- Our list of the best things to do in Silver Spring, Maryland, features the top 626 nearby activities — including 224 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Silver Spring, MD has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Sights & Landmarks, Entertainment & Shows, and Museums & Galleries.
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Opened in 2010, The Haunted Cottage is a local haunted attraction commonly visited by those fascinated by the paranormal. Ghost tours, paranormal research training, and unexplained events are among the many reasons that attract visitors to the cottage.
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93%
691 votes
213 N. Talbot Street, St. Michaels, MD 21663
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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is home to a collection of diverse marine artifacts, demonstrations and a variety of small boats including crabbing skiffs, canoes and more. The museum also offers boat rides on Miles River.
45.5 Miles
In 1879, the screwpile lighthouse was constructed to light the way for boats using Hooper Strait to enter Chesapeake Bay, Tangier Sound, and Deals Island. The lighthouse was moved to its current location where visitors can visitors can climb the sea hatch and tend the lens.
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95%
274 votes
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Patriot Cruises
At the foot of Cherry Street, St. Michaels, MD 21663
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Patriot Cruises offers cruises on their two-level 149 passenger boat on the Miles River, part of the largest estuary in the Western Hemisphere. While onboard, listen to a historic narrative of the area, enjoy drinks from the full bar, and buy food.
45.5 Miles
52%
89 votes
43 Old Taylor Ln, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
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Built by relatives of John Wilkes Booth, he stayed in this home when witnessing the execution of John Brown, and historians believe he was headed to this house after shooting Abraham Lincoln. Guests can attend ghost tours of the home, séances, and the home is used for paranormal research.
45.6 Miles
Saint Michaels Winery offers a variety of delicious red and white wines at reasonable rates. This small winery's tasting room is a nice open space with lots of natural light.
45.6 Miles
91%
53 votes
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Old Jail Museum
10 Ashby St, County House Square, Warrenton, VA 20186
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Even though the building of the historic site was focused on containing prisoners, the Old Jail Museum now houses a collection of items pertaining to the history of the local area and Virginia as a whole. All of the exhibits are based upon items from private donations.
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Now a National Historic Landmark, The Kennedy Farm was built in the 1850s by Dr. Robert F. Kennedy. It was once rented by John Brown, of the Harper's Ferry Raid. The building has been thoroughly restored.
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St. Michael's Museum is dedicated to preserving and celebrating local history. Housed in relocated buildings over a century old, it features collections of historical artifacts and curiosities. It offers guided walking tours of historical areas, as well.
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94%
82 votes
605 S. Talbot St. #6, (In the Old Mill), St. Michaels, MD 21663
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The Lyon Distilling Company is a micro distillery that creates ultra small batches of Rum and Whiskey. The distillery makes white rums, dark rums, bourbon aged rums, corn whiskey, and rye whiskey.