An electric map, self-guided auto tour, and four trails interpret the July 9, 1864 battle, that saved Washington from Jubal Early’s advancing Confederates. Open daily 8 AM – 4:30 PM (Labor Day – Memorial Day), 8:30 AM – 5 PM (Memorial Day – Labor Day). Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. Handicapped accessible. 4801 Urbana Pike...
Features huge, interactive HO scale model railroad depicting B&O passenger line from Union Station, DC to Brunswick Freight Classification Yards. Railroad equipment and memorabilia, social history exhibits, photographs, Victorian costumes, furnishings, toy, baseball, and medical history. C&O Canal Visitor Center and Pete Harpers Children’s Hands-On Activity Room...
The Utica Mills Covered Bridge, circa 1850, is located on Utica Road off of Old Frederick Road. The bridge originally spanned the nearby Monocacy River but was washed away during a severe storm in 1889. Local citizens gathered the remains and reconstructed the 101-foot long Burr Arch design bridge at its present location crossing Fishing Creek. Utica, MD
The 78 foot cascading falls are located one half mile from the lake in the Houck Area via the Falls Trail near Frederick MD. In 1954, the area was split into two parks with Maryland Route 77 cutting between them. The northern 5,000 acres is a National Park: Catoctin Mountain Park. The remaining 5,000 acres comprise Cunningham Falls State Park. Cunningham Falls State Park MD