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This is the most wondrous of waters. Bounty is everywhere, from watermen's nets teeming with shellfish to glittering cities that rise above the coastal plain. Since before written history, the mighty Chesapeake and its surrounding shores have enchanted adventurers-retrace their steps and be swept along. |
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| Baltimore |
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Charm City earns its nickname with an off beat spirit and small-town sweetness. This former tobacco port grew into an industrial giant during the 1800's, and today woos visitors with a thousand historic and contemporary pleasures: a world-class aquarium, extensive collections of modern and classic art, and amazing food among them. |
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RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT |
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| Southern Maryland |
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Below the capital city of Annapolis, one of the most historic and delightful political centers in America, the largely rural southern counties offer plenty of diversions for anglers, boaters, and beachgoers. These uncrowded resorts and villages are just the right setting for a quiet vacation. |
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ANNAPOLIS/ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY |
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GREATER ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY |
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Calvert Cliffs State Park |
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Twin Beaches: Chesapeake Beach and North Beach |
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Annemarie Garden on St. John |
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| The Necks and the Historic Peninsula |
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Experience history in person at Colonial Williamsburg on the bustling Historic Peninsula, then catch your breath along the less-traveled roads and waterways of the upper Necks. Reaching bayward between broad, patient rivers, the Necks provide a pastoral escape dotted with historic mansions and Indian reservations. |
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NORTHERN NECK: ON THE POTOMAC RIVER |
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NORTHERN NECK: ON THE BAY |
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THE HISTORIC PENINSULA AND WILLIAMSBURG |
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GREATER HISTORIC PENINSULA |
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| Hampton Roads |
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The appeal of Hampton Roads extends beyond its status as a major shipping port and naval hub. Newport News offers the outstanding Mariners' Museum, Hampton is rich with African American history, and Virginia Beach boasts a classic boardwalk. Outside these urban centers lie miles of undisturbed shoreline, barrier islands, marshes, and estuaries. |
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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
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VIRGINIA BEACH AND VICINITY |
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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge |
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| Eastern Shore, Virginia |
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Virginia's Eastern Shore is home to anachronistic harbor towns, gourmet crab shacks, Chincoteague's wild ponies, and a slower pace of life. It might take a while to get your crab cakes on the table, but time to savor your surroundings-including the pre-Civil War architecture-is always well spent. |
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Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge |
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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island |
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| Eastern Shore, Maryland |
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With more than 7,000 miles of shoreline, hundreds of rivers, and thousands of acres of salt marshes, the Delmarva Peninsula is justly popular with water enthusiasts seeking nirvana. Offshore, landlubbers can take a vicarious taste of the waterman's life on laid-back Deal and Smith Islands. |
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SOMERSET COUNTY AND SMITH ISLAND |
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SALISBURY AND WICOMICO COUNTY |
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
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TALBOT COUNTY, ST. MICHAELS, AND TILGHMAN ISLAND |
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| The Upper Bay |
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In the northernmost Chesapeake, farms and forests are the setting for wineries, parks, and scenic small towns. Flora and fauna thrive on the clear waters, and the long, narrow, mostly untrammeled roads beckon to cyclists, slicing through wheat fields and weaving along miles of sparkling bay and marshland. |
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Susquehanna State Park/Rocks State Park |
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Conowingo Dam Driving Tour |
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Gunpowder Falls State Park |
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| Background |
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If you're wondering which general took command of that nearby field, where your lunch was caught this morning, who built the ship you plan to tour this afternoon, or even why everyone keeps calling you "Hon" ... look no further. You'll find the inside scoop here. |
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All the information you need for smooth traveling is right here. |
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