The Old Jail Museum & Leonardtown Visitor Center: Maryland Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

Very quaint

Two floors of exhibits to explore in this small town. Jail and visitors center share space with a very tiny gift shop. The jail is located next to the courthouse and has plenty of free parking.

Old Jail

Very interesting history with this old jail, where prisoners were segregated. Upstairs there's also a room which displays the doctors tools and apothecary, as well as the jail cells. The tour guide, H...

Great History

Went on a weekend to learn about some of the history surrounding this area was quite interesting. There should have been someone who knew more information.

Piece of African American Heritage

The Old Jail Museum is operated by the National Park Service. The Jail was built in around 1858 (according to a history source) and had been used until 1945, It was built to jail runaway slaves until...

A Good Source of Information

The Old Jail Museum in Leonardtown is not so much of an attraction in and of itself, as it is the bailiwick of an ardent and dedicated docent who can point out a great deal of the rich hstory of Leona...