Visitors to the Steamboat Era Museum travel back to an age when revival camps, canneries and country stores dotted the rivers’ shores. Educational programming and interactive exhibits provide fun and entertainment for the whole family.

See the largest surviving remnant of the Chesapeake Bay steamboat era – the pilothouse from the steamer “Potomac”. The pilothouse was the steamboat’s upper most structure. It consisted of the wheelhouse, captain’s quarter, and crew quarters. The restored pilothouse serves as the museum’s main exhibit and will become the only place in America where visitors and researchers can step aboard the last surviving intact structure from a Chesapeake Bay steamboat from the era of 1813 to 1937.

April – May
September 9 – November 14
Friday, Saturday & Monday 10-4, Sunday 1-4

Please note the museum will be closed September 16-19

June – September 6
Thursday – Saturday & Monday 10-4, Sunday 1-4

Groups by appointment

Admission
Adults $6.00 – Youth 12-17 $3.00
Active military & Children under 12 Free
Group Rate 10+ $5.00

Season Activities
Docent-Led Tours
Oral Histories
Children’s Scavenger Hunt
Build a Steamboat
June 25-August 20, 10:30 am-noon | $5.00 per child

Special Events
Irvington Crab Festival | September 18
Holiday Marketplace | November 26, 27 & 28
December 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19
Friday & Saturday 10-4, Sunday 1-4