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?

Maryland Veterans of WW II: Our Arsenal of Democracy

Maryland Historical Society - 201 W. Monument St. - Baltimore (Mount Vernon)

The exhibit honors Marylanders who fought in both the European and Pacific theaters of World War II.

Daily (ends December 31)

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.

Charm City Skyline

Top of the World Observation Level and Museum - 401 E. Pratt St. - Baltimore (Downtown)

Check out Charm City's nighttime skyline.

Daily 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

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The museum collections include historical documents, rare books, videotapes, oral histories and photographs.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