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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

VISITOR CENTERS

Brunswick Visitor Center

Open
Open All Year Hours Vary

Phone
301-834-7100

Location
40 West Potomac Street Brunswick, MD 21716

Closures
Days and hours of operation vary throughout the year. Call ahead or visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Special Programs
Ranger led programs offered on many weekends. Call ahead or visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Exhibits
Exhibit interprets canal and local history. Short films also present canal history.

Available Facilities
Restroom.


Cumberland Visitor Center/Western Maryland Station

Open
Open All Year 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Phone
301-722-8226

Location
Room 304 13 Canal Street Cumberland, MD 21502

Closures
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.

Special Programs
Ranger led programs offered on many weekends and some weekdays. Replica canal boat. Excursion steam train nearby. Call ahead or visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Exhibits
Displays interpret canal and local history and the geology of the Great Falls of the Potomac. New exhibits and films will open in October.

Available Facilities
Restroom and bookshop.


Georgetown Visitor Center

Open
Open All Year Hours Vary

Phone
202-653-5190

Location
1057 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, DC 20007

Closures
Days and hours of operation vary throughout the year. Call ahead or visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Special Programs
Ranger-led walks and talks. Mule-drawn canal boat rides. Visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Exhibits
Displays interpret canal history.

Available Facilities
Restroom and bookshop.


Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center

Open
Open All Year 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (extended summer hours)

Phone
301-767-3714

Location
11710 MacArthur Boulevard Potomac, MD 20854

Closures
Thanksgiving Day, December 25 and January 1.

Special Programs
Ranger-led walks and talks. Mule-drawn canal boat rides (due to structural damage to the canal boat, rides will not be offered at Great Falls for the 2004 season). Visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Exhibits
Displays and short films interpret canal and local history and the geology of the Great Falls of the Potomac.

Available Facilities
Restrooms, snack bar, bookshop.


Hancock Visitor Center

Open
Open All Year Hours Vary

Phone
301-678-5463

Location
326 East Main Street Hancock, MD 21750

Closures
Days and hours of operation vary throughout the year. Call ahead or visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Special Programs
Ranger led programs offered on many weekends. Call ahead or visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Exhibits
Displays and short films interpret canal and local history.

Available Facilities
Restroom and bookshop.


Williamsport Visitor Center

Open
Open All Year 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Phone
301-582-0813

Location
205 West Potomac Street Williamsport, MD 21795

Closures
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.

Special Programs
Ranger led programs offered on many weekends and some weekdays. Call ahead or visit our expanded web page (click on "inDEPTH") for further information.

Exhibits
Displays and short films interpret canal and local history and the geology of the Great Falls of the Potomac.

Available Facilities
Restrooms and bookshop.