SOUTHERN MARYLAND Mt. Carmel Monastery ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION 5678 Mount Carmel Rd, La Plata www.carmelofporttobacco.com/index.html The first Carmelite Monastery in the United States, Mount Carmel was established in 1790 by Mother Bernardina Matthews, her two nieces, Sister Mary Aloysia and Sister Mary Eleanora, and Sister Clare Joseph. Lusby ATTRACTIONS 3500 Lighthouse Blvd, Lusby, 410-326-2042 www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Built in 1828, one of the oldest continuously working lighthouses in Maryland. On the National Register of Historic Places. Tours provided by Calvert Marine Museum. May-Sept and holidays, weekends only 1-4pm. 755 Cove Point Rd, Lusby, 410-326-0949 www.covepointwinery.com A family-owned micro winery that produces a number of different wines sure to please the palates of any wine drinker. Wed-Sun, 11:30am-5:30pm. 515 Garner Ln, Lusby, 410-394-1933 www.solomonsislandwinery.com Founded and began operation in July 2004 and has produced nine award-winning wines. d Newburg HISTORY & HERITAGE Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum at Patriot Park 11000 Crain Highway, Newburg, 301-932-1900 www.mdvets.cc Being a place of history and honor the museum displays the lives of those individuals who contributed to American’s freedom. Sat-Sun, 12N-5pm or by appointment. Cove Point Lighthouse OUTDOOR RECREATION 406 Butternut Court, La Plata, 301-932-1509 www.reelbassadventuresguideservice.com Guiding the tidal Potomac River for bass and pan fish. Call for schedule. Reel Bass Adventures Guide Service Cove Point Winery/Cove Point Vineyard North Beach HISTORY & HERITAGE Bayside History Museum 4025 4th St, North Beach, 410-495-8386 www.baysidehistorymuseum.org Join us in celebrating Camp Theodore Roosevelt, more than 100 years of the Boy Scouts. Special exhibits dedicated to 100 years of North Beach being a municipality. Glad to open for special tours. Wed-Sun, 1-4pm. Leonardtown ATTRACTIONS 23190 Newtowne Neck Rd, Leonardtown, 301-690-2192 www.polwinery.com The agricultural cooperative consists of 15 members’ vineyards from a small half-acre to several acres to produce the best wine from the best Southern Maryland growers. Wed-Sun, 12N-6pm; 1st Fridays every month, 12N-9pm. Solomons Island Winery Port of Leonardtown Winery OUTDOOR RECREATION 10540 H.G. Trueman Rd, Lusby, 301-743-7613 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/southern/ calvertcliffs.aspx The park’s renowned cliffs, which dominate 30 miles of Chesapeake shoreline, is a treasure trove of 600 known species of fossils. Sunrise-sunset. d $ 1525 Flag Ponds Prkwy, Lusby, 410-586-1477 www.co.cal.md.us/flagponds Explore forested uplands, wetlands and beach habitats of this 545-acre park on three miles of trails, including observation platforms, boardwalk, fishing pier and visitors center. Hours vary seasonally. $ Calvert Cliffs State Park Owings ATTRACTIONS Fridays Creek Winery 3485 Chaneyville Rd, Owings, 410-286-9463 www.fridayscreek.com The stately old barn where tobacco once hung is home to winery. Located 25 minutes from D.C. Thur-Mon, 11am-5pm. d HISTORY & HERITAGE 41625 Courthouse Dr, Leonardtown, 301-475-2467 www.visitstmarysmd.com/activities-attractions/detail/ old-jail-museum 17th-century cannon and early Maryland artifacts. County jail 1850s-1940s. Wed-Fri, 10am-2pm. Closed Dec-Feb. 21370 Newtowne Neck Rd, Leonardtown, 301-475-9885 www.stfrancisxavierchurch.org Built in 1731, the church and manor house, formerly situated on over 700 acres, was an example of a self-contained Jesuit Community. 41680 Tudor Place, Leonardtown, 301-475-2467 www.stmaryshistory.org A 255-year old Colonial house overlooking Breton Bay is an extensive genealogical and historical research center. Wed-Fri, 9am-4pm; Research Center, Thur-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sat, 10am-4pm (2nd & 4th only). d Old Jail Museum and Tourist Information Center Flag Ponds Nature Park Piney Point HISTORY & HERITAGE Piney Point Lighthouse, Museum and Historic Park 44720 Lighthouse Rd, Piney Point, 301-994-1471 www.stmarysmd.com/recreate/museums Lighthouse and keeper’s quarters built in 1836, exhibits include lighthouse history and historic wooden boat collection and kayak launch. Group tours available. Museum: May-Oct, 10am-5pm. Grounds open daily. d $ St. Francis Xavier Church Marbury ARTS & CULTURE 5565 Upham Pl, c/o Smallwood State Park, Marbury, 301-743-5159 www.mattawomanart.org Monthly art exhibits featuring a wide variety of visual arts, illustrated talks, lectures, gift shop, studio rentals. Non-profit volunteer organization. Beautiful waterfront scenic location. Mid-Jan-mid-Dec: Fri-Sun, 11am-4pm. d c Mattawoman Creek Art Center Tudor Hall/St. Mary’s County Historical Society U-1105 Black Panther Historic Shipwreck Preserve OUTDOOR RECREATION 2750 Sweden Point Rd, Marbury, 301-743-7613 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/southern/ smallwood.aspx Site of Smallwood’s Retreat, estate of General William Smallwood, Revolutionary War officer and fourth governor of Maryland. Group tours, special events. Marina, fishing, camping and discovery center. Apr-Oct: 5am-sunset; Nov-Mar: 7am-sunset. d $ OUTDOOR RECREATION 21670 Joe Hazel Rd, Leonardtown, 301-475-2017 www.combscreekmarina.com Nice, quiet protected marina with one-two transient slips. Smallwood State Park Combs Creek Marina 44720 Lighthouse Rd, Piney Point, 301-994-1471 www.stmarysmd.com/recreate/museums Shipwreck in Potomac River with diving privileges by pre-arrangement. U-boat was covered with rubber coating and used as stealth weapon. Detailed interpretation at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum. Apr-Sept: 10am-5pm; Oct-Jan: Thur-Mon, 12N-4pm. d $ Port Tobacco HISTORY & HERITAGE Port Tobacco Courthouse (1819) Off Rt 6 on Chapel Point Rd, Port Tobacco, 301-934-4313 www.charlescountymd.gov The reconstructed 1819 courthouse is a museum containing tobacco and Civil War exhibits and archaeological finds on site. Available for rentals. Apr-Oct: Sat-Sun, 12N-4pm. Closed Nov 1-Apr 1. Lexington Park ATTRACTIONS 22156 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, 301-863-1900 www.paxmuseum.com The aviation museum dedicated to the scientific and technological story of U.S. Naval Aviation research, development, testing and evaluation; museum store and more than 25 aircraft on display. Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12N-5pm. Closed major holidays. d $ Patuxent River Naval Air Museum and Visitor Center Nanjemoy OUTDOOR RECREATION 1440 Wilson Landing Rd, Nanjemoy, 301-932-3470 www.charlescountyparks.com/parks/mallows-bay-park Excellent outdoor recreation opportunities. Tremendous wildlife viewing areas, small boating access to the Potomac River. Year-round: 5:30am-sunset. Mallows Bay Park Port Tobacco One-Room School (1872) 7215 Chapel Point Rd, Port Tobacco, 301-934-2870, 301-934-9483 Original 1872 town schoolhouse with period furnishings. By appoinment only. June-Aug: Sat, 12N-4pm. d St. Ignatius Catholic Church 8855 Chapel Point Rd, Port Tobacco, 301-934-8245 www.chapelpoint.org One of the oldest continuously active Catholic Parishes in America. Francis Neal, a former pastor at St. Ignatius, is responsible for bringing the Carmelite Nuns to America in 1790. 106 ✥ VISITMARYLAND.ORG | 1-877-333-4455 KEY TO SYMBOLS d = Disability Accessible $ = Admission c = Maryland Green Travel Partner
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