This museum interprets the Civil War, especially the Defenses of Washington. 410.727.1539 Open daily 9am to 5pm in the summer. 9am to 4pm in the fall and winter . Visit the 1880's home of Frederick Douglass, and learn of his stuggle to abolish slavery and to establish civil and equal rights for all. Tours, exhibits and films aid in this journey.
More uplifting exhibitions feature stories of resistance and rescue.
The Holocaust Research Institute also includes a comprehensive library and archives. The James Madison Museum is the nation's first museum dedicated to James Madison, Father of the Consititution and fourth President of the United States. The Museum features exhibits on his life, his home county of Orange and a Hall of Agriculture which features a 1733 patent or cube house. The museums also offers periodic special exhibits. Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 1318 Vermont Ave.