Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland explores the natural and human history of the Chesapeake Bay region through three main themes: Maryland paleontology, the estuarine life of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay, and maritime history. It is known for linking fossil and ecological interpretation with preserved working-waterfront structures and vessels. Notable exhibits include the Drum Point Light, the bugeye Wm. B. Tennison, and the J. C. Lore Oyster House, with the Tennison and oyster house recognized as National Historic Landmarks. Living exhibits, including river otters and aquarium species from the bay and its tributaries, connect the region’s prehistoric past with its present-day environment.