Plan Your Visit

Museum Hours

Saturdays 10am – 4pm

4th Sunday 1pm – 4pm

Groups may schedule tour appointments on other days.  Learn more.

Admission

We want to make sure that everyone can enjoy our museum.  We require no entry fee, but encourage our visitors to consider giving a donation to support our museum and programs. 

Our suggested donation amounts are…

Admission includes both the National Road Museum and the Trolley Station Museum.

PLEASE NOTE

Our museums are a smoke-free facility.

Smoking, e-cigarettes and vaping are not permitted on museum grounds.

Only trained and licensed service animals are permitted.

All other animals and petswill not be allowed to enter the museums. 

In The Area

Boonsboro and the surrounding area has a lot to offer.  During your visit ask about:

  • Three other Boonsboro museums
  • Maryland’s ONLY show cavern
  • Numerous local dining options
  • Quality local shopping
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • State & National Parks
  • Civil War History
  • Family fun activities
  • Antiques & Collectables
  • Racing & Entertainment
  • And much more!

The National Road Museum and Boonsboro Trolley Station offer two museum experiences at one location!  Start your visit at the National Road Museum to learn about the nation’s first federally funded highway, and then take a tour of the last surviving trolley station in Washington County. 

 In addition to our museums, the Boonsboro area offers so many other things to see and do while you are here!

The Boonsboro Visitor Center in our lobby is open whenever the National Road Museum is open, and can provide you with information about local attractions, dining, shopping and more!

Where To Find Us

Our museums are located at 214 North Main Street, on the north edge of Historic Downtown Boonsboro!  Conveniently located along the Historic National Road, Alternate Route 40 between Hagerstown and Frederick.

Directions - Select a route:

Parking

Limited street parking is available immediately in front of the museums

Guests may park at the Shafer Park Lot behind our museums.

(Accessed from Alternate Route 40 / Main Street by turning onto Shafer Park Drive just beside the Trolley Station Museum, or from Potomac Street by turning onto Park Lane beside Potomac Street Creamery.)

Additional street parking can be found along Main Street throughout Downtown Boonsboro.

Additional Parking

If you plan to enjoy more of Boonsboro’s offerings during your visit, you are welcome to make use of these additional parking locations only a short walk from our museums:

Behind Turn The Page Bookstore, accessed off of Park Lane

Behind Town Hall, accessed from Center Street between St. Paul Street and Lakin Avenue