| In the 1920s, a
reporter for National Geographic visited Maryland and dubbed
the state “America in Miniature.” The nickname
sums us up the state quite nicely. Maryland has it all –
from mountains to seashores everything is within about a
3-hour drive of its biggest city, Baltimore. In Maryland you
can embarking on journeys of exploration and discovery that
include history culture, recreation and scenery. There are
31 state Scenic Byways that reflect the rich heritage of the
region surrounding each of the routes. American history has
a center in Maryland such as Civil War Trails. Travel along
the way to Antietam, Monacacy and Gettysburg National
Battlefields. Stand near the spot in Baltimore where
President Abraham Lincoln boarded the train for his 1861
inauguration and where shortly after, first blood was shed.
Visit St. Mary's Church where, in November 1864, Southern
Maryland doctor Samuel A. Mudd first met a young actor named
John Wilkes Booth. From the Kennedy Farm, where John Brown
stages his 1859 attach on Harpers Ferry to Abraham Lincoln's
1865 funeral train. Many
Bed
and Breakfasts in Maryland are historic buildings with
modern day amenities. Recreations abound with
fishing,
golf,
horseback riding, boating and much much more. |
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