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6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cambridge, Maryland

Updated February 26, 2025
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The Bucktown Village Store.

Cambridge, Maryland

Bucktown Village Store

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

Cambridge, Maryland

Annie Oakley House

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.
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FDR Smokestack Memorial

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.
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Stanley Institute

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Stanley Institute

This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.
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Cambridge, Maryland

Spocott Windmill

Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.

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‘Take My Hand’

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Old Trinity Church.

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Old Trinity Church

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.
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