Heritage Routes are driving and/or walking tours which connect multiple sites and themes. Each site listed on the Routes have their own operating hours and restrictions, but each route will try to detail the open times so that you can maximize your visit. Special “do not miss” events will also be noted. For a broader understanding of the Heritage Area, download our General Brochure.
We can work with special group tours and bus tour companies to create distinctive experiences for bus travelers too!
- Linking the Nation: Transportation & Communication Milestones
- Working Rivers and Landscapes: Trade and Industry Milestones (Available online only – Release TBA)
- Post Roads, Stage Coaches, and Telegraphs: Communication Milestones (Available online only – TBA)
- Hot Air Balloons to Steps on the Moon: Aviation Milestones
- Main Streets and Miracle Miles Heritage Route
- Mail Order Houses and Planned Communities (Available online only – TBA)
- Mid Century Modern Architectural Milestones (Available online only – TBA)
- War of 1812 and the Battle of Bladensburg
- Battle Lines: Prince George’s County in the Civil War (January 2012 – Special countywide publication)
- Cultural Crossroads (TBA)
- Community Milestones (Available online only – TBA)
- Trail Blazing Stories of African-American History (Available online only – Special publication)
- Research & Education – Understanding Who We Are (Available online only – TBA)
- Painting the Town: Arts & Humanities Heritage Route
- Festivals and Farmers Markets
- Urban Outdoor Adventures Heritage Route
- A Beginner’s Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of the Anacostia River Watershed (from Anacostia Watershed Society)
- Fields and Farms: Agriculture Heritage Route
- Community Walking Tours (developed by our partners)
- Mount Rainier
- Brentwood
- North Brentwood
- Cottage City
- Colmar Manor
- Bladensburg
- Hyattsville Historic District
- University Park Historic District
- Riverdale Park Historic District
- College Park
- University of Maryland (Click on “Layers” and then “Campus Tours” for a few great options – including the Ghost Tours!)
- Berwyn Heights Historic District
- Greenbelt & Greenbelt Map
- Laurel Historic District
- City of Bowie
- Cheverly