4.5Calvert Marine Museum and Drum Point Lighthouse(430 reviews) - Something for everyone, all ages. Very handicap accessible. Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Lighthouses
In the Exhibition Building, you can touch 20-million year old fossils taken from Calvert Cliffs; discover the ever changing world of the Chesapeake Bay; and learn how humans shaped and changed this region over time, working its waters for survival and profit. Visit the Drum Point and Cove Point Lighthouses; see our outstanding small boat collection, take a ride on the Wm. B. Tennison, a log-built bugeye, and experience the Lore Oyster House, a restored oyster processing plant. Touch a horseshoe crab or Diamond Back Terrapin, see skates, rays, and small sharks cavort, and watch otters, Bubbles and Squeak, at play. Stroll the marsh walk and spy water snakes, great blue heron, osprey, and hermit crabs in their natural environment. We are a community museum, established in 1970 by local residents determined to preserve the maritime heritage of Solomons Island. We are an educational museum, offering everything from the pre-school programs to Elderhostel. We are a research museum, renowned for documented discoveries in Miocene paleontology, and publications on local history based on original research. We are a relevant museum, staying in the forefront of environmental issues and offering a forum for public discourse on controversial topics. We are a partnering museum, actively pursuing opportunities such as the 1812 Grand Tactical that allows us to support and celebrate other institutions. Visit the Museum Store for jewelry, books, home decor, toys and all kinds of unique gifts for people of all ages!See more..
4.5Concord Point Lighthouse(216 reviews) - A view of the interior stairs Sunday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Lighthouses
I wasn't planning on a visit to the light house, but when I saw the door at the base was open, I was intrigued. I had forgotten that on weekends in the summer both the light house and the Keeper's House are open to the public. I was impressed with the steep circular stairs. A guide was posted outside and explained that the light house was constructed of granite from nearby Port Deposit. In fact he pointed to barges in the Bay that to this day transport granite from the Quarry. Upon my inquiry he also confirmed that the light house at Elk Neck Park in neighboring Cecil County was made with the same design and the same local granite. See more..
Note: Full access to the lighthouse is limited due to COVID-19. Please visit welcome.cbmm.org for details. Ascend the steps of the Hooper Strait Lighthouse and travel back in time to learn how 19th century lighthouse keepers tended their station in the middle of the Bay. Through this hands-on exhibit, visitors can climb the sea hatch, tend the huge lens, or stand watch on the lookout for ships or fog, experiencing firsthand the solitary, often heroic lives of Hooper Strait lighthouse keepers. The 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, now standing on Navy Point, was originally built in 1879 to light the way for boats passing through the shallow, dangerous shoals of Hooper Strait, a thoroughfare for boats bound from the Chesapeake Bay across Tangier Sound to Deal Island or places along the Nanticoke and Wicomico Rivers. As a “screwpile” lighthouse, it is built on special iron pilings which were tipped with a screw that could be turned into the muddy bottom for a depth of 10 feet or more.See more..
4.5Choptank River Lighthouse(74 reviews) - Great lighthouse and row of houses next to lighthouse Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Lighthouses
It was great to park the car in the street with row of houses, really elegant and charming houses with big church at one end and lighthouse on the other end. It was great view, and going up the lighthouse was great, they had miniature replica of the lighthouse in the lighthouse museum along with other cool stuff. Really enjoyed the lighthouse visit, church and the row of houses, highly recommend it!!!See more..
Climb the oldest lighthouse on the Potomac, see historic boats and maritime history in the museum, learn about the U1105 Historic Shipwreck Dive Preserve, stroll the beach, paddle about in your kayak & enjoy 6 acres of park, pier & more.See more..
4.5Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse(51 reviews) - Beautiful, unique, and a screwpile Sunday: Spent 2-3 hours Points of Interest & Landmarks • Lighthouses
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the last surviving screwpile lighthouse in it's original location and still being used as a navigational beacon on the Chesapeake Bay. Built in 1875, it is a National Historic Landmark. It is owned by the City of Annapolis and managed by the United States Lighthouse Society. Public tours are provided on most Saturdays during the season (June until October). The 30 minute boat ride takes guests to the lighthouse where trained docents explain the history and significance of the lighthouse. The lighthouse has undergone a complete restoration over the past 15 years and is truly a very special place to visit.See more..
4.5Cove Point Lighthouse(41 reviews) - Better than Expected! Points of Interest & Landmarks • Lighthouses
What a nice surprise! We rented one half of the light house keeper's home. Though original, it is thoroughly updated with bathrooms on each floor, air conditioning, and modern kitchen. When rented, the property is closed to visitors. We had easy access to the beach and spent much time searching and finding sharks teeth. Shopping for food and necessities was a short, quick drive. We visited the Annmarie Sculpture Museum and Marine Museum, each a reasonable drive from the house. We watched tankers dock with the help of tugs offshore. We received quick responses via texts and phone calls for questions while there. We will be booking again.See more..
It had been over 40 years since I hiked to this lighthouse. Got there early (0730) and only ones on trail but forcasted to be a scorcher day. Told parking lot fills quickly. Very nice hike to lighthouse. Some of the trail was mowed area thru fields. Saw deer, butterflies, bald eagles and lots of Asian ladybugs that were annoying. Very lush and green. View of the Chesapeake spectacular.See more..
