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All the United States Maryland Boyds

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Boyds

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Boyds, Maryland

Updated September 29, 2023

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Interior of school.

Boyds, Maryland

Boyds Negro School

The only public school for Black children in the region from 1895-1936.
Interior of the MOOseum, chock full of exhibits.

Boyds, Maryland

King Barn Dairy MOOseum

This heritage museum highlights the importance of the dairy cow as a vital part of rural Maryland's past, present, and future.
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Boyds, Maryland

Winderbourne Mansion

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.
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Waters’ Mill Ruins

Germantown, Maryland

Waters Mill Ruins

The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.
1 mile from Boyds
Western Hemisphere on the Earthoid

Germantown, Maryland

Earthoid Water Tank

The whole world in one water tank.
3 miles from Boyds
The ruins looking north

Germantown, Maryland

Ruins of Clopper Mill

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.
3 miles from Boyds
Zen College Pagoda

Germantown, Maryland

Zen College Pagoda

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.
3 miles from Boyds
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