Places to Visit Near Lexington Park, Maryland

I’ve never been to the eastern half of the United States but there are so many things I’d love to see and do on that side of the country. Visiting in and around Lexington Park, MD is definitely on my list because there are so many exciting places to see.

Places to Visit & Things to Do Near Lexington Park, Maryland:

• Take a sunset cruise
• Piney Point Lighthouse
  • The oldest lighthouse on the Potomac River, constructed in 1836, is today set on a 6-acre park with a picnic area, kayak launch, a boardwalk, pier and sandy beach.
• St. Clement’s Island
  • A publicly owned historic preservation and recreational area that encompasses St. Clement’s Island, an uninhabited Potomac River island.
• Sotterley Plantation
  • Sotterley Plantation is the sole surviving Tidewater plantation in Maryland that is fully interpreted and open to the public. It overlooks the scenic Patuxent River and includes nearly 100 acres of open fields, gardens, and shoreline. The site includes more than 20 outbuildings including a Customs Warehouse, Smoke House, and an original Slave Cabin dating to the 1830s.
• Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
  • The Navy`s aircraft and flight systems have been evaluated and refined here since World War II. The museum is the nation`s only official Navy Museum dedicated to naval aviation research, development, testing and evaluation. Exhibits include a propulsion display, unmanned aerial vehicles, crew system artifacts, ejection seats, radars, and test instrumentation. An outdoor aircraft park displays 21 naval aircraft, including the X-32B and X-35C Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrators.
• Historic St. Mary’s City
  • The outdoor living history museum is located on the site of Maryland`s first colony and first capital. Exhibit areas include a tall ship, a Woodland Indian Hamlet, a tobacco plantation with livestock and Town Center. Costumed interpreters provide visitors with hands-on activities about colonial life.

Have you been to southern Maryland? What’s your favorite thing to do in that area?

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