Editing Darnestown, Maryland (section)

===Arts===
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<!--[[Image:Black Rock Mill sign.jpg|thumb|right|Inside Black Rock Mill in 2020 at Seneca Creek State Park|alt=educational sign about a mill]]-->
Close to the intersection of Darnestown Road and Seneca Road is the 0.6-acre (0.24{{nbsp}}ha) Darnestown Heritage Park, which is a small county park that functions as an outdoor museum using a series of historical markers that tell the history of Darnestown.<ref name="DHpark">{{cite web
|title=Darnestown Heritage Park
|website= Montgomery County, Maryland - Montgomery Parks
|url=https://www.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/darnestown-heritage-park/
|access-date=2020-09-01}}</ref> Black Rock Mill is a partially restored mill in Seneca Creek State Park that exhibits the workings of a mill from the 19th century.<ref name="BRM24-6">{{cite web
|title=Addendum Black Rock Mill
|website= Maryland Historical Trust
|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Montgomery/M;%2024-6.pdf
|access-date=2020-09-01}}</ref> Riley's Lock and lock house are part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, and a history program run by local [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scouts]] includes tours of the lock house during spring and fall afternoons.<ref name="WPostGirlScouts">{{cite news
|title=Reliving the Lockhouse Life
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/02/15/reliving-the-lockhouse-life/799b42a1-e59d-4c06-a086-a44aa9d682c5/
|access-date=2020-08-07
|newspaper=Washington Post
|date=1985-02-15
|last1=Oman
|first1=Anne H.}}</ref><ref name="TrustGS">{{cite web
|title=Riley's Lockhouse (Girl Scouts)
|website= C&O Canal Trust
|url=https://www.canaltrust.org/discoverypoi/rileys-lockhouse/
|access-date=2020-08-07}}</ref>

Darnestown does not have art centers of its own, but some museums can be found in adjacent communities. The [[Beall–Dawson House]], built circa 1815, contains exhibits on life in 19th century Rockville.<ref name="BeallDawson">{{cite web
|title=Montgomery History - Beall-Dawson House
|website=Montgomery County Historical Society
|url=https://montgomeryhistory.org/beall-dawson-house/
|access-date=2020-05-31
|archive-date=September 18, 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918195156/http://montgomeryhistory.org/beall-dawson-house/
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The [[Gaithersburg station#Gaithersburg Community Museum|Gaithersburg Community Museum]] is located in an old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad complex in Olde Town Gaithersburg, and focuses on educating children about Gaithersburg history.<ref name="NPGaithersburgBOmuseum">{{cite web
|title=Gaithersburg Community Museum
|website= Gaithersburg, Maryland government
|url=https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/about-us/city-facilities/gaithersburg-community-museum
|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> [[Glenstone]] Modern Art Museum is east of Darnestown near the intersection of Travilah Road and Glen Road, and has indoor and outdoor exhibits.<!--<ref name="NPGlenstone">{{cite web
|title=Glenstone
|website= Glenstone
|url=https://www.glenstone.org/
|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref>--><ref name="WPostGlenstone">{{cite news
|title=Going to Glenstone? Here's what you need to know about D.C.'s new must-see art museum 
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/going-to-glenstone-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-dcs-new-must-see-art-museum/2018/10/02/92a29468-c00f-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html
|access-date=2020-04-05
|newspaper=Washington Post
|date=2018-10-03
|last1=Ramanathan
|first1=Lavanya
|last2=Hahn
|first2=Fritz
}}</ref> The [[Strathmore (Maryland)|Strathmore Music and Arts Center]] in North Bethesda has a concert hall and art exhibits.<ref name="Strathmore">{{cite news
|title=Strathmore A High Note For County
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2005/02/06/strathmore-a-high-note-for-county/32d82501-6f26-4772-b877-c555f13a22de/
|access-date=2020-05-22
|newspaper=Washington Post
|date=2005-02-06
|last1=Mir
|first1=A.
|last2=Spivack
|first2=Matthew
|last3=Mosk
|first3=A.}}</ref>