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Kid-Friendly Things To Do In Annapolis

List of family-friendly places to visit and things to do in Annapolis and the surrounding area.

By Darla Winstead, Macaroni KID Annapolis May 27, 2024

Looking for something to do with your family or out of town visitors? Visiting Annapolis and need suggestions on what to see? Macaroni KID Annapolis has put together this guide full of suggestions to help you Find Your Family Fun!

Use your AACPL library card to get passes for free admission to William Paca House, Museum of Historic Annapolis, Historic London Town and Gardens, Annapolis Maritime Museum, and Hammond-Harwood House. Get passes online at aacpl.net/things

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ARTS

ArtFarm - Annapolis

Maryland Hall - Annapolis, entertainment venue for the arts - performances, galleries, outdoor labyrinth,...


HISTORIC SITES, HOMES and MUSEUMS

Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park; Skipjack Tours - Annapolis

Annearrundell County Free School Museum - Davidsonville

Banneker-Douglass Museum - Annapolis

Captain Avery Museum - Shady Side

Charles Carroll House - Annapolis

Courthouse Museum - Annapolis

Deale Museum - Deale

Galesville Community Center - Galesville

Galesville Heritage Society and Museum - Galesville

Galesville Hot Sox Field at Wilson park - Galesville

Gold Star Families Memorial Monument - Annapolis

Goshen Farm - Cape St. Claire

Hammond-Harwood House - Annapolis

Herrington Harbor North Historic Village Museum - Deale

Historic Linthicum Walks - Gambrills

Historic London Town and Gardens - Edgewater

Hogshead - Annapolis

James Brice House - Annapolis

Johns Hopkins House - Gambrills

Kunta-Kinte Alex Haley Memorial - Annapolis

Maryland State House - Annapolis

Museum of Historic Annapolis - Annapolis

U.S. Naval Academy Visitor Center, Tours, and Museum - Annapolis

Parole Historic Walking Tour - Annapolis (Parole)

Rising Sun Inn Historic Tavern and Museum - Crownsville

St. Anne's Parish - Annapolis

St. John's College - Annapolis

Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse - Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis

Waterfront Warehouse - Annapolis

Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center - Annapolis

William Paca House and Garden - Annapolis


NATURE and ANIMALS

Bacon Ridge Natural Area - Crownsville

Beverly Triton Nature Park - Edgewater

Franklin Point State Park - Between Shady Side and Deale

Jug Bay Emory Waters Nature Persevere - Lothian

Jug Bay Glendening Nature Preserve - Lothian

Jug Bay Nature Preserve at Waysons Corner - Lothian

Jug Bay Patuxent Wetlands Park - Lothian

Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary -  Lothian

Kinderfarm Park - Millersville

Mayo Beach Park - Edgewater

Quiet Waters Park - Annapolis

Sandy Point State Park and Beach - Annapolis

South River Farm Park - Edgewater

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (S.E.R.C.) - Edgewater

Truxtun Park - Annapolis

Wild Kid Acres - Edgewater


RECREATION

Annapolis Bowl - Annapolis, bowling

Arundel Olympic Swim Center - Annapolis, swimming pool

Capital SUP - Annapolis, Stand up paddle boarding and kayaking

Chesapeake Children's Museum - Annapolis

Chuck E. Cheese - Annapolis

Discoveries: Library at the Mall - Annapolis

Escape Time Escape Rooms - Annapolis

Mission Escape Rooms -  Annapolis, Work together to escape a themed room. Fun for all ages.

Muse Paint Bar - Annapolis

"Pip" Moyer Recreation Center -  Annapolis

Pirate Adventures on the Chesapeake - Annapolis, Hang out with pirates while they search for treasure and fire water cannons on this family-friendly pirate cruise adventure.

Severna Park Golf Center - Arnold, putt-putt and driving range


TOURS and CRUISES in Annapolis

Annapolis Darling Charters 

Annapolis Eventours (electric cart tours) 

Annapolis Sailing Cruises: Schooner Woodwind 

Colonial Tours of Annapolis 

Discover Annapolis Tours 

Our Legacy Tours

U.S. Naval Academy GEM Tours (tour the academy by electric vehicle) 

USNA's Historic Annapolis Walking Tour

Watermark (walking and cruise tours)