter, Louise Nevelson, and others.
National Portrait Gallery
202-357-2700
Eighth and F Street, NW • Washington, DC
Closed for renovations until 2003; museum remains open online to
view select paintings.
National Postal Museum
202-633-9360
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE • Washington, DC
The National Postal Museum is geared for a family audience and
features more than 40 interactives and touch screens that engage
visitors of all ages.
Navy Museum
202-433-6897 • Building 76 • Washington Navy Yard
901 M Street, SE • Washington, DC
Provides an overview of the US naval history with
an exhibit on submarines and the fighting platform from the Navy’s
oldest commissioned ship, the frigate Constitution.
The Octagon:
Museum of American Architectural Foundation
202-638-3221 •
www.archfoundation.org
1799 New York Avenue, NW • Washington, DC
Old Guard Museum
703-696-6670
Building 249 • Sheridan Avenue • Fort Myer • Arlington, VA
Inside the Old Guard Museum, authentic artifacts (some are over 200
years old) and exhibits chronicle U.S. military history along with
the story of the 3rd U.S. Infantry.
Patuxent River
Naval Air Museum
301-863-7418
22156 Three Notch Road • Lexington Pk., MD
director@paxmuseum.com
• www.paxmuseum.com
History Round Table quarterly lecture series. monthly meetings of
amateur radio club and photography club. On display are the
successful and the not-so-successful projects telling the continuing
story of naval aviation research, development, test and evaluation.
Tours available upon request.
Port Discovery
Children’s Museum
410-727-8120 • 35 Market Place • Baltimore, MD
Radio and
Television Museum
301-390-1020 • 2608 Mitchelville Road • Bowie, MD
Broadcast memorabilia, radios for the 1910 through the ‘40s and
early TV models.
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art
202-357-2700
17th St at Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Washington, D.C.
Showcase for American contemporary crafts and decorative arts;
exhibits rotate frequently.
Ripken Museum
410-273-2525 • 3 W. Bel Air Avenue • Aberdeen, MD
Bats, mitts and baseballs dedicated to the careers of
Cal Ripken, Jr., Billy Ripken and Cal Ripken, Sr.
Sandy Spring Museum
301-774-0022 • 17901 Bentley Road • Sandy Spring, MD
www.sandyspringmuseum.org
The Sandy Spring Museum, established in 1980, is dedicated to
preserving history and heritage of the greater Sandy Spring
community.
Seneca Schoolhouse Museum
301-972-8588 • 16800 River Road • Seneca, MD
An 1865 one-room schoolhouse which includes double desks, slates,
McGuffey readers and more nostalgia.
Smithsonian Museum Shops
202-275-1231
955 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Suite 8000 • Washington, DC
Smithsonian
Naturalist Center
703-779-9712 or 800-729-7725
741 Miller Drive, SE, Suite G-2 • Leesburg, VA
Visitors 10 years old and up can explore a collection
of 30,000 fossils, bones, rocks, insects, minerals,
shells, and stuffed, mounted animals.
St. Clement’s Island-Potomac River Museum
301-769-2222 • 8370 Point Breeze Road • Colton’s Point, MD
Museum commemorates the 1634 landing of Maryland’s first colonists;
exhibits are an 1820 schoolhouse, diorama and mural of the landing,
and boat tours.
Stabler-Leadbeater
Apothecary Museum
703-836-3713 • 105-107 S. Fairfax Street • Alexandria, VA
Displays handblown glass containers, thermometers and other early
medical items.
Surratt House Museum
301-868-1121 • 9118 Brandywine Road • Clinton, MD
A tavern/home involved in the Lincoln assassination plot displays
weapons similar to those hidden by John Wilkes Booth and other
plotters, along with 19th-century artifacts.
The Textile Museum
202-667-0441 • 2320 S Street, NW • Washington, DC
www.textilemuseum.org
• info@textilemuseum.org
Trolley Museum
301-384-6088 • Northwest Branch Park • Silver Spring, MD
Troyer Gallery
202-328-7189 • 1710 Connecticut Avenue, NW • Washington, DC
A large selection of contemporary photography, and art consulting
services.
United States Chess
Hall of Fame and Museum
202-857-4922 • 1501 M Street, NW • Washington, D.C.
Artifacts and memorabilia honor great American chess players.
United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum
202-488-0400
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place & Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. • www.ushmm.org
The exhibition Remember the Children: Daniel’s Story tells the story
of the Holocaust through the eyes of a child and is highly
recommended for families.
US Department of the
Interior Museum
202-208-4743 • 1849 C Street, NW • Washington, D.C.
Showcases Interior’s role in land management and Native American
affairs.
USS Constellation Museum
www.constellation.org
Virginia
Discovery Museum
434-977-1025 • www.vadm.org
Virginia Living Museum
757-595-1900 •
www.valivingmuseum.org
524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. • Newport News, VA
Museum is a combination of native wildlife park, science museum,
aquarium, botanical preserve and planetarium.
Walters Art Gallery
410-547-9000 • 600 N. Charles Street • Baltimore, MD
More than 30,000 pieces of art including Egyptian mummies, Chinese
porcelains, Russian icons, and paintings.
Washington County
Museum of Fine Arts
301-739-5727 • 91 Key Street, City Park • Hagerstown, MD
Notable for its permanent collection of 19th and 20th century
American art, including works by Thomas Sully, George Inness,
Frederic Church, and the Peales.
Weems-Botts Museum
703-221-2218 • 3944 Cameron Street • Dumfries, VA
Colonial home containing furnishings from the pre-Revolutionary era
and the turn of the century, plus rotating exhibits on Prince
William County history.
Women in Military Service
for America Memorial Gallery
703-533-1155 • Gateway of Arlington National Cemetery at the end of
Memorial Drive • Arlington, VA
Gallery honors women’s contributions to national defense from the
American Revolution to the present; includes uniforms, photographs,
navigational equipment, and thigh-high mosquito boots worn by
servicewomen in Africa.
Outdoor Activities
Butler’s Orchard
301-972-3299
22200 Davis Mill Road • Germantown, MD
www.butlersorchard.com
Pick your own produce; cut your own flowers; cut your own Christmas
tree; group hayrides.
Calvert Marine Museum
410-326-2042
Solomons, MD •
www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Calvert Marine Museum offers a variety of annual events including:
Chesapeake Antique Engine Show, waterside concerts, lighthouse
Christmas tours and much more! Call today for a full schedule.
Calvert Marine Museum - Fossils, Fish & Maritime Fun.
Canaan Valley Resort
800-622-4121 • Davis, WV •
www.canaanresort.com
When it comes to family fun, Canaan Valley Resort has it all:
hiking, biking, scenic chairlift rides, tennis, fishing, hayrides,
naturalist programs and miniature golf. There is also horseback
riding, white water rafting and canoeing on the Cheat River and
mountain biking and rock climbing at Seneca Rocks.
Discovery Creek Children’s Museum
of Washington
202-337-5111
7300 MacArthur Boulevard • Glen Echo, MD
email@discoverycreek.org
• www.discoverycreek.org
Discovery Creek is a hands-on, minds-on children’s museum with a
focus on science and the environment. The Museum provides engaging
outdoor nature experiences, live animal encounters and craft
activities for children of all ages through family weekend programs
at Glen Echo Park, birthday parties, Toddler Treehouse and more.
Reston Zoo
703-757-6222
1228 Hunter Mill Road • Vienna, VA •
www.restonzoo.com
Hands-on zoo, encouraging your child to learn by promoting active
participation with the animals. Huge petting barn, bottle feed baby
animals, safari ride, deer, camels, monkeys, reptiles and much more.
Strathmore
301-530-0540
10701 Rockville Pike • N. Bethesda, MD • www.strathmore.org
Family-friendly art center features performances, kids’ art talks,
festivals, afternoon tea and more!
Resorts
Canaan Valley Resort
800-622-4121 • Davis, WV •
www.canaanresort.com
When it comes to family fun, Canaan Valley Resort has it all:
hiking, biking, scenic chairlift rides, tennis, fishing, hayrides,
naturalist programs and miniature golf. There is also horseback
riding, white water rafting and canoeing on the Cheat River and
mountain biking and rock climbing at Seneca Rocks.
Theme Parks
Six Flags America
301-249-1500
1-95, Exit 15A • Largo, MD •
www.sixflags.com
Six Flags America features over 100 rides, shows and attractions.
Vacation Destinations
Biltmore Estate
877-245-0641
Asheville, North Carolina •
www.biltmore.com
Explore the many wonders of Biltmore Estate and discover how a quick
getaway can have long-lasting benefits. Biltmore is a celebration of
nature’s beauty and man-made grandeur.
Canaan Valley Resort
800-622-4121 • Davis, WV •
www.canaanresort.com
When it comes to family fun, Canaan Valley Resort has it all:
hiking, biking, scenic chairlift rides, tennis, fishing, hayrides,
naturalist programs and miniature golf. There is also horseback
riding, white water rafting and canoeing on the Cheat River and
mountain biking and rock climbing at Seneca Rocks.
Water Parks & Playgrounds
Six Flags America
301-249-1500
1-95, Exit 15A • Largo, MD •
www.sixflags.com
Six Flags America features over 100 rides, shows and attractions.
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