Museums or History Listings

Maryland Historical Society -

201 W. Monument St. - Baltimore (Mount Vernon)

Where can you find the "Star-Spangled Banner," a typewriter owned by H.L. Mencken and other Maryland artifacts?

Voices of Lombard Street: A Century of Change in East Baltimore

Jewish Museum of Maryland - 15 Lloyd St. - Baltimore

"Voices of Lombard Street" depicts the history of Jewish life in East Baltimore.

Fridays : 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays : 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

National Portrait Gallery -

800 F St. N.W. - Washington (Northwest)

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery tells the story of America's past through a collection of the country's most well-known faces.

Carroll County Farm Museum -

500 S. Center St. - Westminster

Long before grocery stores, people grew their own food. Here. In Maryland.

Banneker-Douglass Museum -

84 Franklin St. - Annapolis

The museum collections include historical documents, rare books, videotapes, oral histories and photographs.

African American Museum in Philadelphia -

701 Arch St. - Philadelphia

Dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the intellectual culture of African-Americans in greater Philadelphia.

Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture -

30 E. Pratt St. - Baltimore (Downtown)

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum highlights the history and accomplishments of African-Americans.

Madame Tussauds -

1025 F St. N.W. - Washington (Northwest)

The D.C. location of the world-famous wax museum is a good place for a history lesson.

Historical Society of Washington, D.C. -

801 K Street, N.W. - Washington (Northwest)

The historical society operates a museum with rotating exhibits and a research library open to the public.

The National Mall -

950 Independence Ave. S.W. - Washington (Northwest)

The National Mall draws tourists from around the world but unlike most tourist spots, you'll see lots of locals down at the Mall as well.