The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is the State bird.
The calico cat is the State cat.
The Maryland Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) is the State crustacean.
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is the State dog.
The striped bass or rockfish (Morone saxatilis) is the State fish.
The Black–Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is the State flower.
The thoroughbred horse is the State horse.
The Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) is the State insect.
The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the State reptile.
The megalodon (Otodus megalodon) is the State shark.
The white oak (Quercus alba) is the State tree.
The original Maryland orange crush is the State cocktail.
Smith Island cake is the State dessert.
Square dancing is the State folk dance.
The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the official mascot of the University of Maryland, College Park Campus.
The Governor may designate a citizen of the State as its Poet Laureate.
The Poet Laureate:
may not receive compensation as Poet Laureate; but
subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, is entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred in the performance of duties as Poet Laureate.
Reimbursement under this subsection:
shall be paid from the General Emergency Fund of the Board of Public Works; and
may not exceed $1,000 in any 1 fiscal year.
Maryland Rye or Maryland Rye Whiskey is the State spirit.
Center Stage in Baltimore City is the State theater.
Olney Theatre in Montgomery County is the State summer theater.
The Astrodon johnstoni is the State dinosaur.
The Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson) is the State fossil shell.
The Patuxent River stone is the State gem.
Chromite is the State mineral.
The Natural History Society of Maryland is the State natural sciences museum.
The Calvert Marine Museum is the State paleontology collection and research center.
The skipjack is the State boat.
Walking is the State exercise.
Jousting is the State sport.
Lacrosse is the State team sport.