--- title: "Hagerstown – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Hagerstown, United States: Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. Nearby: Islamic Society of Western…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hagerstown" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hagerstown.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Downtown_Hagerstown_on_Franklin_Street.jpg/3840px-Downtown_Hagerstown_on_Franklin_Street.jpg" --- City in Maryland, United States # Hagerstown Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. ![Hagerstown](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Downtown_Hagerstown_on_Franklin_Street.jpg/3840px-Downtown_Hagerstown_on_Franklin_Street.jpg) Hagerstown · Wikimedia Commons The place Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. The population was 43,527 at the 2020 census. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth-most populous incorporated city and is the most populous city in the Maryland Panhandle. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagerstown%2C_Maryland), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Hagerstown 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Islamic Society of Western Maryland The Islamic Society of Western Maryland, located in Hagerstown, Maryland, is a mosque which was the first permanent structure to be built specifically to serve as a mosque in Western Maryland. The mosque was built in 1994, after the American Revolutionary War-era home proved to be insufficient to accommodate the growing community. 4.9 km · mosque in Hagerstown, Maryland, US · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Society_of_Western_Maryland) 2. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum located in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The building is located off Park Circle and serves as a centerpiece in Hagerstown City Park. 1.6 km · art museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County_Museum_of_Fine_Arts) 3. Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown Community College is a public community college in Hagerstown, Maryland. It was founded in 1946 as Maryland’s first community college. 5.9 km · community college in Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagerstown_Community_College) 4. Hager House The Hager House is a two-story stone house in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States that dates to c. 1740. 1.9 km · historic house in Maryland, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hager_House_(Hagerstown,_Maryland%29) 5. Hagerstown City Park Hagerstown City Park is a public urban park just southwest of the central business district of Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The park is located at the junction of Virginia Avenue, Key Street, Walnut Street, Prospect Street, and Memorial Boulevard. 1.4 km · historic public urban park in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagerstown_City_Park) 6. Old Washington County Library Old Washington County Library is a historic library building located at 21 Summit Avenue in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story Neo-Georgian stone masonry structure of monumental proportions, built 1900–01. 2.4 km · library in Hagerstown, Maryland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Washington_County_Library) 7. Plumb Grove Plumb Grove, also known as the Nesbitt-Warner House, is a historic house and farm near Clear Spring, Maryland. The house was built about 1832 in the Federal style on a property called "Nesbitt's Inheritance." The lands and house remained in the Nesbitt family until 1893, when they were sold to Rosa E. Warner. 7.4 km · historic house in Maryland, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumb_Grove) 8. Valley Mall Valley Mall is a super-regional shopping mall serving Hagerstown, Western Maryland and nearby communities in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Valley Mall is the only indoor mall in the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area since the other closed, Martinsburg Mall. 3.3 km · shopping mall in Halfway, Maryland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Mall_(Hagerstown%29) 9. Hagerstown Aviation Museum The Hagerstown Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at the Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland. It is focused on the history of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation. 9.3 km · Aviation museum in Hagerstown, Maryland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagerstown_Aviation_Museum) 10. Maryland Theatre The Maryland Theatre is a music and entertainment venue located in the Arts and Entertainment District of downtown Hagerstown, Maryland. It was built in 1915, partially destroyed by fire in 1974, reopened in 1978, and expanded into a full performing arts complex in 2019. 2.4 km · theater and movie theater in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Theatre_(Hagerstown%29) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see Aside from simply admiring the ubiquitous vistas of the Appalachian Mountains, you might also want to see: 1. Discovery Station Non-profit volunteer-run science museum dedicated to providing an exciting learning environment for curious minds of all ages. 2. Hagerstown City Park Stroll through a beautifully traditional city park, with playgrounds for the kids, picnic areas, and a flock of ducks and geese to accompany you on your walk around the park's lake. 3. Hager House See the founder of Hagerstown's pre-Revolutionary War house. 4. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts 501 Virginia Ave (Hagerstown City Park), fax: +1 301-745-3741, info@wcmfa.org. 5. Maryland Theatre Potomac St, +1 301 790-2000, fax: +1 301 791-6114. 6. Washington County Playhouse 44 N. From [Wikivoyage: Hagerstown](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hagerstown), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do The city is a focal point for mountain bikers, fishermen, canoeists and hunters interested in the plentiful outdoor recreational opportunities in the area. The Appalachian Trail and the Chesapeake and Ohio (C & O) Canal Towpath are close by. 1. Hagerstown Flying Boxcars A-level minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Washington Nationals. 2. Black Rock Golf Course 20025 Mt. 3. Hagerstown Speedway 15112 National Pike (6 miles west of Hagerstown),. 4. Mason Dixon Dragway 21344 National Pike, Boonsboro (9 miles southeast of Hagerstown),. From [Wikivoyage: Hagerstown](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hagerstown), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Hagerstown dining includes international flavors as well as landmark American establishments. Many restaurants can be found downtown, on and around US 40, in the North End, and near the Valley Mall. Typical chain restaurants are also abound, particularly along US 40 and around the main retail areas. From [Wikivoyage: Hagerstown](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hagerstown), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Hagerstown **Airports:** Washington Dulles (IAD), 79 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), 104 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), 105 km\ **Stations:** Hagerstown Regional Airport, 9.5 km\ - Dulles → Hagerstown 79 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · $8–11 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dulles-to-hagerstown) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dulles&to=Hagerstown) - Baltimore → Hagerstown 103 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · $10–13 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/baltimore-to-hagerstown) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Baltimore&to=Hagerstown) - Washington → Hagerstown 102 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · $9–12 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/washington-to-hagerstown) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Washington&to=Hagerstown) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Hagerstown) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Hagerstown Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hagerstown. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Atlantic Coast Charter Buses has stops in Hagerstown. From [Wikivoyage: Hagerstown](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hagerstown), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Fire Island](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/fire-island) US 10 ways of moving, 19 sources 406 km 2. 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