Melford, Bowie

Name: Melford
Address: Bowie, United States

#14 among attractions in Bowie

Greek Revival architecture, Vernacular architecture

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Melford is a historic plantation house located on the grounds of the Maryland Science and Technology Center, near the intersection of U.S. Route 301 and U.S. Route 50, at Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland. The house is multi-part, gable-roofed, brick and stone dwelling house constructed probably in the mid-late 1840s, with elements of the Greek Revival style. ()

Coordinates: 38°57'35"N, 76°42'34"W

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Melford – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Chase, Bowie Town Center, Superman – Ride of Steel, Firebird Roller Coaster.

4.9 miSW
Amusement, Theme park, Amusement ride
Great Chase, Upper Marlboro
126 min walk • Great Chase is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. This is a junior coaster that replaced the previous junior coaster, the Cannonball that ran from 1993 to 1998.
1.8 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bowie Town Center, Bowie
46 min walk • Bowie Town Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Bowie, Maryland that opened in November 2001. The mall is located on Emerald Way near the interchange of US Route 301 and US Route 50.
5.1 miSW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Superman – Ride of Steel, Bowie
130 min walk • Superman – Ride of Steel are steel roller coasters located at two different Six Flags parks in the United States, including Six Flags America in Woodmore, Maryland, and Six Flags Darien Lake in Darien, New York. At Six Flags Darien, the coaster was renamed Ride of Steel in 2006, dropping Superman from the name.
5 miSW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Firebird Roller Coaster, Bowie
127 min walk • Firebird is a floorless roller coaster located at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. The roller coaster had originally debuted in 1990 as a stand-up roller coaster named Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America.
5 miSW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
The Joker's Jinx, Bowie
127 min walk • The Joker's Jinx is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. The ride utilizes linear induction motor technology to launch the train from 0 to 60 mph in just over three seconds.
5.2 miSW
Fun park with kiddie rides and coasters
Six Flags America, Largo
134 min walk • Six Flags America is a theme park located in the Woodmore CDP of Prince George's County, Maryland, near Upper Marlboro, and in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
4.5 miNE
39°1'11"N • 76°40'28"W
Walden Golf Club, Crofton
116 min walk • Golf, Nightlife, Dancing
2.3 miSW
Lake, Park
Allen Pond Park, Bowie
59 min walk • Allen Pond Park is an 85-acre multi-use park, located in and managed by the City of Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland.
2.6 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
National Capital Radio & Television Museum, Bowie
68 min walk • The National Capital Radio & Television Museum, located in Bowie, Maryland, was established to educate the public on the development and history of electronic media while exhibiting a collection of radio and television technology from the past.
2.1 miW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Belair Mansion, Bowie
53 min walk • The Belair Mansion, located in the historic Collington area and in Bowie, Maryland, United States, built in c. 1745, is the Georgian style plantation house of Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle.
1.8 miN
Church
Sacred Heart Church, Bowie
46 min walk • Sacred Heart Church in Bowie, Maryland is a Catholic Church established in 1729. The church was originally built on part of the Jesuit estate known as White Marsh Manor.