ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Eastern Shore 401 S Atlantic Ave, Ocean City, 410-289-5600 www.ripleys.com/oceancity Museum located right on the boardwalk with an “Odditorum” displaying unusual artifacts and artworks, a Mirror Maze, Laser Ace and Candy Factory. Jan-Feb: Fri-Sun, 10am-2pm; Memorial-Labor Day: Mon-Sun, 9am-1am. d $ SPORTS Furnace Bay Golf Course 79 Chesapeake View Rd, Perryville, 410-642-6816 www.furnacebaygc.com Bent grass from tee box to green for enjoyable and affordable rounds featuring a clubhouse with bar and snacks as well as an outdoor pavilion. 7am-7pm. d HISTORY & HERITAGE Teackle Mansion 11736 Mansion St, Princess Anne, 410-651-2238 www.somersetcountyhistoricalsociety.org Neoclassical brick mansion (c. 1802) and 10,000-sq. ft. American villa-style house; now home of a local historical society offering tours; NRHP. Apr-Dec: Thur, Sat-Sun, 1-3pm. d $ Trimper’s Rides of Ocean City Boardwalk & S First Sts, Ocean City, 410-289-8617 www.trimpersrides.com More than 100 years of rides and amusements at the home of one of the oldest carousels and famous indoor/outdoor rides just off the boardwalk. Summer: 12N-12M; Winter: Weekends only. Pocomoke City ATTRACTIONS Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum 2 Market St, Pocomoke City, 410-957-9933 www.delmarvadiscoverycenter.org Museum uncovering Delmarva’s cultural and natural heritage through education and exploration with hands-on learning and river otter exhibit. Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun, 12N-4pm. d $ Quantico ATTRACTIONS Green Hill Country Club 5471 Whitehaven Rd, Quantico, 410-749-5119 www.greenhillcc.com An 18-hole championship course featuring special events (public/private), a riverside bar and a restaurant at this par 72 course with scenic views. 7am-6pm. c EVENT FACILITES Roland E. Powell Convention Center 4001 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, 410-289-2800, 1-800-OC-OCEAN www.ocmdconventioncenter.com/convention-center Meeting and event venue offering 214,000 sq. ft. of convention center space, 10 miles of beach with scenic views and everything in between. HISTORY & HERITAGE Costen House & Hall-Walton Memorial Garden 206 Market St, Pocomoke City, 410-957-3110 www.theclio.com/web/entry?id=7597 First Mayor of Pocomoke’s home inside a Victorian Italianate structure built shortly after the Civil War and displaying town and country memorabilia. By appointment only. $ Whitehaven Ferry OUTDOOR RECREATION Odyssea Water-Sports 5003 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, 410-723-4227 www.odysseawatersports.com Family-run watersports for more than 21 years, and number one on TripAdvisor and Yelp, offering Jet Ski, pontoon boat, paddleboard and kayak rentals. May-Sept: 8:30am-8:30pm. 23865 River St, Quantico, 410-543-2765 www.wicomicocounty.org/301/Ferry-Schedule Oldest continuously operating ferry in U.S. history providing an intimate ride (seats 6 passengers) across the Wicomico and dating to 1687. Mar 1-May 15: 7am-6pm; May 16-Sept 15: 6am-7:30pm; Sept 16-Oct 31: 7am-6pm; Nov 1-Feb 28: 7am-5:30pm. Sturgis One-Room School Museum Oxford 209 Willow St, Pocomoke City, 410-957-1913 www.octhebeach.com/museum/Sturgis.html The only African-American one-room school museum in county (c. 1900) with recently added Heritage House (dating to 1850) and other must-see exhibits. May-Oct: Wed-Sat, 1-4pm; or by appointment. d Queen Anne OUTDOOR RECREATION Tuckahoe State Park 13070 Crouse Mill Rd, Queen Anne, 410-820-1668 www.dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/eastern/ tuckahoe.aspx Park with a 60-acre lake and creek for paddling and 15 miles of multi-use trails; other amenities include camping, cabins, pavilions and picnic areas. 10am-sunset. d ATTRACTIONS Oxford-Bellevue Ferry 101 E Strand (end of MD Rt 333), Oxford, 410-745-9023 www.oxfordferry.com America’s oldest privately owned ferry (established in 1683) crossing the scenic Tred Avon River and carrying cars, motorcycles, bikes and passengers. April-Oct: 9am-sunset; Nov: Sat-Sun. d $ Preston ATTRACTIONS Preston Historical Society 167 Main St, Preston, 410-310-5454 www.prestonhistoricalsociety.com Historical society with exhibits on the local history of Preston and surrounding towns with quilts and relics inside a historic home built in 1833. Apr-Dec: Sat, 10am-2pm. d Queenstown ATTRACTIONS Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area 632 Wye Island Rd, Queenstown, 410-827-7577 www.dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/eastern/ wyeisland.aspx Preserve with 2,800 acres of waterfowl and native wildlife offering special events, hunting, hiking, biking, horseback riding and a convention center. Sunrise-sunset. d HISTORY & HERITAGE Oxford Museum 100 S Morris St, Oxford, 410-226-0191 www.oxfordmuseummd.org Museum housing 2,500 artifacts and exhibits on 18th and 19th-century history and stretching for 350 years with emphasis on the unique town of Oxford. Late-Apr-mid-Nov: call for schedule. d HISTORY & HERITAGE Linchester Mill 3390 Linchester Mill Rd, Preston, 410-673-1910 www.carolinehistory.org/places/linchester-mill-campus Once the nation’s oldest running business that sold grain to George Washington’s army during the Revolution; now with scenic recreation for all ages. Ridgely ATTRACTIONS Adkins Arboretum 12610 Eveland Rd, Ridgely, 410-634-2847 www.adkinsarboretum.org Beautiful 400-acre native garden and preserve with art exhibits, gardens, five miles of meadow and woodland paths, native plant sales and a gift shop. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun, 12N-4pm; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. d $ c Tench Tilghman Monument Oxford Cemetery, Rt 333, Oxford, 410-770-8000 www.tourtalbot.org Monument and memorial grave of Colonel Tench Tilghman, aide-de-camp to George Washington, lieutenant colonel and trusted member of his staff. OUTDOOR RECREATION Outstanding Dreams Farm 24480 Pinetown Rd, Preston, 410-673-2002 www.outstandingdreamsfarm.com Tour and learn more about this Huacaya Alpaca farm and pick up unique items from yarn, rovings and raw fleece to finished garments, linens and more. Year-round: Tours by appointment. OUTDOOR RECREATION Campbell’s Boatyards Custom Yachts & Yachts Sales 26106A Bachelor Harbor, Oxford, 410-226-5592 www.campbellsboatyards.com Three full-service marinas/boatyards offering custom boat building, yachting services and transient dockage; certified Cummins dealer on site. 7:30am-4:30pm. c Rising Sun ATTRACTIONS Dove Valley Vineyard & Winery 645 Harrington Rd, Rising Sun, 410-658-8388 www.dovevalleywine.com Vineyard producing award-winning wines from hand-harvested grapes aged in oak casks and offering tastings, events and dinner performances. Thur-Mon, 11am-6pm; closed Tues & Wed. d Princess Anne ARTS & CULTURE Mosely Gallery c/o University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, 11931 Art Shell Plaza, Princess Anne, 410-651-7770 www.moselygallery.com Gallery with year-round exhibitions of established and up-and-coming artists in a variety of mediums, including student and faculty exhibits. Sept-May: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. d Perryville ATTRACTIONS Cecil County Holly Tree Jackson Station Rd, Perryville, 410-996-8101 www.cecilhollytree.com Sown in 1870, first decorated by B&O Railroad (1947) and known as “Travelers’ Christmas Tree”; lighting and Santa events (1st & 3rd Sat.) in Dec. Lit Dec 2-Jan 5. Plumpton Park Zoo ATTRACTIONS Spirits of Patriots 11501 Progress Ln, Princess Anne, 443-880-6912, 1-800-880-0984 www.spiritsofpatriots.com Veteran-owned craft distillery proving the Army and the Marine Corps. can work together for more than 25 years with tours and tastings by appointment. Tours: Mon-Fri, 12N-5pm; call for schedule. d 1416 Telegraph Rd, Rising Sun, 410-658-6850 www.plumptonparkzoo.org Exotic animals (giraffes, tigers, bears, deer, wolves, monkeys and kangaroos) in a pastoral country setting with picnic, playground and petting areas. 10am-4pm; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. d $ DESTINATION MARYLAND ✥ 145
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