Prince George’s County Museums

Below is a list of museums and cultural centers in Prince George’s County, MD to serve as a resource. We’ve dedicated a special page for these institutions because the University of Maryland campus is located in this community. Some of these museums have hosted students for their practicum research for the Certificate and class field trips as part of the Research Seminar Course.

Prince George’s County History Consortium

The Consortium provides a more extensive list of cultural and natural sites of historic significance in Prince George’s County including parks, churches and cemeteries, community centers and more.

Anacostia Trails Heritage Area (ATHA)
(Based in) Hyattsville

Belair Mansion
Bowie

Belair Stable Museum
Bowie

Billingsley House Museum
Upper Marlboro

Bowie Train Station Museum
Bowie

College Park Aviation Museum
College Park

Darnall’s Chance
Upper Marlboro

Dorsey Chapel
Glenn Dale

Fort Washington Museum & Park
Fort Washington

Gateway Arts Center
Brentwood

Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt

Greenbelt Museum
Greenbelt

Hyattsville Preservation Association
Hyattsville

Lakeland Community Heritage Project
College Park

Laurel Museum
Laurel

Marietta House Museum
Glenn Dale

Montpelier Mansion
Laurel

Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Upper Marlboro

National Children’s Museum
National Harbor

National Colonial Farm Museum
Accokeek

National Museum of Language
College Park

Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm
Oxon Hill

Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge & National Wildlife Visitor Center
Laurel

Poplar Hill on His Lordship’s Kindness
Clinton

Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center
North Brentwood

Prince George’s County Historical Society
Riverdale

Radio-Television Museum
Bowie

Riversdale (Calvert Mansion)
Riverdale

Surratt House Museum
Clinton