Prince George's County Fall/Winter Travel Planner 2008

continued from page 10 PRINCE GEORGE’S SPORTS AND LEARNING COMPLEX This sports complex combines learning opportunities with state-of-the-art recreation, athletic training, and competition. The complex includes a 75,000-square-foot field house with a 200-meter indoor track and 3,000 seats for spectators. It has a 20,000square-foot fitness center and a learning center with interactive exhibits and classrooms. It also has a 40,000square-foot gymnastics center with seating for 1,000 spectators; an aquatic center with a 50-meter competition pool, leisure pool, and seating area; an outdoor track and sports field; and a festival field. The complex also boasts food, beverage, and concessions, as well as a retail area and pro shop. A variety of sports, consumer, and trade events is held here throughout the year. For additional information, call 301-583-2400 or visit www.pgsportsandlearn.com. 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, MD 20785. detail. The site is also home to a gift shop. For additional information, call 301-864-0420 or visit www.pgparks.com. 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park, MD 20737. SNOW HILL MANOR Originally built in 1755, Snow Hill Manor was destroyed by fire in 1764 and rebuilt in 1798. One of the many homes in the Laurel area formerly owned by the distinguished Snowden family, Snow Hill Manor is situated on 15 acres of land. The two-story brick plantation house boasting late-Georgian architecture has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. For additional information, call 301-725-6037 or visit www.pgparks.com. 13301 Laurel-Bowie Road, Laurel, MD 20708. ROSECROFT RACEWAY If you’re looking for excitement, you’re on the right track! Come out and enjoy evening harness racing with 12 thrilling races on each card. The clubhouse offers fine dining and a sports bar. The track and clubhouse are open year round for live and simulcast racing. For additional information, call 301-567-4000 or visit www.rosecroft.com. 6336 Rosecroft Drive, Fort Washington, MD 20744. SURRATT HOUSE MUSEUM Experience history like never before! This historic house museum, built in 1852 as a middle-class farmhouse for the family of John and Mary Surratt, also served as a tavern and hostelry, a Post Office, and a polling place before the Civil War. During the war, it became a safe house in the Confederate underground that flourished in southern Maryland. In 1864, the Surratt family became entangled in a plot by John Wilkes Booth to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln. Instead, Booth assassinated the president in 1865. While fleeing the area, he stopped at the tavern to retrieve weapons and supplies he had hidden there. Consequently, Mary Surratt was tried in military court and convicted of conspiracy. On July 7, 1865, she became the first woman executed by the federal government. For additional information, call 301-868-1121 or visit www.surratt.org. 9110 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735. SEABROOK SCHOOLHOUSE The Seabrook Schoolhouse, built in 1896 by the residents of the Seabrook community, provided education for grades one through seven until the early 1950s. The one-room schoolhouse is one of the few surviving one-room schoolhouses in Prince George’s County. The building is unique in that it was designed to resemble the Victorian Gothic architectural style of the cottages originally built in the community. For additional information, call 301-464-5291 or visit www.pgparks.com. 6116 Seabrook Road, Lanham, MD 20706. PUBLICK PLAYHOUSE The Publick Playhouse showcases the best in local, regional, and national performances in music, dance, and theater. The playhouse offers varied programs for all ages, several with matinee and evening shows. For additional information, call 301-2771710 or visit www.pgparks.com. 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, MD 20784. RADIO AND TELEVISION MUSEUM Explore radio from Marconi’s earliest wireless telegraph to the primitive crystal sets of the 1920s, from Depression-era cathedrals and post-War plastic portables to the development of radio with pictures (a.k.a. television). The museum is located in the 1906 Harmel House, an old storekeeper’s residence in the village of Mitchellville, a section of modern south Bowie. In conjunction with the City of Bowie, the Radio History Society presents the history of broadcasting, a medium which so dramatically shaped our lives from the 1920s to today. For additional information, call 301-390-1020 or visit www.cityofbowie.org. 2608 Mitchellville Road, Bowie, MD 20716. SHOW PLACE ARENA Show Place Arena is home to outstanding entertainment, sports, and equestrian events. Also featured is a variety of concerts and shows. For additional information, call 301-952-7999 or visit www.showplacearena.com. 14900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Close to Baltimore, Annapolis, and Washington, DC, the University of Maryland is an ideal place to visit. Located on 1,200 acres, the university boasts 86 academic programs ranked in the top 25 nationally, and 29 academic programs ranked in the top 10 (according to U.S. News & World Report). By drawing top-notch faculty, attracting the brightest students, and investing in the quality of our academic programs, we are a force to be reckoned with on a national basis. For additional information, call 301-405-1000 or visit www.umd.edu. University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. SIX FLAGS AMERICA Six Flags America has over 200 acres of family fun and adventure. It is two fabulous parks in one: a fantastic amusement park and a grand water park. Six Flags boasts over 50 rides, shows, and attractions, including the Batwing, Superman Ride of Steel, Joker’s Jinx, Mind Eraser, and the top-rated “Wild One” wooden coaster. Its latest attraction is the completely redesigned, all-new “Hurricane Harbor” water park that includes the new “Tony Hawk’s Halfpipe.” Open April through October; please call for hours. For additional information, call 301-249-1500 or visit www.sixflags.com/america. 13710 Central Avenue, Bowie, MD 20721. RIVERSDALE HOUSE MUSEUM Riversdale, a National Historic Landmark, is a restored, five-part, stucco-covered brick plantation home built between 1801 and 1807. Construction of this elegant manor house was begun for Henri Stier, a Flemish aristocrat, and was completed by his daughter Rosalie and her husband, George Calvert, grandson of the fifth Lord Baltimore. The mansion blends both Flemish and American architectural styles and has particularly fine interior plaster 2008-09 • PRINCEGEORGESCOUNTY 23 http://www.pgparks.com http://www.pgparks.com http://www.rosecroft.com http://www.pgsportsandlearn.com http://www.pgparks.com http://www.pgparks.com http://www.surratt.org http://www.showplacearena.com http://www.cityofbowie.org http://www.umd.edu http://www.sixflags.com/america

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