The Struggle for Freedom exhibit will be closed for renovations beginning November 4, 2024.

Our maritime exhibit, Maryland Dove, will be away from home port beginning Saturday, September 6, 2025. She will be transiting to and from and exhibiting at The Wharf in Washington, D.C.

Maryland Dove will be back on exhibit at Historic St. Mary's City on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

Welcome to

Historic St. Mary's City

An Outdoor Museum of History and Archaeology
Historic ST.Mary‘s City

Who
We Are

Historic St. Mary's City is one of the premier historic sites in America, a museum of living history and archaeology telling diverse stories on the site of Maryland’s first capital in beautiful, tidewater Southern Maryland.

  • Visitor Exhibits

    Woodland Indian Hamlet

    • 0.43

      miles walk from Farthing’s

    • 0.12

      miles walk from the Visitor Center

    • Mulched

      paths available

    • Accessible

      door ways available

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