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  • Beall-Dawson Museum
    Beall-Dawson Museum
    Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum
    Discover the heritage of Montgomery County in the period rooms and changing exhibitions of the Beall-Dawson House, an elegant Federal-style (ca. 1815) town-home. Visitors will encounter the county’s beginnings and developing history. Tour highlights the daily life and culture of the Beall family and their household during the first half of the 19th century, including the enslaved people who lived and worked there. Then investigate medical science at the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine. This unique, one-room doctor’s office was built for Dr. Edward E. Stonestreet. The tour explores changes in medical science over his fifty year career (1852-1903).
  • Black Hill Visitor Center
    Black Hill Visitor Center
    Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    Black Hill Visitor Center is located in Boyds, Maryland, overlooking Little Seneca Lake in Black Hill Regional Park. The center is home to the Black Hill Nature Programs. The Visitor Center hosts an information desk, restrooms, exhibits, children’s corner, auditorium, and naturalist staff offices. Outside surrounding the center, are natural play spaces perfect for fun exploration, native plant gardens, a pond, meadow, and a one of a kind Earth Bench. The Visitor Center is a perfect place to get more information about the park, attend a nature program, purchase boating permit, or take a break to enjoy a glorious sunset.
  • Brookside Nature Center
    Brookside Nature Center
    Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    For more than 50 years, Brookside Nature Center has provided hands-on educational opportunities that connect the natural and cultural assets of Montgomery County. Nestled within 536 acres of Wheaton Regional Park, our facility offers quality programs for people of all ages, interests, and abilities. Learn about the forest habitat on accessible interpretive boardwalks, gaze at a great blue heron at the ponds on the nature grounds, discover a wooded nature play area, and even step back in time atthe 1870s at the Harper Homestead. After exploring our miles of hiking trails, be sure to stop by the nature center building to visit our feathery and scaly residents. The exhibits feature live animals (reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods) and an observation beehive that is abuzz with activity. They are sure to inspire questions and will teach naturalists of all ages how to be engaged with the outside world.
  • Button Farm Living History Center
    Button Farm Living History Center
    Farm;  Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    The historic Button Farm, home to the Menare Foundation, is Maryland’s only living history center depicting 19th century slave plantation life and the heroic story of the Underground Railroad through our unique living history experiences. Situated on 40-acres inside of Seneca Creek State Park in Germantown, Maryland, we restore and maintain the historic buildings and preserve the cultural landscape as a resource for education, preservation, history and heritage.
  • Damascus Heritage Museum
    Damascus Heritage Museum
    Museum
    The Damascus Heritage Society was established in 2005 with the mission to preserve the unique agricultural, educational, economic, social, and spiritual history of the Damascus community. Our vision is to serve as the Damascus landmark exhibit center dedicated to the collection, preservation, and maintenance of historical artifacts while becoming an educational resource for schools and providing an inspirational link between the children who are creating history today and their community’s heritage. With the help of the community through donated services and monetary contributions, we were able to open our museum in November 2009. Our exhibits, which are changed every 4 months, have featured the local fire department, Black History, farms, civic organizations, education and businesses – all of which have been about Damascus and contained artifacts from the community. Since our opening, we have put together 16 exhibits and had more than 7500 visitors to the museum. We sponsor an annual “Tea” in February that brings together local resident of the community. We also sponsor a lecture series on historical topics. The Heritage Society supports and participates in the Damascus Memorial Day Tribute in May, Montgomery County’s Celebration of Heritage Days in June, Celebrate Damascus In July, and the Damascus Community Fair in September.
  • Gaithersburg Community Museum
    Gaithersburg Community Museum
    Museum
    Local history full steam ahead at the Gaithersburg Community Museum! Located in the restored 1884 B&O Railroad Station complex in Olde Towne, Gaithersburg, Maryland, the museum bridges Gaithersburg’s past and present through exhibits and programs for visitors of all ages. The Freight House, the Caboose and the Budd Car feature permanent and changing exhibits exploring Gaithersburg’s rich history and hands-on learning centers for children that spark the imagination. The Station is an active commuter stop and houses the complex’s dining and restroom facilities. History Park, an outdoor interpretive space, and the ever-popular rolling stock, with a 1918 Buffalo Creek and Gauley #14 Steam Locomotive, a 1950s Budd Car and a C&O Railroad Bay Window Caboose, complete the complex. All of this is located alongside an active set of railroad tracks! With any luck, during your visit you’ll be treated to the sights and sounds of the CSX, Amtrak and MARC trains that frequently rumble past the Museum.
  • Gandhi Memorial Center
    Gandhi Memorial Center
    Community Center;  Library;  Museum
    The Gandhi Memorial Center is an educational and cultural institution with the purpose of presenting the life message of Mahatma Gandhi and the cultural heritage of the Indian sub-continent.
  • Germantown Bank
    Germantown Bank
    Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum
    The Germantown Historical Society was founded in 1990 and its mission encompasses both historic preservation and education in local history. Its office is located in the historic Germantown Bank, 19320 Mateny Hill Road, across from the train station. This site is also available to rent to small groups.
  • Glen Echo Park
    Glen Echo Park
    Aquarium;  Ballroom;  Cultural District;  Gallery;  Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum;  Outdoor Stage/Amphitheatre;  Park/Garden/Open Space;  Performing Arts Center;  Restaurant/Cafe;  School;  Studio;  Theater
    Glen Echo Park is one of the finest cultural resources in Montgomery County. It is home to 14 resident artists and organizations, a thriving social dance program, a restored 1921 Dentzel Carousel, two award-winning children’s theaters, weekend drop-in art programs for children, numerous art studios and galleries, a nature program, and hundreds of classes in visual and performing arts, including ceramics, painting, photography, glass, music, dance, and more. These activities, as well as free summer concerts, festivals, and special events bring thousands of visitors to the Park each year.
  • Glenstone
    Glenstone
    Gallery;  Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space;  Restaurant/Cafe
    Guided by the personal vision of its founders, Glenstone assembles post-World War II artworks of the highest quality that trace the greatest historical shifts in the way we experience and understand art of the 20th and 21st centuries. These works are presented in a series of refined indoor and outdoor spaces designed to facilitate meaningful encounters for our visitors.
  • Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park
    Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park
    Gallery;  Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum
    The Glenview Mansion Art Gallery showcases works of the finest artists in the region. Each month brings a new exhibit with an opening reception on the first Sunday of the month. Please see website for current exhibit. Glenview Mansion also hosts other events and workshops including the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series.
  • Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center
    Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center
    Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    The Great Falls of the Potomac have drawn people to the river’s shore for centuries. To Native Americans it was a gathering place, to George Washington it was an impediment to navigation, to thousands of visitors every year it is an awe-inspiring site. Tourists have been drawn to the Great Falls of the Potomac long before there was a canal. The Great Falls Tavern carries on a long tradition of hospitality for visitors to the C&O Canal. Soon after the canal’s ground breaking in 1828 construction began on the original lockhouse. In response to travelers’ requests for shelter and a meal, the locktender here at Great Falls, W.W. Fenlon, asked the Canal Company to build the three-story north wing for a hotel. Proposing himself as innkeeper but adding, “Mrs. Felon is better calculated for Land Ladie,” he wrote. The hotel opened for business in 1831. The entrance door invited guests into a large, windowed room with fireplaces and a bar. As the inn’s first proprietor Mr. Fenlon presided over lively entertainment like fishing parties, dances and social events in the “ballroom,” in addition to good dinners and a place to sleep. A community of over 100 people grew nearby with shops and a post office. The National Park Service offers interpretive programs year round and boat rides in the spring, summer and early fall. Please call the visitor center for information at 301-767-3714.
  • Historic Silver B&O Railroad Station
    Historic Silver B&O Railroad Station
    Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum
    Historic Silver B&O Railroad Station.
  • Josiah Henson Park
    Josiah Henson Park
    Farm;  Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    Josiah Henson Park is the former plantation property where Reverend Josiah Henson was enslaved. This park is a historic resource of local, state, national and international significance because of its association with Reverend Henson, whose 1849 autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s landmark novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The park is currently open only during a limited number of dates each season. All events are free and open to the public. The Josiah Henson Park is part of the National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. After extensive public outreach the master plan for the development of Josiah Henson Park was approved and adopted in December 2010. This project now moves to our Park Development Division which has begun the facility planning for this park. Visit the Montgomery Parks facility planning project web page for information on the progress of this project.
  • KID Museum
    KID Museum
    Museum
    KID Museum is an interactive children’s museum located at Davis Library in Bethesda, MD.  Children and families will have the opportunity to play with motorized robots that draw, experiment with a wind table, create animations, learn about video game design, observe 3D printing and more! KID Museum’s entrance is behind Davis Library on the lower level.  There is free parking. By Bus Ride On Bus: 47, 6, 96 Metrobus J2 or J3 By Metro Red Line Medical Center is the closest Metro station.  Board the J2 or J3 Metrobus towards Montgomery Mall.
  • Locust Grove Nature Center
    Locust Grove Nature Center
    Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space;  School
    Locust Grove Nature Center provides a natural sanctuary from the surrounding urban bustle. Locust Grove offers quality public programs for all ages. These include specialty Nature Immersion school programs, programs for tots/pre-K, nature pre-school program, campfire nature walks, and special events to name a few. You’re also welcome to come and wander our trails, enjoy our observation deck, explore our exhibits indoors and out, or discover the wonder of the Center’s natural playground.
  • Meadowside Nature Center
    Meadowside Nature Center
    Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space;  Zoo
    Located in Rock Creek Regional Park, Meadowside Nature Center offers hands-on natural and cultural history programs for families, schools, and scouts. Spend time hiking eight miles of nature trails or visiting the resident owls, hawks, and American bald eagle in the Raptor Walkway. Inside, explore the diverse habitats found in Maryland as you crawl through a cave in the Legacy of the Land Exhibit. The Curiosity Corner discovery room contains books, games, puzzles, and more live animals for young naturalists to explore nature in a child-friendly environment. Experience the lives of the Maryland pioneer and Eastern Woodland Indian families in the Legacy of the People exhibit where you can try on clothes, play games, and touch animal skins.
  • National Capital Trolley Museum
    National Capital Trolley Museum
    Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum
    THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TROLLEY MUSEUM, IN COOPERATION WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY PARKS, BRINGS THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE TROLLEY ERA TO VISITORS OF ALL AGES. EXPERIENCE EARLY 20TH CENTURY TRANSIT AS YOU TRAVEL TWO MILES ABOARD A WASHINGTON STREET CAR, AN AMERICAN TROLLEY, OR AN EUROPEAN TRAM. TOUR STREET CAR HALL WITH A DOCENT. SEE STREET CARS GO TO THE MOVIES AND THE ROCK CREEK RAILWAY MODEL IN MAIN HALL. ENJOY INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, FILM PROGRAMS, AND THE MUSEUM SHOP.
  • Oakley Cabin African American Museum & Park
    Oakley Cabin African American Museum & Park
    Farm;  Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    An African American roadside community lived and worked on this historic site from emancipation well into the 20th century. Their culture and traditions heavily influenced those of surrounding communities, and their story is deeply woven into Montgomery County’s rich history. At the center of this site is Oakley Cabin, which was inhabited until 1976 and now serves as a living history museum. Step inside Oakley Cabin and immerse yourself in the history of those who have lived there. The main room on the ground floor wraps around an open hearth, and in a small adjoining room, 19th-century tools and artifacts are displayed. These items were excavated during archaeological digs around the park’s grounds. The two rooms are divided by a bead board partition wall, and a boxed staircase leads to the upper loft. Archaeologists are currently piecing together evidence in an attempt to date the construction of the cabin. The 1½-story oak and chestnut log cabin is a reflection of vernacular architecture. The logs are joined with dovetail joints and chinked with stones, now largely covered with cement. The dove-tailed notching and artful pegging represent superb craftsmanship. The rafters on the roof are “bird-mouthed” over the top log that serves as a plate. The floor of the first level sits on a double sill with a notch in the foundation to allow room for two supporting logs – one for the floor and one for the wall. The cabin sits on a 2-acre tract running along Reddy Branch. The mill pond for Newlin’s Mill was located in the low area behind the building. A trail, partially laid inside the old millrace, leads from the cabin to the site of the mill at the intersection of Brookeville Road and Georgia Avenue. You’ll see numerous wild plants here, many of which are edible or medicinal and were used by local people. Hawks, foxes, deer, raccoons, and other wildlife can often be seen from the cabin or trail, which also passes stone quarries used to dig local stone. Oakley Cabin was originally part of the Oakley Farm, which occupied a portion of Colonel Richard Brooke’s large land tract known as “Addition to Brooke Grove.” Brooke was a Revolutionary War hero known as “the Fighting Quaker.” He built the “big house” called Oakley in 1764, which was destroyed in the 1970s. Brooke died in 1788 and willed all of his property to his only child, Ann, who later married William Hammond Dorsey. They had five children. Like her father, Ann and William never lived on the Oakley Farm. Instead, William built their home, Dumbarton Oaks, in Georgetown. When Ann died in 1802, William sold all of his Georgetown property and moved to Oakley, where he died in 1818. The Dorseys’ son, Richard B. Dorsey, transformed Oakley into a farm, on which his 23 slaves worked. Dr. William Bowie Margruder bought Oakley farm in 1836. A local doctor to both white and black families, Margruder owned 19 slaves to help farm the land. Prior to 1879, two more cabins were built on the property, though neither remain. After Dr. Margruder died in 1873, Josiah J. Hutton purchased the farm. According to census records from 1880 to 1920, between 22 and 37 people lived in the three cabins. The residents were both black and white, and worked as farm laborers, carpenters, blacksmiths, and laundresses. They likely shared household tasks and sold produce and hand-made articles to travelers on the Brookeville Road. The cross-section of cultures found here is representative of the unique African-American folk experience.
  • Observatory Park
    Observatory Park
    Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    The park was thoughtfully constructed to reflect the science that took place there. An ellipse representing the Earth’s motion is created between the observatory and the meridian pier, denoted by benches and landscaping. The path itself, when viewed from above, represents the Earth’s wobble. The City of Gaithersburg and five other cities around the globe are linked by a unique scientific endeavor that began more than 100 years ago. They are all home to latitude observatories which tracked the wobble of the Earth on its polar axis through star readings to aid in navigation. Other observatories can be found in Cincinnati, Ohio; Ukiah, California; Mizusawa, Japan; Kitab, Uzbekistan; and Caligari, Sardinia, Italy. The Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory operated from 1899 to 1982, when satellites replaced human observers. It is still active, however, with GPS systems using survey markers installed on these grounds to make periodic course corrections. Fully restored in the 1980’s, the observatory building, the meridian mark pier, and the five geodetic monuments scattered throughout the park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Sandy Spring Museum
    Sandy Spring Museum
    Gallery;  Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space;  Studio
    The museum hosts performances, classes, workshops, live music, lectures, exhibits and so on!  We work with creative people who need space and we help them to market their ideas.
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