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Day Trips

Baltimore, MD

  • Visiting Baltimore—A General Guide to all activities going on in Baltimore
  • B&O Railroad Museum—The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum, featuring locomotives and rolling stock, train rides, and seasonal activities for all ages, including their wooden train play set, pump car demonstration, or watching their toy trains make their way through the garden!  Call for specials, 410-752-2462.
  • Baltimore Zoo—(hours of operation/ticket prices)
  • National Aquarium in Baltimore—(hours of operation/ticket prices)
  • Maryland Science Center, Inner Harbor, visit www.mdsci.org.
  • Port Discovery, Inner Harbor. A Children's Museum offering three floors of interactive, educational exhibits and programs for children ages 2-10 years old! Ticket prices are $10.75 for all ages 2 and older. Closed on Mondays except during select Maryland Public School holidays and during the summer. Please visit their website or call 410-727-8120 for more information. For the month of September, the Museum will be closed Mondays through Thursdays, beginning September 5th, for cleaning and maintenance. The Museum is open Friday through Sunday. Standard hours of operation will resume on October 1.
  • Sports Legend, Camden Yards Museum located in historic Camden Station at the gateway to Oriole Park, 301 W. Camden St. in Baltimore. Open daily from 10am to 6pm; open until 7:30pm on baseball game days.  Admission is $10 for adults; $6.50 for children ages 3 to 12. Call 410-727-1539 to purchase tickets. For additional information, visit the website or call 888-438-6909.
  • The BWI Trail and Observation Area.  Come out and watch the airplanes land right over your head!  The observation area provides a safe place to watch the planes, play at the Tot-lot, restrooms, bicycle racks, hot dogs and other refreshments (during the summer months).  View their website for more information on the trail or check out this site for more information and directions. View Photos!

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Baltimore Inner Harbor and surrounding areas:
Howard County
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Montgomery County

Glen Echo Park

  • View their site for events! This park is a wonderful day trip for your family. Enjoy the Carousel and other activities happening each day! Plus, next door is the Clara Barton House where you can take a tour!! There is no admission for tours.

Howard County

  • Sharp’s at Waterford Farm
    Farm Weekends—May 6-7, 27-28 and June 3-4
    Feed the baby animals, picnic by the pond! Open Wednesday— Saturday from 9am To 4pm and Sunday from Noon to 5pm.

    Educational Tours, Parties and Group Events Available from mid-April to mid-November. Also now accepting tours for summer and fall. Contact Cheryl Nodar, 410-489-2572, for more information or visit their site for more information.

    Also stop by in the fall for Pumpkin Picking, Corn Mazes, Hayrides, Campfires, Nature Trails, Farm Museum, Feeding the Animals, Country Store, and much more. Each fall from late-September to mid-November.
  • Clark's Elioak Farm, Ellicott City
    Visit their 540-acre farm and see a wide variety of animals--goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, alpacas, calves, horses, ponies, turkeys, ducks, chickens, bunnies, and turtles. Visit the Barnyard area where you can touch, pet and feed the animals. They have hay rides through their farm fields and a number of play areas for the children. Pony rides are available all day, every day that we are open. They offer birthday parties, group tours and more. For more information call 410-730-4049.