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Fun Places
Whether you like history, culture, helping the environment or just playing, you'll find some great places to do the things you like in the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. Browse our list of ideas or choose a category: historic, cultural, recreational or environmental.
Historic Sites
Riversdale
www.pgparks.com/riversdale.html
4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park
301-864-0420
Fridays and Sundays noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment.
Fee • handicapped accessible • parking onsite.
This National Historic Landmark, built between 1801 and 1807, was once the home of the Calverts, one of Maryland’s founding families, and offers a unique blend of European and architectural styles, selections from the letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert and a rich and interesting history.
Bostwick
www.porttowns.com/bostwick/bostwick.html
3901 48th Street, Bladensburg, MD
Private residence
Call town of Bladensburg (301-927-7048) for special events here.
Parking not available
Built in 1746, this Georgian brick house was once the home of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert, and is now owned and maintained by Bladensburg for meetings and special events.
Laurel Museum
www.laurelhistory.org/museum.html
817 Main Street, Laurel, MD
301-725-7975
Sundays 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • groups by appointment
Free • handicapped accessible • street parking
This former home for millworkers in the Laurel Cotton Mill, built in the early 1840s, now houses an extensive exhibit gallery and library with period artifacts and information.
College Park Aviation Museum
http://www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com
1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park
301-864-6029
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Fee / handicapped accessible • parking onsite
Located at the site of the world’s oldest continuously operating airport, the museum includes a 1911 Wright B (the Wright Brothers trained the first two military pilots to fly there in 1909) and a 1918 Curtis Jenny.
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Cultural Sites
Montpelier Mansion
Montpelier Cultural Arts Center
www.pgparks.com/montpelier.html
Muirkirk Road at MD Route 197 (Laurel-Bowie Road), Laurel
301-953-1376
Sundays noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment
Fee • partially handicapped accessible • parking onsite
Designed and built for the Snowden family in the 1780s, this National Historic Landmark is nestled within 70 acres of rolling parkland, and is one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the state. While there, visit the Montpelier Cultural Arts Center (12826 Laurel-Bowie Road, 301-953-1993, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., shared parking lot) for artist studios, exhibits, classes and live performances.
Greenbelt Museum
www.greenbeltmuseum.org
10-B Crescent Road, Greenbelt
301-474-1936 • 301-507-6582
Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. and by appointment
Free • not handicapped accessible • street parking
Greenbelt, a National Historic landmark community, was built by the federal government as a New Deal social experiment. An original house now houses domestic artifacts from the era of the town’s founding (1930s) and original furniture designed for the Greenbelt homes.
Greenbelt Community Center
www.greenbeltmd.gov/arts
10-B Crescent Road, Greenbelt
301-379-2208
Monday through Saturday, 9am-10pm; Sunday 9am-7pm
Free admission; some programs have fees • handicapped accessible • off street parking
The Greenbelt Community Center is a designated National Historic Site. This former New-Deal era elementary school was renovated and re-opened in 1997 as a dynamic community cultural center housing amenities such as: an art gallery; the Greenbelt Museum curatorial office and historical exhibit space; dedicated visual and performing arts classroom space; studios for visual artist in residence; and the production studio of Greenbelt Access Television. Additional services at this facility include senior recreation programs, the city's Department of Planning and Community Development, the Greenbelt Nursery School, an adult day care center, and the offices of the volunteer run Greenbelt News Reveiw. Programs include ongoing exhibits, quaterly arts and fitness classes, and monthly special events.
World Cultural Tour
Latin American Folk Institute (www.lafi.org) Mount Rainier
Joe’s Movement Emporium (www.worldartsfocus.org) Mount Rainier
Pan Masters (www.panmasters.com), North Brentwood
Hours, offerings, fees and access vary
see websites for details
street parking
Take a cultural tour around the world with performances, exhibits and events that stretch through Latin America, the Caribbean and beyond. From jam sessions to seminars and more, enjoy the best of world cultures right in the area.
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Recreational Sites
National Wildlife Visitor Center
Patuxent Research Refuge
www.pwrc.usgs.gov/default.htm
10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel
301-497-5760 • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Free • handicapped accessible • parking onsite
Established in 1936 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 12,750-acre refuge provide unparalleled opportunities to observe and learn about wildlife and the environment, as well as areas for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding and other outdoor activities. The center features state-of-the-art interactive exhibits, weekend wildlife movies, educational programs and seasonal tram tours.
Lake Artemesia/National Area Park
www.pgparks.com/places/nature/artemesia.html
600 Cleveland Avenue, College Park
301-927-2163 • Dawn to dusk
Free • handicapped accessible
Built around a 38-acre lake, this beautiful park includes an aquatic garden, handicapped-accessible fishing pier and over two miles of hiker-biker trails. Because vehicles are not permitted on park grounds, visitors should enter the park via trails at the 5200 block of Calvert Road in College Park, or Osage Street and Swathmore Court in Berwyn Heights (parking lot within easy walking distance).
Bladensburg Waterfront Park
www.pgparks.com/places/nature/bladensburg.html
4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg
301-779-0371 (visitors center)
Hours, fees, accessibility vary • parking onsite
Fishing, boating, bicycling, sports, festivals, events and more fill the calendar in the area that was the site of the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814. Once a colonial port town, the park and surrounding area are filled with recreational and historic sites and activities.
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Environmental
Anacostia Tributary System/Paint Branch Trail
www.pgparks.com/places/parks/anacostia.html
Fairland Road to Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park (off Jackson Road)
The Anacostia Tributary Trail System offers miles of hard surface and natural surface trails, most with natural shade, with exercise stations, playgrounds and other man-made features throughout, along with tumbling waterways and scenic views. Trails pass Indian Creek, College Park Airport/College Park Aviation Museum, Lake Artemesia, the Calvert Road Park and many other sites of historic, cultural, recreational and environmental significance.
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