The best arts & culture spots in Rockville

18 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.

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Baltimore Museum of Industry

Arts & Culture

Baltimore Museum of Industry makes Baltimore’s labor and innovation feel alive inside an 1860s oyster cannery, with hands-on exhibits, live…

1415 Key Hwy (Baltimore)

“Baltimore Museum of Industry makes Baltimore’s labor and innovation feel alive inside an 1860s oyster cannery, with hands-on exhibits, live demonstrations, and a five-acre waterfront campus. Sneak in an inspiration break this week... tinker, gawk, and leave plotting your next project.”

From the Baltimore newsletter, August 3, 2026

Baltimore Museum of Art

Arts & Culture

The collection of Matisses & Picassos, Impressionist works & a sculpture garden are some highlights.

10 Art Museum Dr (Baltimore)

“The collection of Matisses & Picassos, Impressionist works & a sculpture garden are some highlights.”

National Aquarium

Arts & Culture

Iconic landmark offering marine-life exhibits, a dolphin show, shark tank & walk-through rainforest.

501 E Pratt St (Baltimore)

“Iconic landmark offering marine-life exhibits, a dolphin show, shark tank & walk-through rainforest.”

The Little Towns Children's Museum

Arts & Culture

Child-size indoor village with shops like a grocery store and fire station, as well as a gym, post office and vet's office.

4931 Wyaconda Rd (North Bethesda)

“Child-size indoor village with shops like a grocery store and fire station, as well as a gym, post office and vet's office.”

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Maryland Science Center

Arts & Culture

Interactive exhibits at this museum featuring an IMAX theater, planetarium & rooftop observatory.

601 Light St (Baltimore)

“Interactive exhibits at this museum featuring an IMAX theater, planetarium & rooftop observatory.”

Josiah Henson Museum & Park

Arts & Culture

Museum dedicated to the life of the enslaved man whose story inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel.

11410 Old Georgetown Rd (North Bethesda)

“Museum dedicated to the life of the enslaved man whose story inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel.”

Everyman Theatre

Arts & Culture

Local performing-arts theater & education center with a resident ensemble of actors & artists.

315 W Fayette St (Baltimore)

“Local performing-arts theater & education center with a resident ensemble of actors & artists.”

Maryland Center for History and Culture

Arts & Culture

"The Star-Spangled Banner" manuscript is on display at this history museum & library.

610 Park Ave (Baltimore)

“"The Star-Spangled Banner" manuscript is on display at this history museum & library.”

American Visionary Art Museum

Arts & Culture

Small museum with unusual rotating exhibits by self-taught artists, plus sculptures & a garden.

800 Key Hwy (Baltimore)

“Small museum with unusual rotating exhibits by self-taught artists, plus sculptures & a garden.”

Port Discovery Children's Museum

Arts & Culture

Kid-powered museum with 3 floors of hands-on exhibits & play areas, plus events.

35 Market Pl (Baltimore)

“Kid-powered museum with 3 floors of hands-on exhibits & play areas, plus events.”

The Craft Castle

Arts & Culture

Calm, relaxing, clean space offering all sorts of self-guided projects, from art to crafts like watercolor and collage, as well as art…

831 W 36th St (Baltimore)

“Calm, relaxing, clean space offering all sorts of self-guided projects, from art to crafts like watercolor and collage, as well as art supplies.”

The Walters Art Museum

Arts & Culture

Historic 3-building gallery with paintings & artifacts from ancient times to the present.

600 N Charles St (Baltimore)

“Historic 3-building gallery with paintings & artifacts from ancient times to the present.”

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

Arts & Culture

Exhibits explore local African-American heritage through themes of family, community, slavery & art.

830 E Pratt St (Baltimore)

“Exhibits explore local African-American heritage through themes of family, community, slavery & art.”

Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum

Arts & Culture

Compact preserved site & museum featuring historic Edgar Allan Poe memorabilia & events.

203 N Amity St (Baltimore)

“Compact preserved site & museum featuring historic Edgar Allan Poe memorabilia & events.”

Glenstone

Arts & Culture

Unique museum showing contemporary art in a modern gallery, plus an expansive sculpture garden.

12100 Glen Rd (Potomac)

“Unique museum showing contemporary art in a modern gallery, plus an expansive sculpture garden.”

National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation

Arts & Culture

National Historic Landmark highlighting nearly 200 locomotives, a model train display & train rides.

901 W Pratt St (Baltimore)

“National Historic Landmark highlighting nearly 200 locomotives, a model train display & train rides.”

Stonestreet Museum

Arts & Culture

Circa-1850 doctor's office featuring 19th-century medical instruments, tools & pharmaceutical items.

103 W Montgomery Ave

“Circa-1850 doctor's office featuring 19th-century medical instruments, tools & pharmaceutical items.”

IMAX at the Maryland Science Center

Arts & Culture

Movie theater chain known for presenting 3D films on a giant screen, including blockbusters.

601 Light St (Baltimore)

“Movie theater chain known for presenting 3D films on a giant screen, including blockbusters.”

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