ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION HISTORY & HERITAGE OUTDOOR RECREATION SOUTHERN MARYLAND OUTDOOR RECREATION The Old Jail Museum & Leonardtown Visitor Center Calvert Cliffs State Park Owings ATTRACTIONS 41625 Courthouse Dr, Leonardtown, 240-925-3427 www.visitstmarysmd.com/activities-attractions/detail/old-jail-museum Built in 1876; in use until 1945. Structure retains original prison cells and jail keeper’s quarters. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site. 10540 HG Trueman Rd, Lusby, 443-975-4360 https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/southern/calvertcliffs.aspx The park’s renowned cliffs, which dominate 30 miles of Chesapeake shoreline, are a treasure trove of 600 known species of fossils. d $ e Chapel Point State Park Fridays Creek Winery 3485 Chaneyville Rd, Owings, 410-286-9463 www.fridayscreek.com The stately old barn where tobacco once hung is home to a winery. d Flag Ponds Nature Park Scorpion Brewing LLC 8950 Chapel Point Rd, Port Tobacco, 301-743-7613 https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/southern/chapelpoint.aspx An undeveloped multi-use park that boasts a waterfront that offers excellent fishing. Good place to launch kayak or canoe to beautiful Port Tobacco River. St. Francis Xavier Church 21370 Newtowne Neck Rd, Leonardtown, 301-475-9885 https://stfrancisxavierchurch.org Built in 1731, the church and manor house, formerly situated on more than 700 acres, was an example of a self-contained Jesuit Community. 1525 Flag Ponds Pkwy, Lusby, 410-586-1477 www.calvertcountymd.gov/1192/ Flag-Ponds-Nature-Park Explore forested uplands, wetlands, and beach habitats at 545-acre park on three miles of trails. Observation platforms, boardwalk, fishing pier, visitors center. $ e 929 Skinners Turn Rd, Ste 100, Owings, 410-279-9700 www.scorpionbrewing.com Microbrewery focusing on locally sourced ingredients and experimental beers. d e Prince Frederick ATTRACTIONS Biscoe Gray Heritage Farm Park Piney Point HISTORY & HERITAGE Tudor Hall/St. Mary’s County Historical Society Marbury ARTS & CULTURE Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park 41680 Tudor Pl, Leonardtown, 301-475-2467 www.stmaryshistory.org A 255-year old Colonial house overlooking Breton Bay is an extensive genealogical and historical research center. d OUTDOOR RECREATION Mattawoman Creek Art Center 5565 Upham Pl, 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. d OUTDOOR RECREATION 44720 Lighthouse Rd, Piney Point, 301-994-1471 www.visitstmarysmd.com/see-do/detail/ piney-point-lighthouse-museum-and-historic-park 2695 Grays Rd, Prince Frederick, 410-535-5327 www.co.cal.md.us/biscoegray Rich in natural and cultural resources. Living laboratory to explore and understand Calvert County agricultural practices and lifestyles throughout history. Mully’s Brewery Newtowne Neck State Park Climb the oldest lighthouse on the Potomac, see historic boats and maritime history in the museum, learn about the U1105 Historic Shipwreck Dive Preserve & more. d $ 141 Schooner Ln, Prince Frederick, 443-968-9426 www.mullysbrewery.com Delicious brews in a fun, laid back atmosphere. Enjoy a flight or pint and take some beer to go. d e Running Hare Vineyard Newtowne Neck Rd, Leonardtown, 301-872-5688 https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/southern/newtowne.aspx A 776-acre peninsula surrounded by Breton Bay, St. Clements Bay, and the Potomac River. It has seven miles of ecological and recreational waterfront. e Smallwood State Park Lexington Park ATTRACTIONS 2750 Sweden Point Rd, Marbury, 301-743-7613 https://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, recreation. d $ e U-1105 Black Panther Historic Shipwreck Preserve 44720 Lighthouse Rd, Piney Point, 301-994-1471 https://mht.maryland.gov/ archeology_U1105.shtml Shipwreck in Potomac River with diving privileges by pre-arrangement. U-boat was covered with rubber coating and used as stealth weapon. $ 150 Adelina Rd, Prince Frederick, 410-414-8486 www.runningharevineyard.com Reminiscent of the gentle hills of France, the beauty of Tuscany and feel of Napa. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with our award-winning wines. d $ e OUTDOOR RECREATION American Chestnut Land Trust Patuxent River Naval Air Museum and Visitor Center Nanjemoy OUTDOOR RECREATION Port Tobacco HISTORY & HERITAGE 22156 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, 301-863-1900 www.paxmuseum.com Aviation museum dedicated to the scientific and technological story of U.S. Naval Aviation. Museum store and 25+ aircraft on display. d $ Mallows Bay Park Port Tobacco Courthouse (1819) Lower Marlboro ATTRACTIONS 1440 Wilson Landing Rd, Nanjemoy, 301-932-3470 www.charlescountyparks.com/parks/ mallows-bay-park Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary protects and interprets the remnants of more than 100 WWI-era wooden steamships—known as the “Ghost Fleet”. e 8430 Commerce St, Port Tobacco, 301-392-3418 https://porttobaccocourthouse.com Museum containing tobacco and Civil War exhibits and archaeological finds on site. A National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site. 676 Double Oak Rd, Prince Frederick, 410-414-3400 www.acltweb.org Pristine 3,000-acre natural area with 22 miles of hiking trails, including interpretive trails and historic structures, community farm and guided canoe trips. Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary 2880 Grays Rd, Prince Frederick, 410-535-5327 www.calvertcountymd.gov/1191/ Battle-Creek-Cypress-Swamp-Sanctuary 100-acre nature sanctuary. Quarter-mile elevated boardwalk provides access to nature. Seasonal wildflowers and 100-ft. canopy of cypress trees. Port Tobacco Historic Village-Stagg Hall (1766) Mellomar Golf Park 6215 Scaggs Rd, Lower Marlboro, 443-532-2460 www.mellomargolfpark.com We offer two courses for you to choose between: our Par 3 and Par 9. Newburg HISTORY & HERITAGE Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park Lusby ATTRACTIONS Cove Point Lighthouse 3500 Lighthouse Blvd, Lusby, 410-326-2042 www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Built in 1828, one of the oldest continuously working lighthouses in Maryland. On the NRHP. Tours provided by Calvert Marine Museum. 11000 Crain Hwy, Newburg, 301-932-1900 www.mdvets.cc Museum displays the lives of those individuals who contributed to American’s freedom. 8450 Commerce St, Port Tobacco, 301-392-3418 https://porttobaccocourthouse.com A gambrel-roofed, two-story framed building which is one of only three surviving 18th-century buildings in town. Ridge OUTDOOR RECREATION St. Ignatius Catholic Church Point Lookout Marina North Beach HISTORY & HERITAGE Bayside History Museum 8855 Chapel Point Rd, Port Tobacco, 301-934-8245 www.chapelpoint.org One of the oldest continuously active Catholic Parishes in America. Francis Neal, former pastor at St. Ignatius, is responsible for bringing Carmelite Nuns to America. 16244 Millers Wharf Rd, Ridge, 301-872-5000 www.pointlookoutmarina.com Full-service marina with 160 deep water slips and easy access to the Chesapeake Bay & Potomac River. Gas and fuel sales. Restaurant on site. e Cove Point Winery/Cove Point Vineyard 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. 4025 4th St, North Beach, 410-610-5970 www.baysidehistorymuseum.org Celebrate Camp Theodore Roosevelt, the first permanent Boy Scout camp. Plus, exhibits about the role of the Chesapeake Bay environment in shaping bayside communities. Thomas Stone National Historic Site Scotland OUTDOOR RECREATION 6655 Rose Hill between rts 225 and 6, Port Tobacco, 301-392-1776, 804-224-1732 ext 227 www.nps.gov/thst Haberdeventure, a 1770s Georgian mansion, sits on 328 acres near Port Tobacco and was the home of Thomas Stone, a Maryland signer of the Declaration of Independence. d e Point Lookout State Park 11175 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland, 301-872-5688 https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/southern/pointlookout.aspx Picturesque peninsula formed by Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River. Once the site of a Union outpost during Civil War. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site. d $ e DESTINATION MARYLAND / 131
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