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Sensory-Friendly Play Experience playground on the sensory trail loop at Centennial Park North in Ellicott
City. PHOTO BY BRIAN KRISTA
children, is now a genealogical resource
center and museum highlighting the
history of African Americans in Howard
County.
8683 Frederick Road, Ellicott City.
410-313-0420. visitoldellicottcity.com
Ellicott City Firehouse Museum
Originally built to house hand-drawn
fire equipment, the museum explores
the challenges of fighting fires in late
19th century and early 20th century Ellicott City.
3829 Church Road, Ellicott City.
443-240-2060. howardcountymd.gov/
historicsites
Ellicott City History Tours
Take a trek down haunted Main Street
with storytellers armed with chilling tales and dressed in period attire.
Recommended for children 12 and up.
410-303-2959. mdhistorytours.com
Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City
Station Museum
The museum, billed as the oldest surviving railroad station in America, includes
a replica of the first horse-drawn
passenger rail car, a 1927 caboose, model
railroads and displays highlighting
small-town railroad life.
3711 Maryland Ave., Ellicott City.
410-313-1945. howardcountymd.gov/
recreation-parks/baltimore-ohio-ellicott-city-station-museum
Ellicott City Colored School, Restored
The school, which opened in 1880 to
provide an educational space for Black
Ellicott Mills Children’s Museum
Opened in 2022, the interactive,
hands-on museum captures the lifestyles of residents of the 19th century
mill town, including a general store and
a garden from the early 1800s.
3725 Park Ave, Ellicott City.
410-480-3250. hchsmd.org
Howard County Center of African
American Culture
Here is an archival display of keepsakes
representing the lifestyles of Blacks
in 19th-century Howard County, from
family bibles to butter churns.
5434 Vantage Point Road, Columbia.
410-715-1921. hccaac.org
Howard County Living Farm Heritage
Museum
Dedicated to preserving Howard County’s agricultural history, the museum in
West Friendship includes farm sheds,
historic farm equipment, a blacksmith
shop and six miles of nature trails.
12985 MD-144, West Friendship.
410-489-2345. farmheritage.org
Howard County Police Museum
Honoring the men and women of the
Howard County Police Department, the
museum in Ellicott City includes exhibits on vintage police uniforms, antique
weapons and fallen heroes.
8267 Frederick Road, Ellicott City.
410-313-1447. hcpdmuseum.com
Museum of Howard County History
The museum tells the story of Howard
County’s history through collections and
exhibits highlighting everything from
the Ellicott family and the Patapsco
Female Institute to Native American
tools and the Enchanted Forest.
8328 Court Ave., Ellicott City.
410-480-3250. hchsmd.org/museum
Patapsco Female Institute
Historic Park
Tours of this 19th-century site, known
for its Greek-revival architecture, reveal
its multiple uses since opening in 1837:
a women’s school, a hotel, a summer
theater and even a nursing home.
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