List of museums in Maryland

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This list of museums in Maryland encompasses museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Lists of Marytland institutions which are not museums are noted in the "See also" section, below.

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Name	Location	Area of study	Summary
American Visionary Art Museum	Baltimore	Art
Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum	Baltimore	Biographical	Presents the life & times of Babe Ruth, Baltimore’s native son who became America’s first sports celebrity & an international icon. Website
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum	Baltimore	Railway
Baltimore Maritime Museum	Baltimore	Maritime
Baltimore Museum of Art	Baltimore	Art
Baltimore Museum of Industry	Baltimore	Industrial
Baltimore Public Works Museum	Baltimore	Industrial
Banneker-Douglass Museum	Annapolis	Cultural	Website
Belair Mansion	Bowie	Historic site
Belair Stable Museum	Bowie	Historic site
Brunswick Railroad Museum	Brunswick	Railway
Calvert Marine Museum	Solomons		Website
Calvin B. Taylor House Museum	Berlin
Carroll County Farm Museum	Westminster	Historic site	Website
Carroll Mansion	Baltimore	History
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum	St. Michaels	Maritime	Website
Chesapeake Fire Museum	Hebron
Costen House	Pocomoke City
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum	Baltimore	Historic site
Fells Point Maritime Museum	Baltimore	Maritime	Presents shipbuilding history of Fells Point.
Fire Museum of Maryland	Lutherville		Website
Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum	Baltimore	Historic Site
Fort George G. Meade Museum	Fort Meade	Military	Website
Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum	Snow Hill
Geppi's Entertainment Museum	Baltimore	History
Girdletree Barnes Bank Museum	Girdletree
Great Blacks In Wax Museum	Baltimore	Cultural
Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum	Hagerstown	Railway
Harve de Grace Decoy Museum	Havre de Grace		Fine collection of working & decorative Chesapeake Bay decoys. Website
Janus Museum	Washington Grove	Art	Website
Jewish Museum of Maryland	Baltimore	Religious
Julia A. Purnell Museum	Snow Hill	Art
J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum	Crisfield	Historical	Traces the history of the Maryland lower shore.
Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame	Baltimore	Hall of fame
Maryland Historical Society Museum	Baltimore	History	Website
Maryland Museum of Military History	Baltimore	Military	Website
Maryland Science Center	Baltimore	Science
Maryland State Police Museum	Pikesville	History	Website
Mt. Zion One Room School Museum	Snow Hill
Museum of Rural Life	Denton
National Capital Trolley Museum	Colesville	Railway
National Cryptologic Museum	Fort Meade	History
National Museum of Dentistry	Baltimore	History
National Museum of Civil War Medicine	Frederick	Military	Website
Neild Museum	Cambridge		Exhibits broad spectrum of items illustrating industrial & agricultural life in Dorchester County from pre-colonial times to the recent past. Website
Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum	Ocean City	Military
Phoenix Shot Tower	Baltimore	Industrial
Poplar Hill Mansion	Salisbury	Historic site	Circa 1795 mansion on National Register of Historic Places.
Queponco Railway Station	Newark
R. Frank Jones Museum	Snow Hill
Rose Hill Manor Park & Children's Museum	Frederick	Historic site	Website
South Dorchester Folk Museum	Church Creek	History	Preserves the heritage & history of the southern areas of Dorchester County. Website
St. Martin's Episcopal Church Museum	Showell
Steppingstone Museum	Havre de Grace	Trades	Preserves & demonstrates rural arts & crafts of the 1880-1920 period in Harford County. The collection is comprised of domestic arts, skilled trades & husbandry. Website
Sturgis One Room School Museum	Pocomoke City
Schifferstadt Architectural Museum	Frederick	Historic site	Website
Sports Legends at Camden Yards	Baltimore	Sports
Teackle Mansion	Princess Anne	Historic site	Outstanding example of neoclassical architecture. Listed on National Register of Historic Places.
U.S. Army Ordnance Museum	Aberdeen	Military
U.S. Naval Academy Museum	Annapolis	Military	Website
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art	Salisbury	Art	Extensive collection of wildfowl carvings including sculptures & decoys
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts	Hagerstown	Art	Website
Star Spangled Banner Flag House and 1812 Museum	Baltimore	History
USS Constellation Museum	Baltimore	Maritime
Walters Art Museum	Baltimore	Art
Waterman's Museum	Rock Hall	History	Website

[edit] See also

Arboreta in Maryland (category)
Aquaria in Maryland (category)
Botanical gardens in Maryland (category)
Historic landmarks in Maryland
Houses in Maryland (category)
Forts in Maryland (category)
Museums list
Nature Centers in Maryland
Observatories in Maryland (category)
Registered Historic Places in Maryland

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