St. Mary's City

St. Mary's College
18952 E Fisher Rd
+1 240 895-2000

Founded in 1840 as a female seminary, today a small public liberal arts college of about 2000 students.

Historic St. Mary's City Museum
:18751 Hogaboom Ln
+1 240 895-4990, +1 800 762-1634
$10, discounts for seniors, students, and children
11 March-15 June: T-Sa 10AM-5PM, 16 June-30 November: W-Su 10AM-5PM

Attractions include full-scale recreations of a 17th century tobacco plantation, the "Dove" a ship that accompanied Lord Baltimore on his Maryland Expedition, a recreated Yaocomaco village, and the reconstructed and restored town center itself. Exhibits are staffed by "historical interpreters" in period costume.