Historic St Mary's City

Living history and archaeology on the site of Maryland's first capital.

Experience life in 17th-century Maryland! HSMC is a living history museum where costumed interpreters bring the past to life. Special events held throughout the year provide fun and unique opportunities for visitors to learn more about colonial Maryland. Our unique grounds and buildings offer a memorable venue for weddings and corporate affairs. Every year over twenty thousand elementary...

History is hands-on at HSMC, a museum on the site of Maryland’s first capital and one of America's most beautiful historic p...laces. Visitors can step onboard a tall ship, explore an un-ordinary ordinary, discover the world of the Yaocomaco Indians, help a colonial planter tend his fields, and learn how researchers reconstruct the past using historical and archaeological evidence. HSMC is...