Southern Maryland Trails provides a lovely guidebook that allows both natives and visitors to the area to explore and enjoy southern Maryland's natural and cultural treasures. The guidebook offers you two different themed tours: the "Fossils and Farmscapes Ramble" or the "Barnwood and Beach Glass Loop." Both tours offer the funseeker a wide array of farms; local artists & galleries; restaurants & eateries; and gardens, natural areas and praks with which to visit and enjoy. You can download the guide in PDF from the website or visit one of the many locations where you can pick up a free hardcopy.
The program was developed as a means to assist and promote farmers and related businesses as Southern Maryland diversifies and transitions away from its tobacco-dependent economy. The program is managed by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission and the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland.
Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance (SMTMD) is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) civic organization formed to preserve and promote the appreciation and performance of traditional and contemporary folk music and dance. SMTMD presents Concerts and acoustic Open Mic nights through the monthly HomeSpun CoffeeHouse series, as well as sponsoring a monthly Contra Dance. We are an all-volunteer, membership-supported organization. Many members provide talent and volunteer help at benefits and area events. All lovers of folk music and dance are welcome to attend, participate, and join. Please visit our web site.
Built in 1852 as a middle-class plantation home, historic Surratt House also served as a tavern and hostelry, a post office, and polling place during the crucial decade before the Civil War. During the war, it was a safehouse for the Confederate underground which flourished in Southern Maryland. It was the country home of Mary Surratt, first woman to be executed by the United States government after being found guilty of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Today, the museum presents a variety of programs and events, recapturing the history of mid-19th century life and focusing on the fascinating web of the Lincoln conspiracy.
This museum attempts to educate the non-Indian public to the diversity of People who are known by the term "American Indian" by exhibits reflecting their geographic locations and how that influences their tribal structure. art, and lodging construction. Exhibits are developed to provide recognition and acknowledgment of the respect the Piscataway people have for our non-human relations.
The museum of naval aviation, science, and technology. The nation's only museum dedicated to the testing and evaluation of naval aircraft. Exhibits include the rubber inflatoplane, wind tunnel models, early photos, vintage scale models, and full scale aircraft. The museum is located just outside the Patuxent River Naval Air Station (NAS), home of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot's School. Many famous astronauts received test pilot training here. The museum is open Tues. through Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Original St. Mary's County jail built in the mid-1800s. The museum exhibits county artifacts and memorabilia. This museum houses the St. mary's County Historical Society and it's many historic records. Contains a museum, a historical and genealogical library, and an information center for tourism. Displays a "lady's cell" and Dr. Phillip Bean's office as furnished and used during his practice from 1914 to 1980.
