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Calvert County
CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM
The only museum on the East Coast with two lighthouses and two iconic Chesapeake work boats that can take visitors out on the water. Come and learn how the prehistoric past, maritime heritage and natural environments come together to tell
a unique story of the Chesapeake Bay. See skates, rays, river otters and fish in the aquariums, and the largest collection of Miocene fossils anywhere outside of the Smithsonian.
14200 Solomons Island Rd Solomons, MD 20688 410.326.2042 www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
CHESAPEAKE BEACH RAILWAY MUSEUM
Experience the history of the early 20th-century Chesapeake Beach Railway and amusement park with photos, memorabilia and artifacts. The museum building is the only surviving depot from the railway and is on the National Register
of Historic Places.
4155 Mears Ave
Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732 410.257.3892 • www.cbrm.org
FLAG PONDS NATURE PARK
The park includes sandy beaches, freshwater ponds and views of Calvert Cliffs, along with hiking trails, fossil hunting, observation platforms, wetlands boardwalk, fishing pier and visitors center with wildlife exhibits. Picnic tables and grills are provided.
1525 Flag Ponds Parkway Lusby, MD 20657 410.586.1477 • 410.535.5327 www.co.cal.md.us/FlagPonds
JEFFERSON PATTERSON PARK & MUSEUM
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KINGS LANDING PARK
Nearly 70 archaeological sites on the property reflect more than 8,000 years of human occupation. Included are
a visitor center, exhibit barn, gift shop, hiking trails, a re-created Indian Village and canoe/kayak launch. Also on the grounds is the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
10515 Mackall Rd
St. Leonard, MD 20685 410.586.8501 • www.jefpat.org
This 260-acre park on the Patuxent River and Cocktown Creek offers
a fishing pier, canoe/kayak launch, swimming pool, picnic shelters, wetlands boardwalk, horse ring and Tom Wisner Hall for meetings
and receptions.
3255 Kings Landing Rd Huntingtown, MD 20639 410.535.2661 www.co.cal.md.us/KingsLandingPark
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