Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
The public is welcome to visit the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park. Capacity limits have been eased, and face masks are suggested for all visitors, but mandatory for those who have not been vaccinated. To see our new permanent exhibit, Our Changing Waterfront, get your tickets online today. When you buy tickets in advance online, you can arrive at any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the day of your visit.
History of Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
The Eastport Historical Committee started the Museum in 1990, and its scope was expanded to include all of Annapolis in 2000. The McNasby Oyster Company, the area’s lone functioning oyster packing facility, is located on the Museum’s property. Hurricane Isabel wreaked havoc on the McNasby building in 2003. The Museum reopened the completely renovated McNasby’s building in December 2008, providing a waterfront educational facility, an exhibition gallery, and an assembly hall for schools, history and heritage programmes, talks, concerts, and community and business meetings to the Annapolis area.
A Brief History of Maritime Annapolis
When the first English settlers arrived in Annapolis in 1649, they discovered a pristine Chesapeake Bay as well as a Native American population that had been thriving off the Bay’s bounty for centuries.
The early Europeans harvested oysters, caught fish and crabs, and produced their own crops to feed their growing families from their small, hand-built boats. Tobacco was also grown for trade. Growing “sot-weed” was how the wealthiest Annapolitans made their money in the early days.
Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park Location
The Annapolis Maritime Museum may be found at 723 Second Street in Annapolis’ Eastport area. The campus is located on Second Street at the Back Creek end. Visitors can park in the Museum’s tiny parking area. If it is full, please park on the street.
723 Second St, Annapolis, MD 21403, United States
+1 410-295-0104
https://amaritime.org/
Walk
It’s a 20-minute stroll from Annapolis City Dock. Take Compromise Street across the Spa Creek Bridge, turn left onto Severn Avenue, right onto Second Street and go all the way to the end.
Water Taxi
Annapolis Water Taxi service is provided by Watermark throughout the Annapolis Harbor, including Spa Creek and Back Creek. On-demand service is available throughout Spa Creek. From mid-May until Labor Day, this service is available. Into the fall, the weather will be a factor. For service, dial VHF channel 68 or 410-263-0033..
By Water
Back Creek can be reached by following the channel markers. Between Horn Point Marina and the Eastport Yacht Center, you’ll find McNasby’s on your starboard side. Our facilities for transitory boat visits are currently limited, and day docking rights are only available to Museum members.
Park Campus
Our newest site, located at 7300 Edgewood Road, is directly across Back Creek from the Museum.
Take Second Street to Chesapeake and turn left to go to the Park from the Museum. Straight ahead onto Bay Ridge Avenue. To keep on Bay Ridge, turn left after one mile. Continue for 1.2 miles on Edgewood Road on the left. The Park will be on your left; check for the lighthouse that indicates the Park’s entrance.
From Baltimore
I-97 South to Rt. 50 East.
Exit immediately onto Exit 22 / Aris T. Allen Blvd. / Rt. 665.
Stay in left lane. Do not exit onto Riva Road. Continue straight.
Rt. 665 expressway ends and becomes Forest Drive East.
Continue on Forest Drive East, turn left onto Hilltop Lane.
Turn left onto Bay Ridge Ave.
Turn right onto Second Street.
Continue to end to park on the end of the street.
From Washington, D.C.
Take Rt. 50 to Exit 22 / Aris T. Allen Blvd. / Rt. 665.
Stay in left lane. Do not exit onto Riva Road. Continue straight.
Rt. 665 expressway ends and becomes Forest Drive East.
Continue on Forest Drive East, turn left onto Hilltop Lane.
Turn left onto Bay Ridge Ave.
Turn right onto Second Street.
Continue to end to park on the end of the street.
Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park Map
Banneker-Douglass Museum Map
84 Franklin St, Annapolis, MD 21401, United States
http://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/
+14102166180
Next Point of Interest
Annapolis City Dock
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https://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banneker-Douglass_Museum
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