Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families

Explore the best unique & hidden gem activities for families options for kids and families in Bel Air

Steppingstone Farm Museum

Steppingstone Farm Museum

Educational destination with a farmhouse. History exhibits & buildings including a 1772 farmhouse, blacksmith & 1900-era general store.

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Friends-Concord Point Lighthouse

Friends-Concord Point Lighthouse

Historic landmark with educational tours. Restored 1827 lighthouse with historical exhibits, educational tours & vast ocean views.

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Turkey Point Lighthouse

Turkey Point Lighthouse

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Cylburn Arboretum

Cylburn Arboretum

Themed gardens & nature activities. Tranquil park features 20+ gardens, century-old trees, a nature museum & a Civil War-era mansion.

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Fell's Point

Fell's Point

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Star Spangled Banner Flag House

Star Spangled Banner Flag House

Exhibits about a historic American flag. Artifacts, exhibits & tours in the house where the flag that inspired the national anthem was sewn.

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Port Discovery Children's Museum

Port Discovery Children's Museum

Interactive exhibits for young learners. Kid-powered museum with 3 floors of hands-on exhibits & play areas, plus events.

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Charm City Clue Room

Charm City Clue Room

Escape room with Baltimore themes. Lively escape game center featuring a choice of rooms with Baltimore-themed mysteries.

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Pierce's Park

Pierce's Park

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Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Famed "Star-Spangled Banner" fort. Fort whose War of 1812 victory inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem.

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Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center

Exhibits plus IMAX shows & a planetarium. Interactive exhibits at this museum featuring an IMAX theater, planetarium & rooftop observatory.

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Baltimore Museum of Industry

Baltimore Museum of Industry

An interactive history of local workers. The city's Industrial Revolution animated via displays such as an interactive 1865 oyster cannery.

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Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

Baseball icon's home & sports exhibits. Famed slugger's birthplace houses baseball memorabilia & other sports-related exhibits.

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B&O Railroad Museum

B&O Railroad Museum

Locomotive exhibits & train rides. National Historic Landmark highlighting nearly 200 locomotives, a model train display & train rides.

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Mount Harmon Plantation

Mount Harmon Plantation

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Hancock’s Resolution Historic Farm Park

Hancock’s Resolution Historic Farm Park

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C & D Canal Museum

C & D Canal Museum

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Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum

Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum

Park with a replica of Banneker's cabin. This park commemorating author & naturalist Benjamin Banneker features a replica of his log cabin.

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Totsville Indoor Playground & Sandbox

Totsville Indoor Playground & Sandbox

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Cascade Falls

Cascade Falls

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B&O Ellicott City Station Museum

B&O Ellicott City Station Museum

Exhibits & events in a historic setting. Quaint museum in country's oldest surviving railroad station with local history exhibits & programs.

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AxGard Axes

AxGard Axes

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Friendship Park

Friendship Park

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Kinder Farm Park

Kinder Farm Park

Hands-on farming lessons & chickens. Farm turned county park, offering a look at past & present farming practices, including animal care.

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Kids Empire Arundel

Kids Empire Arundel

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Play Street Museum - Severna Park

Play Street Museum - Severna Park

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Lums Pond State Park

Lums Pond State Park

Fishing, hiking & sports fields. 1,790-acre preserve featuring freshwater pond, multipurpose trails, fishing, boat rentals & more.

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DoodleHATCH Interactive Art Museum

DoodleHATCH Interactive Art Museum

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Vince's Sports Center

Vince's Sports Center

Indoor-outdoor center with golf & more. 18-acre amusement center featuring golf, batting cages, arcade games & more.

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Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park

Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park

Massive, family-friendly amusement park. Amusement Park has 44 acres of roller coasters, water slides, kids' shows, a castle & campgrounds.

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Clark's Elioak Farm

Clark's Elioak Farm

Farm produce & adventures for kids. Working farm with a shop, a fairy tale forest, a petting zoo & miniature train rides for kids.

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Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster Science Factory

Interactive science museum for kids. Museum where kids can explore science, engineering & technology principles with hands-on displays.

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Go N Bananas Family Fun Center

Go N Bananas Family Fun Center

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National Cryptologic Museum

National Cryptologic Museum

Code-making artifacts & exhibits. National Security Agency museum highlighting artifacts & exhibits on code making & code breaking.

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Robinson Nature Center

Robinson Nature Center

Exhibits on nature in a woodsy setting. 18-acre center exploring the local ecosystem via a planetarium, nature exhibits & wooded trail.

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Blackbird State Forest

Blackbird State Forest

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Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster

Interactive activities for kids 2 to 10. This roomy venue offers interactive exhibits, classes & events geared for kids ages 2 to 10.

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Hale Byrnes House

Hale Byrnes House

Historic brick home from the 1700s. This preserved private home from the 1700s keeps limited visiting hours. Available for rental.

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Hyper Kidz Crofton

Hyper Kidz Crofton

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Blackbird Creek Reserve

Blackbird Creek Reserve

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The Woodlands at Phillips Mushroom Farms

The Woodlands at Phillips Mushroom Farms

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Ashland Nature Center of Delaware Nature Society

Ashland Nature Center of Delaware Nature Society

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Mt. Cuba Center

Mt. Cuba Center

Woodland gardens at a 1930s manor house. Parkland at a Colonial Revival mansion, planted with native species & open in summer for tours.

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Xbos

Xbos

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New Castle Battery Park

New Castle Battery Park

Riverside site for strolls & picnics. Dog-friendly urban park with riverfront views open to the public during daylight hours.

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Pierre du Pont House

Pierre du Pont House

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Lititz Springs Park

Lititz Springs Park

Private park with a bandshell for events. Privately run park offering regular concerts as well as a playground & concession stands.

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Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Dinosaurs & other kid-friendly exhibits. Cozy, kid-friendly museum featuring dinosaurs, shells, a butterfly garden & interactive exhibits.

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Hoots Hollow

Hoots Hollow

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DuPont Environmental Education Center of Delaware Nature Society

DuPont Environmental Education Center of Delaware Nature Society

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Marian Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar

Marian Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar

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Delaware Children's Museum

Delaware Children's Museum

Interactive play for kids of all ages. Riverfront building for toddlers to teens features interactive exhibits & a climbing structure.

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Rockford Tower

Rockford Tower

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Hagley Museum

Hagley Museum

Gunpowder mills & du Pont family history. Riverfront site featuring regional industrial history, including gunpowder mills & the du Pont home.

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Brandywine Creek State Park

Brandywine Creek State Park

Historic preserve with forest & marshes. 933-acre preserve divided by 19th-century stone walls, with tulip poplar forest & nature center.

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Alapocas Run State Park

Alapocas Run State Park

Forest with trails of varying length. State park featuring forest trails of varying length & difficulty for hiking, biking & jogging.

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Hendrickson House Museum

Hendrickson House Museum

Swedish colonial farmhouse with tours. One of Delaware's oldest homes, this reconstructed Swedish colonial farmhouse offers tours & a shop.

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Historic Ephrata Cloister

Historic Ephrata Cloister

1700s religious site offering tours. Visitors can explore the unique buildings & grounds of this monastic community founded in the 1700s.

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Adkins Arboretum

Adkins Arboretum

Preserve with native gardens & trails. Arboretum with 400 acres of native landscapes, a visitor's center, 5 miles of paths & plant sales.

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Can-Do Playground

Can-Do Playground

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Brandywine Museum of Art

Brandywine Museum of Art

Museum with paintings & sweeping views. Gristmill-turned-museum with paintings by Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth & others plus big windows & views.

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Sanderson Museum

Sanderson Museum

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Rockwood Park & Museum

Rockwood Park & Museum

Gothic mansion with hiking trails. 19th-century Gothic manor house featuring regular guided tours & park with gardens & paved trails.

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Wolf Sanctuary of PA

Wolf Sanctuary of PA

Wolf refuge with guided tours. Family-owned wolf refuge with guided tours, including a once-a-month Full Moon night event.

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