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Cylburn Arboretum
Themed gardens & nature activities. Tranquil park features 20+ gardens, century-old trees, a nature museum & a Civil War-era mansion.
Port Discovery Children's Museum
Interactive exhibits for young learners. Kid-powered museum with 3 floors of hands-on exhibits & play areas, plus events.
Charm City Clue Room
Escape room with Baltimore themes. Lively escape game center featuring a choice of rooms with Baltimore-themed mysteries.
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.
Fell's Point
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Pierce's Park
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Maryland Science Center
Exhibits plus IMAX shows & a planetarium. Interactive exhibits at this museum featuring an IMAX theater, planetarium & rooftop observatory.
Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum
Baseball icon's home & sports exhibits. Famed slugger's birthplace houses baseball memorabilia & other sports-related exhibits.
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.
B&O Railroad Museum
Locomotive exhibits & train rides. National Historic Landmark highlighting nearly 200 locomotives, a model train display & train rides.
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.
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.
Cascade Falls
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Totsville Indoor Playground & Sandbox
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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.
AxGard Axes
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Friendship Park
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Hancock’s Resolution Historic Farm Park
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Kids Empire Arundel
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DoodleHATCH Interactive Art Museum
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Kinder Farm Park
Hands-on farming lessons & chickens. Farm turned county park, offering a look at past & present farming practices, including animal care.
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.
Play Street Museum - Severna Park
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National Cryptologic Museum
Code-making artifacts & exhibits. National Security Agency museum highlighting artifacts & exhibits on code making & code breaking.
Robinson Nature Center
Exhibits on nature in a woodsy setting. 18-acre center exploring the local ecosystem via a planetarium, nature exhibits & wooded trail.
Hyper Kidz Crofton
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Steppingstone Farm Museum
Educational destination with a farmhouse. History exhibits & buildings including a 1772 farmhouse, blacksmith & 1900-era general store.
Friends-Concord Point Lighthouse
Historic landmark with educational tours. Restored 1827 lighthouse with historical exhibits, educational tours & vast ocean views.
Turkey Point Lighthouse
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Mount Harmon Plantation
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C & D Canal Museum
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Watermelon House
Row house painted to resemble a melon. A bright, cheerful mural of a watermelon adorns the side of this row house, a popular photo-op site.
The Magic Tree Box
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Barbie Pond on Avenue Q
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Escape Artist DC
Themed escape rooms for all ages. Themed escape rooms in a townhouse with changing plots & puzzles geared to all ages.
National Children's Museum
Creative museum for arts, science & more. Reimagined kids' museum with exhibits & hands-on programs for science, technology, arts & more.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Renowned collection of natural wonders. From dinosaur exhibits to displays of rare gems, this acclaimed museum celebrates the natural world.
The Moongate Garden
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The Yards
Dancing fountains, a pool & lawns. Landscaped green space with dancing fountains, a swimming pool & grassy areas for picnicking.
Secret Mission DC
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Adkins Arboretum
Preserve with native gardens & trails. Arboretum with 400 acres of native landscapes, a visitor's center, 5 miles of paths & plant sales.
Lums Pond State Park
Fishing, hiking & sports fields. 1,790-acre preserve featuring freshwater pond, multipurpose trails, fishing, boat rentals & more.
Blackbird State Forest
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Vince's Sports Center
Indoor-outdoor center with golf & more. 18-acre amusement center featuring golf, batting cages, arcade games & more.
Lancaster Science Factory
Interactive science museum for kids. Museum where kids can explore science, engineering & technology principles with hands-on displays.
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.
Blackbird Creek Reserve
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Go N Bananas Family Fun Center
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Xbos
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