Western Maryland Jefferson Gathland State Park McHenry Garrett County Chamber of Commerce HISTORY & HERITAGE CITY/COUNTY TOURISM OFFICE Garrett County Transportation Museum 900 Arnoldstown Rd, 301-791-4767 dnr.maryland.gov Built in 1885 by George Alfred Townsend, famous Civil War author/ war correspondent. Only monument in the world erected in memory of war correspondents. e Keedysville M4 Studios 15 Visitors Center Dr, 301-387-4386, 888-387-5237 www.visitdeepcreek.com Official Garrett County tourism office and the largest business association in the county with 500 member firms representing every industry in the community. d 107 S Second St, 301-533-1044 www.garrettcountymuseums.com/ transportationmuseum.html Displays original Garrett County sailboat produced by Gordon Douglass Boat Co., county’s first snowmobile from the 1960s and Buddy L Model T Fords. van Gilder Pottery SHOPPING 20834 Townsend Rd, 301-401-8380 www.vangilderpottery.com A working pottery and contemporary craft gallery located in a restored barn atop South Mountain at the west entrance to Gathland State Park near Burkittsville. e Historic B&O Train Station ARTS & CULTURE 4803 Mt. Briar Rd, 410-739-9016 www.m4-studios.com Pottery studio and gallery open dawn to dusk daily. Featuring Kirke Martin’s Pottery, Kesra Hoffman’s Landscape Paintings and woodworking by Alan Clingan. e Aquatic Center Inc. OUTDOOR RECREATION 634 Deep Creek Dr, 301-387-8233 www.aquatic-center.com Aquatic Center Inc. rents boats, kayaks, paddleboards, and bikes and sells boats, watercraft, UTVs, ATVs, motorcycles, kayaks, paddleboards, and bikes. d $ e 117 E Liberty St, 301-334-3204 www.oaklandbandomuseum.org An 1884 train station restored to its original Queen Anne-style splendor. Considered one of the most distinguished historic depots in the country. Sharpsburg Great American Brewing Co. ATTRACTIONS Circle R Ranch, LLC OUTDOOR RECREATION Bonnie’s @ the Red Byrd GROUND TRANSPORTATION 19409 Shepherdstown Pk, 301-432-5822 The Red Byrd has been serving Antietam Battlefield guests since 1960 a Maryland landmark which features home-cooked food with a small-town feel. Buses welcome. d $ Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations & Sales RESERVATION SERVICES Knoxville River & Trail Outfitters 35 Towne Centre Way, 301-387-5999 www.deepcreekvacations.com Offering more than 475 vacation rental homes at Deep Creek Lake. Ranging from one to nine bedrooms, amenities include private pools, hot tubs, media rooms, and more. e 4151 Sand Flat Rd, 301-387-6890 www.deepcreeklakestable.com Guided horseback trail rides are offered on our farm near Deep Creek Lake. The trails offer beautiful countryside views. Our family invites your family! $ 16609 Shepherdstown Pk, 240-200-9832 www.greatamericanbrewingco.com Brewery making beer onsite, full bar, to-go liquor, beer and pizza. 8 acres, pavilion, gazebos, lots of outdoor space and activities, dog & family friendly. d e Little Brick Coffee House Herrington Manor State Park OUTDOOR RECREATION Middletown Washington Monument State Park 222 Herrington Ln, 301-334-9180 dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/western/herrington.aspx 53-acre lake, 20 log cabins and cross-country ski rentals. Popular events such as fishing rodeos and apple butter making held throughout the year. d $ 16613 Shepherdstown Pk, 301-440-4280 www.littlebrickcoffee.com Full-service coffee house and specialty coffee drinks, easily accessible on MD 34. Lots of parking and outdoor space. Easy access from C&O Canal and Potomac. d e Antietam National Cemetery HISTORY & HERITAGE OUTDOOR RECREATION Potomac-Garrett State Forest 604 Valley Rd, 301-834-9950, 301-834-9950 www.rivertrail.com River & Trail Outfitters is the oldest & most experienced outfitter in the Harpers Ferry area. At our Knoxville location, we offer white-water tubing & airsoft. $ LaVale LaVale Toll Gate House -National Rd 6620 Zittlestown Rd, 301-791-4767 dnr.maryland.gov Washington Monument State Park offers panoramic views from the top of the monument, which anchors a park featuring hiking, picnicking and a museum. $ 1431 Potomac Camp Rd, 301-334-2038 dnr.maryland.gov/forests /pages/publiclands/western_ potomacgarrettforest.aspx Donation of 1,917-acre forest by the Garrett brothers in 1906 marked the beginning of Maryland’s public land system. Birthplace of forestry in Maryland. 320 E Main St, 301-432-5124 www.nps.gov/anti/learn/ historyculture/antietam-national-cemetery.htm Dedicated in 1867, five years after the Battle of Antietam, this cemetery is the final resting place of Union soldiers from the Maryland Campaign of 1862. Barron’s C&O Canal Museum & Store HISTORY & HERITAGE Mount Savage Evergreen Heritage Center Swallow Falls State Park HISTORY & HERITAGE 14302 National Hwy, 301-777-5132 www.mdmountainside.com/listing/ national-road-lavale-toll-gate-house/1471 Little Orleans Locust Post Brewery ATTRACTIONS 15603 Trimble Rd NW, 301-687-0664 www.evergreenheritagecenter.org Experience a 130-acre historic farm with three museums, c.1780 barn, walking trail and gardens. Tour groups welcome by appointment. Event venue available. d e 222 Herrington Ln, 301-387-6938 dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/western/swallowfalls.aspx Some of Western Maryland’s most breathtaking scenery with several waterfalls, including Muddy Creek Falls, a spectacular 54-ft. waterfall. d $ 5632 Mose Cir, 301-432-8726 Artifacts and historic photos of the C&O Canal and Sharpsburg with direct access to the C&O Canal and a country store with snacks. Historic Tolson’s Chapel and School Steyer Brothers Maple, LLC SHOPPING 111 E High St www.tolsonschapel.org Historic Tolson’s Chapel is a log chapel that also served as a Freedman’s Bureau School, built in 1866 by the African-American population Sharpsburg, MD. 31706 Old Adams Rd, 301-697-3519 Farm brewery that offers craft beer, Maryland wines, delicious pizza and other food choices, Western Maryland Lemonade, live music and beautiful views. d e Mount Savage Museum Bank Jail and Mining Building Lonaconing Lefty Grove Memorial Park Main St, 301-876-7847 www.mountsavagehistoricalsociety. org Restored sites feature story of Mt. Savage Mining, iron works, brick and railroad industries. Home of first rolled iron rail in U.S. 2727 Gorman Rd, 301-334-2900 Maple syrup products are available year-round at our farm. This is our 115th year as a family making pure maple syrup on our farm here in Garrett County, MD. e Kennedy Farmhouse (John Brown Raid HQ) Rohrersville Hunt Prothro ARTS & CULTURE 2406 Chestnut Grove Rd, 301-370-6851 www.johnbrown.org The farmhouse served as staging area as John Brown and his army prepared for Harpers Ferry raid, during the summer of 1859. National historic landmark. $ HISTORY & HERITAGE Myersville South Mountain West Welcome Center 3 Union St www.mdmountainside.com/lefty-grove-memorial-park Grove was born in the coal-mining town of Lonaconing in 1900. Rose from the depths of abject poverty to become one of the greatest baseball players in history. d STATE WELCOME CENTER Dans Mountain State Park OUTDOOR RECREATION I-70 Westbound, bet. Exits 35 and 42, 301-293-8435 www.visitmaryland.org/list/ maryland-welcome-centers Near the C&O Canal National Historical Park and Byway, a one-of-a-kind outdoor adventure. Free maps and customized information. 20100 Millbrook Rd, 202-494-1045 Instagram@hunt prothro Hunt Prothro exhibits his robust ceramic art in the gallery on-site with his studio. His work is also in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Pry House Field Hospital Museum 18906 Shepherdstown Pk, 301-695-1864 www.civilwarmed.org Focuses on battlefield medicine practiced at Battle of Antietam. Exhibits include operating theater, interpretive panels/objects relating to care of wounded. $ Valley Craft Network Studio Tour 20834 Townsend Rd, 410-739-9016 www.valleycraftnetwork.org Visit professional artisan studios the weekend before Thanksgiving. Sharpsburg Ghost Tours TOUR SERVICES 17410 Recreation Area Rd SW, 301-895-5453 dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/western/dansmountain.aspx This 481-acre park features a fully accessible swimming pool, three large group pavilions, a group campsite, a recycled-tire playground and a fishing pond. d $ e Oakland Garrett County Historical Society Museums Big Cork Vineyards ATTRACTIONS HISTORY & HERITAGE 107 S Second St, 301-334-3226 www.garrettcountymuseums.com The museum has the Garrett/B&O room, the hotel room, early industry room, a replica of the inside of an 1850s log cabin and much more. d 4236 Main St, 301-302-8032 www.bigcorkvineyards.com Come experience big fun at Maryland’s most award-winning winery. Nestled on 100 rolling acres among the Blue Ridge Mountains, our farm grows 18 grape varietals. d e 101 W Main St, 301-991-0265 www.smalltownghosttours.com Candlelit walking tour of historic and haunted Sharpsburg. History and ghost stories of the Civil War, C&O Canal and more. d $ e Smithsburg Kilnjoy Ceramics ARTS & CULTURE 22201 Pondsville Rd, 301-991-2360 www.kilnjoy.com Decorative and functional ceramic art for your table and your life. Artist: Denise Joyal. e VISITMARYLAND.ORG 95
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