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9780762726530

Signpost Guide Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, 2nd; Your guide to great drives

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  • ISBN13:

    9780762726530

  • ISBN10:

    0762726539

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2003-05-01
  • Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $22.95

Summary

People who travel by car have the best opportunities to explore beyond typical tourist destinations, but driving in an unfamiliar region can be a daunting prospect. Signpost Guides provide practical information to guide motorists through unfamiliar routes, signs, traffic laws and parking. Hundreds of attractions are described in detail, together with recommendations for shopping, dining, and accommodation.

Author Biography

Tom Bross, Patricia Harris, David Lyon, Timothy Nollen, Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, and Stillman D Rogers are also the authors to dozens of other guidebooks on Canada, New England, South Africa, and numerous other countries and regions.

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides 8(10)
Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware at a glance 10(2)
Introduction 12(2)
Travel facts 14(10)
Driver's guide 24(6)
Getting to Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware 30(2)
Setting the scene 32(8)
Highlights and touring itineraries 40(2)
Washington DC
42(20)
The political powerhouse of the USA
Arlington and Alexandria
62(8)
Colonial gentility and historic buildings
Northern Virginia
70(8)
Civil War battlefields, rolling hills and fine inns
Shenandoah
78(12)
The sublime beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the fertile Shenandoah Valley
The Piedmont
90(12)
Small cities full of cultural delights
Richmond
102(12)
The state capital with a rich and turbulent history
Richmond battlefields
114(8)
Visit the site of battles that tore the emerging American nation apart
Fredericksburg area
122(8)
Prosperous former tobacco-trading port and George Washington's childhood home
Tidewater
130(8)
The tidal creeks, inlets, bays and coves of Virginia's coastal plain
Virginia's historic triangle
138(10)
History preserved and brought to life at Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg
Hampton Roads
148(10)
Surf-washed beaches and oceanside boardwalks
Baltimore
158(14)
Transformed docks filled with museums, shops and places to have fun
Annapolis
172(10)
The home of the US Naval Academy
Eastern Shore
182(10)
Barrier islands with beaches, dunes and wild horses
Rockville to Frederick
192(8)
The historic C&O canal and the Great Falls of the Potomac
Western Maryland and borderlands
200(10)
Battlefield sites and rolling mountain roads
Southern Maryland
210(10)
Escape from the crowds in this land of fishermen and shoreside parks
North Chesapeake Bay
220(8)
Tidal estuaries and pleasure boats
Ocean City and Delaware Shore
228(10)
Barrier islands, boardwalks, birds and seaside fun
Wilmington
238(8)
A city rich in art, museums and history
Brandywine Valley
246(8)
Colonial towns, antiques and lush countryside
Philadelphia
254(14)
The bustling, artistic `City of Brotherly Love'
Valley Forge to Gettysburg
268(14)
Venerated sites associated with America's traumatic wars
Capital speak 282(1)
Index 283(4)
Feedback form 287

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