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St. Mary’s County
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR MUSEUM
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SOTTERLEY PLANTATION
This is the nation’s only museum dedicated to naval aviation research, development, testing and evaluation. The museum features an outdoor aircraft park and exhibits dedicated to flight milestones beginning with the Navy’s first airplane up to today’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
22156 Three Notch Rd
Lexington Park, MD 20653 301.863.1900 • www.paxmuseum.org
This early 18th-century Tidewater plantation overlooking the Patuxent River features a manor house of unique construction, a slave cabin, numerous outbuildings, and gardens and nature trails set within a rolling landscape. Sotterley is a National Historic Landmark.
44300 Sotterley Lane Hollywood, MD 20636 301.373.2280 • 800.681.0850 www.sotterley.org
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ST. CLEMENT’S ISLAND MUSEUM &
ST. CLEMENT’S ISLAND
The museum tells the story of Maryland’s founding which took
place in 1634 on nearby St. Clement’s Island. A massive cross on the island commemorates the event and shares the site with Blackistone Lighthouse.
A seasonal water taxi runs on weekends from the museum to the island.
38370 Point Breeze Rd
Coltons Point, MD 20626 301.769.2222 www.stmarysmd.com/recreate
PINEY POINT LIGHTHOUSE, MUSEUM & PARK
The oldest lighthouse on the Potomac River presides over a waterside park with a kayak launch, pier and picnic area. Museum exhibits include historic wooden boats of the Chesapeake Bay, lighthouse history, and that of a WWII German submarine submerged
just offshore.
44720 Lighthouse Rd
Piney Point, MD 20674 301.994.1471 www.stmarysmd.com/recreate
This museum of living history and archaeology sits atop the site of Maryland’s first colony and first capital. Here, visitors are encouraged to experience life in the 17th century. Visit a tall ship, an early plantation, an Indian hamlet, and other indoor and outdoor exhibits spread across 800 acres along the St. Mary’s River.
18751 Hogaboom Lane (Visitor Center off Rte. 5)
St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 240.895.4990 • 800.762.1634 www.hsmcdigshistory.org
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HISTORIC ST. MARY’S CITY
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