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Restaurants & cafés
CD Cafe The top-rated restaurant on Solomons Island — #1 of 23 on Tripadvisor — a comfortable, well-run American kitchen that has been part of the island's dining scene since 1996 and continues to hold its position through consistent quality rather than novelty. The menu covers Chesapeake Bay seafood alongside well-executed land dishes in a room that works for everything from a relaxed lunch to a serious dinner.
Island Hideaway A waterfront restaurant on Solomons Island Road that operates at the more ambitious end of the island's dining scene with contemporary American cooking, house-made pasta, and fresh-caught Chesapeake Bay seafood in a room that has genuine waterfront views and interior design that matches. Ranked third on the island, it's the choice for visitors who want something more polished than the casual crab houses.
Trails & outdoors
Calvert Cliffs Red Trail The 1.8-mile trail through Calvert Cliffs State Park from the parking area to the Chesapeake Bay beach at the foot of the ancient sea bed cliffs — the most direct route to the fossil hunting and water access that make this park distinctive. The trail passes through wetland boardwalk sections and mixed coastal forest before opening onto the narrow beach.
Solomons Island Riverwalk & Back Creek Paddle The island's waterfront walk combined with a kayak or paddleboard session on the sheltered waters of Back Creek gives the most complete picture of what Solomons is: a working boating town sitting at the convergence of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay. The creek is calm enough for beginners, and the route past historic boat works and the museum basin is more interesting than open-water paddling.
Things to do
Calvert Marine Museum Events The museum hosts an annual calendar of festivals and events that fill the waterfront campus with energy beyond the standing exhibits: the Patuxent River Appreciation Day each fall, holiday boat parades, and weekend demonstrations at the working boat basin where historic Chesapeake vessels are maintained. The Lore Oyster House also opens for special events that provide direct context on the working oyster trade.
Cruisin' Tikis Solomons Island A two-hour BYOB tiki boat cruise on the Patuxent River operating from the Beacon Marina, taking groups of up to six through the waters around Solomons Island with a captain who narrates the local geography, wildlife, and history as you go. The format — bring your own drinks and food, the boat provides coolers and ice — is social and relaxed in a way that packaged boat tours are not.
Landmarks & sights
Calvert Marine Museum The anchor attraction of Solomons Island, this waterfront museum integrates three distinct themes in a single visit: 15-million-year-old Miocene fossils from the Calvert Cliffs, live Chesapeake Bay marine exhibits including resident river otters and stingray touch tanks, and the 1883 Drum Point Lighthouse — one of only four surviving screwpile lighthouses on the bay. The working boat basin outside features historic vessels you can board when they're in port.
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center A Smithsonian-affiliated outdoor sculpture garden on 30 wooded acres with over 30 large-scale pieces on permanent and rotating loan from the Smithsonian Institution and National Gallery of Art, set on a woodland trail that makes the works feel discovered rather than displayed. The Arts Building hosts rotating gallery shows and runs studio classes, while the fairy house trail offers a whimsical second loop through the garden.