Our maritime exhibit, Maryland Dove, is currently closed to the public. Maryland Dove will reopen on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

The outdoor living history exhibits will close at 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 2, 2026, due to the extreme heat warning. The Visitor Center, Museum Shop, Brick Chapel, and St. John's Site Museum will all remain open until 4:00 p.m.

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

Calendar of Events

Dig Deeper

  • From the first 17th-century investigations at St. Mary’s City, archaeologists began recovering evidence for glass windows. These were expensive items and many immigrants could not...

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    Apr 21, 2021

    Dig Deeper

    Discovering Windows and Their Dates

    8 minutes, 8 seconds

  • The most impressive funerary monument of the Calvert family is that of Anne Mynne Calvert. She was George Calvert’s first wife and the mother all...

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    Apr 21, 2021

    Dig Deeper

    The Elegant Tomb of Lady Calvert

    20 minutes, 0 seconds