Howard County Center of African American Culture, Columbia

Name: Howard County Center of African American Culture
Address: 5434 Vantage Point Rd, Columbia, 21044-2644, United States
Telephone: +1 410-715-1921

#6 among attractions in Columbia

Museum, History museum

Howard County Center of African American Culture

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The Howard County Center of African American Culture is located in Columbia, Maryland. The museum host exhibitions and event about African American history. ()

Coordinates: 39°13'21"N, 76°51'19"W

Address

5434 Vantage Point RdColumbia (Downtown Columbia)Columbia 21044-2644 United States

Contact

+1 410-715-1921

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Day trips

Howard County Center of African American Culture – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Mall in Columbia, Arlington, Wilde Lake, Merriweather Post Pavilion.

0.6 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall in Columbia, Columbia
15 min walk • The Mall in Columbia, also known as the Columbia Mall, is the central shopping mall for the planned community of Columbia, Maryland, United States.
0.8 miN
Golf
Arlington, Columbia
22 min walk • Arlington is a historic slave plantation located in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, now part of the Fairway Hills Golf Course. The estate occupied several original land patents including "Dorsey's Search, Talbot's Resolution Manor, and Long Reach".
0.4 miW
Village, Nature, Natural attraction
Wilde Lake, Columbia
11 min walk • Wilde Lake is a man-made drainage reservoir dug in 1966 and also named after the surrounding "village" of neighborhoods located in Columbia, Maryland, just north and west of Columbia Town Center.
1.1 miS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia
28 min walk • Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located within Symphony Woods, a 40-acre lot of preserved land in the heart of the planned community of Columbia, Maryland.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Kittamaqundi, Columbia
19 min walk • Lake Kittamaqundi is a man made 27-acre reservoir located in Columbia, Maryland in the vicinity of the Mall in Columbia as well as Merriweather Post Pavilion. It is also adjacent to offices and visible from US-29. The lake was created by The Rouse Company in 1966 during the development of Columbia.
1.5 miNW
Farm, Zoo
Clark's Elioak Farm, Ellicott City
38 min walk • Clark's Elioak Farm, located along Maryland Route 108 in Howard County, Maryland, is a historic farm covering 540 acres. All of the acreage is part of county or state farmland protection programs, barring use of the property for non-farm development.
~140 ftW
Historical place, Architecture, Event space
Oakland Manor, Columbia
1 min walk • Oakland or Oakland Manor is a Federal style stone manor house commissioned in 1810 by Charles Sterrett Ridgely in the Howard District of Anne Arundel County Maryland. The lands that became Oakland Manor were patented by John Dorsey as "Dorsey's Adventure" in 1688 which was willed to his grandson Edward Dorsey.
0.8 miS
Library
Howard County Public Library, Columbia
21 min walk • Howard County Library System, established in 1940, is a public library system located in central Maryland. HCLS delivers equal opportunity in education to students of all ages in Howard County, Maryland.
0.6 miS
39°12'49"N • 76°51'23"W
Haven on the Lake, Columbia
16 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
1.2 miSE
Playground, Park
Blandair, Columbia
32 min walk • Blandair, also known as Blandair Farm, Blandair Park, and Blandair Regional Park, is 300 acres of former slave plantation located in Columbia, Maryland. The Blandair Foundation estate of Mrs. Smith was purchased by Howard County, Maryland in the late 1990s and is in the process of being developed as a regional park.
0.5 miSW
39°12'59"N • 76°51'37"W
LUSH Cosmetics Mall in Columbia, Columbia
13 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Howard County Center of African American Culture open?

Howard County Center of African American Culture is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 12 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 12 am - 4 pm
Thursday 12 am - 4 pm
Friday 12 am - 4 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Howard County Center of African American Culture?

Nearby attractions include Oakland Manor, Columbia (1 min walk), Wilde Lake, Columbia (11 min walk), Haven on the Lake, Columbia (16 min walk), Lake Kittamaqundi, Columbia (19 min walk).

How to get to Howard County Center of African American Culture by public transport?

The nearest stations to Howard County Center of African American Culture:

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Columbia Mall (19 min walk)