Super cool landmark…read more As per the plaque: Constructed in 1860, the Gatehouse was designed by the Baltimore firm of Thomas and James M. Dixon. Built in Tudor Revival Style, it provided for two living units, one on each side of the archway. The Gatehouse resembled a Swiss chalet and became a trademark of the Sheppard. The neighborhood children viewed it as the home of Hansel and Gretel. A tenant alwavs lived in the Gatehouse until 2005. The beautiful Rhododendron Drive was historically entered by driving through the Gatehouse. In 2002 the entire Charles Street entrance was reconstructed and cars no longer entered through the Archway.

Great historic house in town located in back of the resturant. Open sometimes during the warm…read moreseason. A must do on the shore.

This is my favorite area in Patapsco state park, I've brought many friends and family here over the…read moreyears. It's beautiful, you can find the ruins of an old mining camp and religious boarding school here. There's even a decent spot to jump off the train tracks into the water below, although take care because the water can be shallow in spots.

Probably one of the more interesting hikes that I have done in awhile. The hike will be quite…read moreshort, but you got hills and steps to get your work out on. I think the feel of the place is supposed to be spooky, unfortunately, I picked a spring break day to do it and there were enough teenagers running around here like savages (just kidding, they were all really sweet) it doesn't really have a scary feel to it at all. To explain the ruins, it was Roman Catholic school in Ilchester, Maryland. The ruins are near Ilchester and Bonnie Branch roads (so the Yelp location is pretty straight on). It was called hell house in the 70s after it was abandoned and vandalized and rumors have it a strange cult started living there. It also had an over zealous caretaker who had a gun and some dogs and would assault vandals. He was displaced after the school was set ablaze by arsonists. Hell House altar structure that most people take pictures of is at the top of a very steep hill, about a mile in. It used to have a large metal cross, and it is a very unique place for a photoshoot. For easy access, park in the lot for patapsco state park (right past the train tracks) where the trailhead is and start coming up to the left of the train tracks.

On the side of the road near where Greenbelt Road crosses the Beltway is this historical marker…read moresign denoting the Taoping Castle (circa 1750). It is on Walker Road. It reads: On this site, Isaac Charles and Nathan Walker erected a large white oak log house named for their ancestral stronghold in Scotland which the three brothers had fled after the failure of attempts to unseat George I, King of England, as ruler of Scotland. Isaac permanently settled here and obtained land grants for 188 acres. He and his three sons served in the Revolutionary War. The graves of Isaac and his son Nathan are north of here. Taoping Castle was the birthplace of Samuel Hamilton Walker (February 24, 1817 - October 9, 1847). Lt. Colonel of the Texas Rangers and Captain of the US Cavalry, he left home at age 19 to fight Indians and later became a leader and hero of the Rangers. His suggested changes to Samuel Colt's revolver resulted in Colt's success as an arms manufacturer. 1000 Colt-Walker pistols - the first, heaviest and longest revolvers ever issued to American forces - were purchased for the Texas Rangers during the Mexican war. Walker was killed in that war at the Battle of Hua Mantla, Mexico. The family cemetery is all that remains of the Taoping Castle estate.

I love "The Watch" statute. Very expressive, majestic, historical. When I was staying at Calvert…read moreMarina I came down every morning to say hello. And also enjoy the beautiful water surroundings.

The On Watch Monument is a little-known historical landmark at the end of the Dowell peninsula in…read moreSolomon's Maryland. It commemorates the highly important US Naval Amphibious training base that was located here between 1942 and 1945. Many Americans don't realize that our success in amphibious operations was directly attributable to all of those servicemen who were trained here at Solomon's Island. There is really no trace left of the base, but you can stop by and see the statue of the Sailor by sculptor Antonio Mendez. It's also a very beautiful location near where Back Creek joins the Patuxent River.

the staff is friendly and really supportive. We only had pictures done here for our wedding but I…read morecan completely understand the appeal of hosting a special event/meal here. It's a wonderful location and just made for some great memories!

From the owner: Poplar Hill Mansion is a beautiful historic home. Salisbury, Maryland"s oldest home and first…read morehospital is now an historic house museum open to the public for free tours every Friday & Sunday 12-4 or by appointment any other day. Come learn about the first surgeon in Salisbury, Dr. John Huston, his family, and the enslaved people. See furnishings of the early 1800s, learn about medicine of the time period, and see the exhibits about life in the period of the nation's early history. It also provides affordable rates for private event rentals, and makes a beautiful setting for a wedding, birthday party, anniversary party, baby shower, and more!

What an incredible find! After making a trip to Italy and experiencing firsthand what crazy stuff…read moreis added to our food supply here, we decided to go back to basics and find a good flour source. The big bonus is that it's an historical site (and a rare one at that!) with passionate people at the helm. Well worth going as a learning experience and as a source for clean ingredients.

I love road trips. Mainly because I get to stop in places like this…read more So while driving to the shore, my friend mentioned always passing by this Mill and wanting to go in, but her ex-boyfriend would never stop there. After hearing about this injustice, I immediately pulled into the lot. I have to admit I'm not the biggest consumer of wheat/flour products and I can't bake to save my life, but it doesn't hurt learning about oldest working mill in Maryland (nearly continuous operation since 1682). We walked up and a friendly lady was outside sweeping, she invited us in, and from there it turned into a second grade elementary school field trip. Basically, my friend, the mature adult, talked about the operations of the Mill (stuff like the mill produced flour that fed George Washington's Continental army during the American Revolutionary War), and they traded recipes for buckwheat pancakes. Meanwhile there was me, Princess ADD, who had already gone through every corner of the place and touched all the things. Our volunteer host gave me permission to use the equipment, mainly to distract me, and I went to town shifting and grinding white corn to make corn meal and grits. Basically, I looked like an organ grinder monkey hard at work. So I am pretty sure I paid little or no attention to what our host was saying due to the sheer amount of shiny objects and things to play with around me but here is what I managed to gather about the mill: -The Wye Grist Mill is open from mid-April to mid-November.10 a.m. - 4 p.m, Grinding Days are the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m, when the millers use the big water wheel grinding thingie. -There is a suggested $2 donation -They sell freshly ground whole flour, cornmeal, buckwheat and grits at $5-$6 a bag (about the size of a coffee bean bag). The grits are fantastic and cut to the right coarseness for me. BUY THE GRITS, cause I may have grinded them. The products are stored in the freezer to kill off bugs. So if you're in the Eastern Shore area and into history or using machinery, please pop right in. The staff is friendly, the museum is small but fun to look over, and it's a great place to pop in for an educational trip with the kids since the equipment is safe enough for me to use.

To start the young man at the front desk was very welcoming, professional, and knowledgeable. The…read moregrounds outside were well kept and extremely clean. Closed toed shoes for walking around the park is a must, I went unprepared with flip flops. The restrooms inside were also clean. There's a gift shop and a library as well. The exhibit was very well done and I absolutely loved how interactive it was, it's also handicap accessible and self guided! I definitely recommend checking out the wildlife drive across the street at blackwater refuge, we saw the statue of Harriet Tubman catching a muskrat to then seeing one at the refuge!

Beautifully done. This National Historical Park is well maintained and full of interactive…read moreexhibits. The space is handicap accessible and most exhibits include easy to read fonts and braille. I would definitely recommend this educational experience to learners of all ages.

The Old State House is on a quaint little street in a cute part of town. There was plenty of nearby…read moreparking when I went. The tours were free, but it wasn't crowded and we basically interrupted the guide's phone call. She did give us a personalized one-on-one tour after debating if she should wait to start the tour on the hour and said she'd be mad if someone else came in. She did give off a vibe like we were interrupting her sitting around time. Despite that, she was very knowledgeable on the history of the building, and it was nice to be able to look around with someone and ask them questions. The inside really seemed a lot like Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It's amazing the small, perfunctory building was in use until like 1933. There was a really nice painting of George Washington in one of the rooms and good information on early delegates. If you are in the area, it's a free stop and there's free parking, and there's good information and not too long to see. It was worth visiting. No gift shop though.

I really like old buildings and have enjoyed visiting Philadelphia and Washington DC old historic…read morebuildings. This building and the furniture inside of the Old State House were uninteresting to me. Though the stairs were enjoyable to see inside and outside. I posted a picture of the marble stairs on the outside. There was a volunteer finishing up with some people who liked history, and they said he was very knowledgeable. I was mainly there just to see the building. I would recommend if you are interested in Delaware politics and history go here.

We had such a fantastic historical tour of the property when we visited for one of Fall Church's…read moreice cream socials at Cherry Hill Park. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable of the history of this landmark, and thoroughly answered questions we had.

We had so much fun here at Cherry Hill Park! We stopped in on a Saturday morning just before 9am,…read moredrawn in by the farmer's market going on in the parking lots next door. And then we just kept walking into this incredible park. As we walked through the gardens, there was an explosion of baby rabbits hopping about everywhere. My kids loved it, and I admired the beautiful gardens. I don't know if this is a wedding or events venue, but it should be because it's beautiful. The house and barns look like they belong here, as though someone might be living in them, except there's no driveway, there are public benches, and a few commemorative signs nearby. But at first I questioned whether we were in a public space or someone's yard. On the negative side, there were homeless looking guys sleeping on several of the benches. They woke up and disappeared not long after we arrived. The park is great. There are logs the kids can play on, in what appears to be a colonial reenactment area. My kiddos liked walking along the logs and jumping from one to another. There's two distinct play areas but both are great for toddlers and little tikes so I wasn't able to distinguish them very easily. The swings were a hot item when we were there, but there just aren't very many of them for a Saturday morning toddler rush hour. There is also a tiny house structure but it is slightly too large to be fun and too small to be interesting, no kids played in it except to inspect it. The sand volleyball court was also popular, as our kids joined others in excavating the volleyball service area. Luckily they didn't get very far by the time volleyball players arrived, though it wasn't for lack of effort. The park also has tennis courts and a basketball court, and there's a really nice nature trail along the edge of the park nearest the houses that back up to it. We walked through these flowers and gardens to find butterflies, bees and more rabbits. Also a nice feature, although there weren't very many picnic tables, there was one barbecue pit for people to build a coal fire. There was a very small pavilion area as well. I liked this park for the "nature in the city" feel. We were only a block away from fancy pants coffee shops, but it felt secluded and beautiful as light filtered through the enormous trees adorning the property. Other park visitors kept telling us about live music and imploring we check the schedule, but we aren't interested in that. This park is great with or without those concerts for me, and would be a really awesome spot to stop by anytime. I do not know if they have restrooms around, but with the restaurants and coffeeshops nearby, you should be okay. I think we spent about 5 hours here on our first visit and we didn't even really play in most of the park, so it's good for a long or short visit.