Historic Oakland Manor is located just off of Vantage Point Road. Founded in 1811, this Georgian-style manor is suited for business meetings, wedding ceremonies and receptions. Complete with a ballroom, crystal chandeliers, french doors, a private veranda and a secluded back lawn. Call for pricing.
The C&O Canal Great Falls Tavern is an historic site and visitors' center located on MacArthur Boulevard in Potomac. It offers various types of educational and interpretive programs throughout the year, as well as boat rides in the spring, summer and early fall. These include mule drawn canal boat rides, public canal boat rides and private boat rides.
The College Park Aviation Museum is located right next door to the College Park Airport. Staff members are more than happy to help teach customers about the history of aviation. Guided tours and $2 tickets for students and children help keep this museum an affordable option for customers. The gift shop serves all kinds of memorabilia for patrons.
Strathmore presents a lively and diverse program of art exhibitions, concerts and performing arts programs, as well as literary lectures and events. Artistic offerings presented in the Music Center include world-class performances by major national folk, blues, pop, jazz and classical music artists.
Strathmore is home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore, National Philharmonic, Washington Performing Arts Society, Levine School of Music, CityDance Ensemble, Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras and interPLAY; see the Strathmore website for schedule information. The Prelude Cafe is open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks and pre-concert meals. The Strathmore Tea Room is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Strathmore is accessible from the Grosvenor/Strathmore Metro stop and via car, with a parking structure across the street.
Blackrock Center for the Arts is the creative center of Germantown. They offer a variety of classes for adults and children of all ages such as guitar, painting, hip-hop, ballet and much more. In addition, Blackrock regularly hosts arts and music performances. See their website for more details.
Before it was designated a national historic site, the Hampton Mansion was actually home to the prominent Ridgely family for 200 years. The Ridgelys once owned an area roughly equal to half the size of Baltimore City, and today a road in Lutherville and a middle school carry the family's name. When completed in 1790, the mansion was the largest house in America. Today, visitors can explore the massive Georgian manor house and surviving buildings, including a farmhouse, ice box and slave quarters.
