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~ In the State of Maryland (25 total) ~

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American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
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Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
The Baltimore Museum of Art is Maryland's largest art museum with more than 85,000 objects ranging from ancient mosaics to contemporary art. [1307:-0.1-.04]-0
Baltimore Museum of Industry, Maryland, MD
In an 1870 oyster cannery by the inner harbor. [16:-0.0-.00]-0
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Baltimore Streetcar Museum, Inc., Baltimore, MD
America's only trolley museum with operating artifacts from a single city . . . Baltimore. Come, ride with us!!!. [887:-0.0-.00]-0
College Park Aviation Museum, College Park, MD
The College Park Aviation Museum interprets the history of the College Park Airport, which is the world's oldes continuously operating airport. The Wright Brothers flew there in 1909. [1167:-0.1-.04]-0
Dr. Charles W. Swan Library and Museum, Baltimore, MD
The Life and Legend of an Actor, Doctor, and Knigh. [1180:-0.1-.04]-0
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Baltimore, MD
See also Poe Museum, Richmond, Virginia. [85:-0.0-.00]-0
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, MD
Fort McHenry - birthplace of"The Star-Spangled Banner." Active in four United States wars. Site includes information about the flag, the National Anthen, Fort history, a virtual tour of the Fort, re-enactors and more. Site maintained by the Patriots of Fort McHenry. [367:-0.0-.00]-0
Historic St. Mary's City, St. Mary's City, MD
Outdoor living history and archaeology museum at the site of Maryland's 17th-century capital. Exhibit areas include a working tobacco plantation, a Woodland Indian Hamlet, a squarerigged ship, the Maryland Dove, and ongoing archaeological excavations. [1016:-0.0-.00]-0
Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Includes the Lloyd Street Synagogue (1845) and the B'nai Israel Syngagogue (1876). The research library and museum collections are devoted to the history of Maryland's Jewish community. Geneological research is available by mail. [396:-0.0-.00]-0
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD
Founded in 1844, the Maryland Historical Society is a museum and library of cultural history that preserves, interprets and collects objects and materials reflecting Maryland's diverse heritage. [609:-0.0-.00]-0
Mount Clare Museum House, Baltimore, MD
Mount Clare, the 1760 Georgian mansion of Charles Carroll, Barrister, interprets 18th century plantation life with an outstanding collection of Carroll family furniture and decorative arts. Collections include 18th and 19th century English and American furniture, porcelain, silver, textiles, and original portraits by C.W. Peale, John Hesselius, and Robert Feke. [1654:-0.9-.06]-0
Museum of Frederick County History, Frederick, MD
Conveniently located at the “Crossroads of American History,”tours, special exhibitions and a rich collection of decorative and fine arts tell the story of Frederick County, Maryland, from the Native Americans, through the Civil War, to the present day. The Society’s exquisite collection of tall case clocks is a “must see” during your visit. [1888:-0.8-.09]-0
National Capital Trolley Museum, Silver Spring, MD
Operating Street Railway museum. Collections from Washington D.C. New York City, Johnstown PA Toronto Ont. Canada and Germany and Austria. [495:-0.0-.00]-0
National Cryptologic Museum, Ft. George G. Meade, MD
Highlights the evolution, impact, science and people of cryptology (makin and breaking codes and ciphers)throughout history. More than 30 exhibits range from rare books to recently retired super computers and INTEL satellites and Information Assusurance. The Civil War, WW-II, Korea, Vietnam and the Cold War are covered in depth. [1608:-0.4-.06]-0
National Museum of Crime and Punishment, Washington, DC, MD
The National Crime and Punishment Museum in Washington DC depicts learning aids regarding past crime and punishment throughout the US. A Notorious History of Crime From medieval knights and greed-driven pirates to today’s white collar criminals, discover the cast of characters in America’s history of crime. Test your Wild West shooting skills, crack a safe, and try to hack into a com [1830:-1.2-.08]-0
NIST Virtual Museum, Gaithersburg, MD
The NIST Virtual Museum displays artifacts that illuminate the historical mission of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly known as the National Bureau of Standards). Artifacts range from historical weights and measures standards to high-tech testing and measurement apparatus. This is a VIRTUAL museum. [858:-0.0-.00]-0
Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, Frederick, MD
Schifferstadt is unique... probably America's finest example of German colonial architecture. Schifferstadt, completed in 1756, is the oldest known house in Frederick, Maryland and is on the National Register for Historic Places. [694:-0.0-.00]-0
Surratt House Museum, Clinton, MD
The country home of Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the federal government when found guilty of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. [354:-0.0-.00]-0
Sykesville Gate House Museum of History, Sykesville, MD
Our mission is to collect, conserve and document the history of the Town of Sykesville and connected communities. The S.G.H.M. serves as a center for community education, historical interpretation and special events highlighting history, art and culture. The roots of the collection began with Sykesville resident Thelma C. Wimmer’s acquisitions starting in 1969. The Museum collection has grown to include thousands of photographs, both amateur and professional, capturing life in and around Sykesville over t [1747:-1.2-.07]-0
USS Constellation, Baltimore, MD
The USS Constellation is the last all-sail warship built for the US Navy and the only Civil War era vessel afloat. [976:-0.0-.00]-0
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
The Walters Art Gallery is a public art museum located in Baltimore's historic Mt. Vernon Cultural District. Its permanent collection ranges from ancient to medieval art and manuscripts to decorative objects, Asian art and Old Master and 19th-century paintings. Established by father and son collectors William and Henry Walters, the Walters Art Gallery is recognized internationally as one of the foremost art museums in the United States. [945:-0.1-.04]-0
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, MD
Home to the world's most comprehensive collection of wildfowl carving, The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art invites you to explore this unique, indigenous North American art form from antique working decoys to internationally acclaimed contemporary sculptures and paintings. [953:-0.0-.00]-0
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, MD
Extensive collection of early American carved decoys. Exhibit of contemporary Wildfowl wood carvings. Changing exhibit of contemporary wildfowl painting. [1325:-0.1-.04]-0

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