They say “the days are long, but the years are short” so we’ve compiled a list of parks, museums, amusement parks, and more in and around Westminster, so you can make the most of your family time this summer.
Indoor Playground
Bouncing Fun
Educational
- Union Mills Homestead
- New Windsor Heritage Museum
- Hampstead Train Station Museum & Visitor's Center
- Library Events
- Watch airplanes take off at the Carroll County Regional Airport
- Taneytown Heritage & Museum Association, Inc.
- Antrim Historic Hotel
- Planetarium at Bear Branch
- The Sykesville Gate House Museum
- Sykesville Town House
- Birthplace Marker for Francis Scott Key
- The Old Main Line Visitors Center and Post Office
- Rose Hill Manor
- Frederick County Farm Museum
- Carroll County Farm Museum
- Monocacy National Battlefield
- Seneca Schoolhouse
- Historic Colored Schoolhouse
Arts
- See a show at the Carroll County Arts Council
- WMC Alumni Hall
- Common Ground on the Hill
Amusements and Arcades
- Battleground Lounge
- The Mermaid Movement
- Island Green Family Fun Center
- Little Sykesville Railway Park
- S&P Railway
- Save Point Arcade
Arts & Crafts
- COB51 Art Studio
- Meltdown DIY Studio
- Firehouse Pottery and Arts
- Shiloh Pottery
- Sykesville Pottery and Art Center
- Michaels Kids Club and Make Break
Children’s Museums
Lakes & Pools
- Kidsfirst Family Swim
- Carroll County Swimming Pools
- Sullivan Heights Swim Club
- Westminster Municipal Pool
- Planet Fitness
- YMCA (Hill) Pool
- Westminster Riding Club
- Reservoir Ridge Pool
- Harlow Pool
- Lake Hashawha
- Freedom Swim Club
- Greenbriar Lake
- Volcano Island Water Park
Sports, Exercise, & Playgrounds
- Pearlstone Retreat Center and Adventure Campus
- Frederick Keys Games
- Carroll Indoor Sports Center
- Thunderhead Bowl & Grill
- Westminster Skatepark
- GymJam Eldersburg
- South Branch Skate Park
- Jump Climb Extreme
- FISC
- The Arena
- Youth Play
- Our List of Local Playgrounds
- Bar T
- Liberty Rollerskate
- Tree Trekkers
- Reiserstown Sports Complex
Animals
- Catoctin Zoo
- Green Meadows Petting Zoo
- South Mountain Creamery
- Land of Little Horses
- Baugher’s Petting Zoo
Nature
- Westminster Community Pond
- Catoctin Creek Nature Center
- Fountain Rock Nature
- High Knob Nature Center
- Black Hill Nature Center
- Civil War Trail
- Go Camping with the kids
- Larriland Farm
- Try Geocaching
Old Fashioned Fun
Escape Together
Catch a Fish
- Fishing Spots around Maryland
- Silver Run Union Mills Lions Park pond
- Cascade Lake
- Piney Run Park
- Bennett Cerf Park
- Westminster City Pond