Find a Great Place to Day Trip!

We live in a region filled with amazing things to do and see. Read along and be inspired to daytrip too!


 The destinations below are organized by category. For destinations by state, county or region, please check out the following pages:

Delaware -- COMING SOON                            Maryland                            New Jersey

New York                            Pennsylvania                            Virginia

 West Virginia -- COMING SOON




African-American Heritage
DELAWARE
Patty Cannon Trail

 MARYLAND
Annapolis Hidden History
Bucktown General Store
Caroline County UGRR
Hammond-Harwood House
Harriet Tubman Byway
Harriet Tubman State Park
Historic Annapolis Museum Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake Exhibit
Riversdale Plantation
St Mary's City

 PENNSYLVANIA
William C Goodrich Freedom Center & Underground Railroad Museum's Festival of Trees

VIRGINIA
Alexandria African-American Heritage Park
Alexandria Black History Museum
Belle Grove Plantation and Bed & Breakfast
Black History in Hampton VA
Contraband and Freedman Cemetery
Emancipation Oak (Hampton VA)
Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
Freedom House Museum

 WASHINGTON DC
Cedar Hill/Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Art Museums
MARYLAND
American Visionary Art Museum
Annmarie Sculpture Garden 
Baltimore Museum of Art and again -- COMING SOON!
Museum of Fine Arts (Washington County, MD)
Walters Art Museum -- COMING SOON!

 PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown Art Museum
Andy Warhol Museum
James A. Michener Art Museum -- COMING SOON!
Randyland 
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art - Ligonier
Westmoreland Art Museum

WASHINGTON DC
National Gallery of Art - East Building


Autumn Foliage
Adams County Scenic Valley Tour
Leafpeeping in Shenandoah National Park 2014 and 2015
Sugarloaf Mountain Park


Bed & Breakfasts / Inns / Hotels
MARYLAND
Blue Heron B&B -- COMING SOON!
Residence Inn at Maple Lawn -- COMING SOON!

NEW JERSEY
Haddonfield Inn -- COMING SOON!

 PENNSYLVANIA
1740 House (Lumberville, PA)
Battlefield B&B (Gettysburg)
Hotel Conneaut (Lake Conneaut, PA)
Logan Inn (New Hope, PA)
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Roads End B&B (Clearfield, PA)



Biking
DELAWARE
Cape Henlopen State Park Gordons Pond Trail
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal bike path

MARYLAND
Baltimore and Annapolis Trail 
C&O Canal:
    Brunswick to Dargan Bend
     Edwards Ferry
    Great Falls
    Locks 33 and 34
    Monocacy & Catoctin Aqueducts
    Fort Frederick to Hancock
     Paw Paw Tunnel to Lock 56
    Swain's Lock to Seneca Aqueduct
    Whites Ferry -- COMING SOON!
    Williamsport
Cross Island Trail
Indian Head Rail Trail
Western Maryland Rail Trail East and West

PENNSYLVANIA
Butler - Freeport Community Rail Trail
David S Ammerman (Rail) Trail
Doylestown Bike Tour
Gettysburg National Military Park
Ghost Town Rail Trail
Great Allegheny Passage Bridge to Bridge Ride
Heritage Rail Trail 
Lehigh Gorge Rail Trail
Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail and lower NCR
Three Rivers Heritage Trail 

VIRGINIA
High Bridge Rail Trail 
Mount Vernon Trail
Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Rail Trail

 WEST VIRGINIA
Allegheny Highlands Rail Trail
Pedal Through the Past (Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown, Antietam, C&O Canal)


Budget-friendly Daytrips
Please check out Budget-friendly Daytrips for daytrip destinations that cost $25 or less for two people, or $50 or less for a family of four.



C&O Canal
Brunswick to Dargan Bend
Canal Pride Days 
Edwards Ferry
Fort Frederick to Hancock
Great Falls
Locks 33 and 34
Lander Lockhouse
Maryland Heights (Harpers Ferry),
Monocacy & Catoctin Aqueducts
Paw Paw Tunnel to Lock 56
Swain's Lock to Seneca Aqueduct
Kayaking at Swain's Lock
Whites Ferry -- COMING SOON!
Williamsport






Cideries, Wineries, Breweries, and Distilleries 
MARYLAND
Basignani Vineyards
Black Ankle Vineyards (1st Visit) (2nd Visit)
Boordy Vineyards
Dejon Vineyard
Elk Run (Yoga in the Vines) (2nd Visit) (5k race/Fall Jazz Fest)
Fiore Winery
Harford Vineyard and Winery (1st Visit) (2nd Visit)
Linganore Winecellars
Mount Felix Winery 
Red Heifer Winery (1st Visit) (2nd Visit)
Royal Rabbit Vineyards (1st Visit) (2nd Visit)
Serpent Ridge Vineyards (1st Visit) (2nd Visit)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
Woodhall Winecellars - (1st Visit) (2nd Visit)

PENNSYLVANIA
Big Spring Spirits 
Bee Kind Winery
Borderland Vineyard
Central PA Tasting Trail -- COMING SOON!
Good Intent Cidery -- COMING SOON!
Halbrendt's Vineyard
Hauzer Estate Winery & Cidery
Kreutz Creek Vineyards
Mason Dixon Distillery
Mount Nittany Winery and Vineyards -- COMING SOON!
Starr Hill Winery
Winery at Wilcox

VIRGINIA
1781 Brewery
Bluemont Vineyard 
Cardamon Family Vineyards 
Hillsborough Vineyards 
Northgate Vineyard 
Potomac Point Winery
Wilderness Winery and Vineyards
Civil War (and Related)
DELAWARE
Fort Delaware

MARYLAND
Antietam Illumination
Antietam National Battlefield Dayhike
Dr. Samuel Mudd House
Fort Foote
Maryland Heights Hike: Part 1 and Part 2 
Monocacy National Battlefield Park
Monterey Pass Battlefield Park
Sugarloaf Mountain Park
Surratt's Tavern
Tudor Hall

PENNSYLVANIA
Bloody Knox Cabin
Farnsworth House Inn
Gettysburg Heritage Museum
Gettysburg National Military Park
   via Segway 
    via bicycle 
   InSite iPad tour
   Cemetery Ridge Hike
Heritage Rail Trail
Shriver House Museum

VIRGINIA
American Civil War Museum 
Cedar Creek/Belle Grove National Battlefield and Historic Site
Confederate White House 
Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
Fredericksburg National Battlefield
High Bridge Rail Trail
Historic Jamestowne
Hollywood Cemetery
Malvern Hill Battlefield -- Seven Days Battle
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Museum of the Confederacy  
New Market Battlefield
Petersburg Crater Battlefield
Prospect Hill Cemetery (Front Royal, VA) 
Richmond National Battlefield Park, Cold Harbor
Sailors Creek Battlefield Historic Site
Stonewall Jackson Winter Headquarters (Winchester, VA)
Tilghman Moore House (Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters)
Winchester National Cemetery 

 WEST VIRGINIA
Bolivar Heights Battlefield
Harpers Ferry
Pedal Through the Past

Dog Friendly
DELAWARE
Trap Pond State Park

 MARYLAND
Annapolis Rocks
Annmarie Sculpture Garden 
Assateague Island (Maryland side)
Baltimore and Annapolis Trail  
Baltimore's Waterfront Promenade
Catoctin Mountain National Park
C&O Canal: 
     Brunswick to Dargan Bend
     Edwards Ferry
     Ft Frederick to Hancock
     Great Falls 
    Lander Lockhouse
     Locks 33 and 34
     Maryland Heights (Harpers Ferry), 
    Monocacy & Catoctin Aqueducts
    Paw Paw Tunnel to Lock 56
    Swain's Lock to Seneca Aqueduct
     Whites Ferry -- COMING SOON!
     Williamsport
Columbia's Four Lakes
Daniels, Maryland's Ghost Town
Downs Memorial Park (Anne Arundel Co, MD)
Elk Neck State Park / Turkey Point Lighthouse Hike
Greenwell State Park 
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay 
Indian Head Rail Trail
Jerusalem Village Hike / Gunpowder Falls State Park
Maryland Heights Hike: Part 1 and Part 2  
Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail and lower NCR
Oregon Ridge Park Loggers Trail
Patapsco River Valley State Park
           Avalon Section/Grist Mill Trail
             Cascade Falls Trail / Orange Grove Area
             Daniels -- Maryland's Ghost Town and Winter Hike to Daniels
             Daniels Old Main Line and Ruins Loop Hike
           Daniels Old Main Line Railtrail
           Marriottsville Road to McKeldin Rapids Hike
             McKeldin Area
Patuxent Branch Trail (Columbia, MD)
Pen Mar Park to High Rocks: Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Ricketts Glen State Park
Rocks State Park
Soldiers Delight NEA Chaote Mine Trail
Sugarloaf Mountain Park
Swallow Falls State Park 
Tail Lights

NEW JERSEY
Haddonfield Inn -- COMING SOON!

 PENNSYLVANIA
9 Coal Mine and Museum
Bilgers Rocks
Delaware Canal Towpath and again
Eckley Miners' Village 
Heritage Rail Trail 
Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia)
Lehigh Gorge Rail Trail

VIRGINIA
Scott's Run Nature Preserve

 WASHINGTON D.C.
U.S. National Arboretum

 WEST VIRGINIA
Allegheny Highlands Rail Trail
Cathedral State Park
Lost River State Park
Fairs and Festivals
MARYLAND
Art in the Park - Frederick's Festival of the Arts
Central Maryland Fiber Arts Studio Tour
Hot Air Balloon Festival
Light City Baltimore Festival
Market Fair
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Wine in the Woods 

PENNSYLVANIA
Butler County (PA) Fall Festivals
Celtic Fling and Highland Games
National Apple Harvest Festival

VIRGINIA
Festival of Leaves 
Virginia Renaissance Faire

 WASHINGTON DC
Blossom Kite Festival
Cherry Blossom Festival




Ghost Hunts and Paranormal Investigations
DELAWARE
Cape May - Lewis Ferry Terminal Paranormal Investigation
East End Breakwater Lighthouse Paranormal Investigation -- COMING SOON!

 MARYLAND
Belmont Manor Paranormal Investigation
Furnace Town Ghost Hunt

 PENNSYLVANIA
Anderson Mansion Ghost Hunt
Carrie Furnaces Ghost Hunt
Eastern State Penitentiary Ghost Hunt 
Farnsworth House Inn Ghost Hunt
Hotel Conneaut
Pennhurst School Ghost Hunt

 WEST VIRGINIA
Moundsville State Penitentiary Ghost Hunt




Ghost Walks 
DELAWARE
Haunted Lewes DE
Legends of Lewes Ghost Walk -- COMING SOON!

 MARYLAND
Annapolis, MD
Dorchester County Hauntings
Ellicott City, MD
Miller House
Mount Misery (Ellicott City, MD)
Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick, MD)
Savage Mill

PENNSYLVANIA
Gettysburg
   Ghosts of Gettysburg
   Battlecry Ghost Tour
Pittsburgh Ghost Tour

 WASHINGTON DC
Capitol Hauntings (Washington, DC)

WEST VIRGINIA
Harpers Ferry





 Hikes and Walks
MARYLAND
Annapolis Rocks
Antietam National Battlefield Hike
Assateague Island
Baltimore's Waterfront Promenade
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Catoctin Mountain Park Wolf Rock Hike 
Catoctin Mountain Park Cunningham Falls/Hog Rock Hike
Catoctin Mountain Park Chimney Rocks Hike
C&O Canal: 
     Brunswick to Dargan Bend
     Edwards Ferry
    Ft Frederick to Hancock
     Great Falls
    Locks 33 and 34
     Maryland Heights (Harpers Ferry), 
    Monocacy & Catoctin Aqueducts
    Swain's Lock to Seneca Aqueduct
    Williamsport
Columbia's Four Lakes
Cunningham Falls State Park 
Daniels, Maryland's Ghost Town and Winter Hike to Daniels
Downs Memorial Park (Anne Arundel Co, MD)
Elk Neck State Park / Turkey Point Lighthouse Hike
Gettysburg Nat'l Battlefield Cemetery Ridge Hike
Greenwell State Park 
Indian Head Rail Trail
Jerusalem Village Hike / Gunpowder Falls State Park
Maryland Heights Hike: Part 1 and Part 2 
Oregon Ridge Park / Loggers Trail Hike
Patapsco River Valley State Park 
           Volunteering Part 1 and Part 2
             Avalon Section/Grist Mill Trail
             Cascade Falls Trail / Orange Grove Area
             Daniels -- Maryland's Ghost Town and Winter Hike to Daniels
             Daniels Old Main Line and Ruins Loop Hike
           Daniels Old Main Line Railtrail
             Hell House and revisiting Hell House
             Marriottsville Road to McKeldin Rapids Hike
             McKeldin Area
Patuxent Branch Trail (Columbia, MD)
Pen Mar Park to High Rocks: Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Rocks State Park
Scott's Run Nature Preserve 
Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area Chaote Mine Trail
Sugarloaf Mountain Park and Blue Trail Winter Hike
Swallow Falls State Park and in the Winter
Tail Lights/Symphony of Lights
Weverton Cliffs

NEW YORK
High Line Park (NYC)
Tarrytown Riverwalk (on the Hudson River) 

PENNSYLVANIA
Bilgers Rocks and Update to Bilgers Rocks
Delaware Canal Towpath and again
Heritage Rail Trail 
Ricketts Glen State Park
Ringing Rocks County Park (Bucks County, PA)

VIRGINIA
Eagle Rock Hike from the AT
Government Island Hike
Scott's Run Nature Preserve Hikes 
Story Book Trail -- COMING SOON!
Tuscarora Trail / Eagle Rock Day Hike 

WASHINGTON DC
U.S. National Arboretum

WEST VIRGINIA
Allegheny Highlands Rail Trail
Cathedral State Park
Cranesville Swamp
Cranny Crow Overlook Hike / Lost River State Park
North Mountain Trail - George Washington National Forest



 Historic Houses and Gardens
DELAWARE
John Dickinson Plantation
Governor Ross Mansion
Winterthur 

MARYLAND
Annmarie Sculpture Garden
Annapolis by Candlelight Tour
Belmont Manor
Brookside Gardens 
Cambridge, MD historic homes 
Carter - Archer Mansion 
Dr. Samuel Mudd House
Hammond-Harwood House
Historic Homes in Frederick, MD
Hampton Mansion
Ladew Topiary Gardens
Lander Lockhouse
Miller House
Patapsco Female Institute
Poe House Museum
Riversdale Plantation
Schifferstadt
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House -- COMING SOON!
Surratt's Tavern 
Tudor Hall

 NEW YORK
Boldt Castle
Kykuit/Rockefeller Estate
Singer Castle
Sunnyside

PENNSYLVANIA
Anderson Mansion Ghost Hunt
Benjamin Parry Mansion
Bloody Knox Cabin
Boal Mansion
Centre Furnace Mansion
Chanticleer Gardens
Eisenhower Farm
Farnsworth House Inn
Fallingwater
Fonthill Castle and Revisited
Kentuck Knob
Longwood Gardens and A Longwood (Gardens) Christmas
Pearl S. Buck House
Penn State Arboretum
Phipps Conservatory
Shriver House

VIRGINIA
Arlington Mansion
Belle Grove Plantation and Bed & Breakfast
Confederate White House 
Ferry Farm
Gunston Hall, Open Hearth Cooking at Gunston Hall, and Photo Safari at Gunston Hall
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens 
Mary Washington House
Maymont Mansion
Monticello 
Montpelier
Morven Park
Overton-Hillsman House (Sailors Creek Battlefield State Park)
Tilghman Moore House (Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters)

WASHINGTON DC
Cedar Hill
U.S. National Arboretum  



Holiday Season
MARYLAND
Blow your own glass Christmas ornaments at Art of Fire
Color on the Creek
Gardens of Lights (Brookside Gardens)
Hampton Mansion
Historic Homes in Frederick, MD
Lights on the Bay
Maryland Holiday Light Displays
Symphony of Lights
Tail Lights/Symphony of Lights
Winter Lights at Seneca Creek State Park

 NEW YORK
New York City in December

 PENNSYLVANIA
Christkindlemarkt Bethlehem PA
Christmas Magic
Kemerer Museum of the Decorative Arts
Longwood (Gardens) Christmas
William C Goodrich Freedom Center & Underground Railroad Museum's Festival of Trees

 VIRGINIA
Newport News' Celebration of Lights
Williamsburg Christmas Wreaths
Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Gardens

WASHINGTON DC
ZooLights at the National Zoo


Kayaking Adventures
DELAWARE
Trap Pond State Park

 MARYLAND
Blackwater River/Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Kayaking
Centennial Lake / Preparing for Kayaking Adventures
C&O Canal at Swain's Lock
Lake Clopper / Seneca Creek State Park
Lake Elkhorn
Little Seneca Lake
Mallows Bay Shipwrecks
Piney Run Park
Potomac River
Wetipquin Creek (Nanticoke River Water Trail)

PENNSYLVANIA
Schuylkill River
West Branch Susquehanna River

VIRGINIA
Assateague Narrows
Dyke Marsh
Lake Laura
Kid-Friendly / Great Things to Do with Kids

9 Great Daytrips for the Under-6 Crowd
2018 Month of Summer Daytrips
2019 31 Days of Great Summer Daytrips for Kids

DELAWARE
Air Mobility Command Museum
Fort Delaware

MARYLAND
American Visionary Art Museum
Annmarie Sculpture Garden 
Assateague Island
Brookside Gardens 
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Cascade Falls Trail / Orange Grove Area
Crystal Grottoes Caverns
Cunningham Falls State Park
Fort Foote National Historic Site
Fort Frederick
Fort McHenry National Historic Site 
Fort Washington National Historic Site
Gardens of Lights (Brookside Gardens)
Historic Ships of Baltimore Part 1 and Part 2
Ladew Topiary Gardens
Lights on the Bay
National Aquarium -- COMING SOON!
National Colonial Farm
Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium -- COMING SOON!
Sailing on the Selina II
Skipjack tour aboard the Nathan of Dorchester 
St Mary's City
Swallow Falls State Park 
Turkey Point Lighthouse Trail / Elkneck State Park
Urban Pirates -- COMING SOON!

NEW YORK
Statue of Liberty

PENNSYLVANIA
9 Coal Mine
Bilgers Rocks and Update to Bilgers Rocks
Christmas Magic
Eastern State Penitentiary (age 8+)
Fort Ligonier
Fort Necessity National Historic Site
Gettysburg Heritage Center
Harley-Davidson Factory Tour (age 13+)
Just Ducky Pittsburgh Tour
Longwood Gardens
Martin's Snacks Factory Tour
Mercer Museum
National Apple Harvest Festival
National Aviary
Ohiopyle State Park
Penn's Cave
Philadelphia Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour
Phipps Conservatory
Snowtubing
Sunrise Soap Co
William C Goodrich Freedom Center & Underground Railroad Museum's Festival of Trees
Wolf Sanctuary of PA 

VIRGINIA
Ferry Farm
Government Island Hike
James Monroe Museum -- COMING SOON!
Jamestowne Settlement
Lewis Gintner Botanical Gardens 
NASA Visitors Center / Virginia Air and Space Center
Newport News' Celebration of Lights
Story Book Trail -- COMING SOON!
Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Gardens

 WASHINGTON DC
Blossom Kite Festival
Cherry Blossom Festival
International Spy Museum (age 8+)

WEST VIRGINIA
Bickle Knob / Otter Creek Wilderness
Cass Scenic Rail Road
Harpers Ferry, WV
Trail Rides in Canaan Valley

Lighthouses
ATLANTIC SEABOARD
Assateague Island Lighthouse 
Barnegat Lighthouse
Cape May Lighthouse 

 CHESAPEAKE BAY
Baltimore Light 
Bloody Point Lighthouse 
Choptank Lighthouse 
Cove Point Lighthouse 
Drum Point Lighthouse -- COMING SOON!
Hollands Bar Lighthouse
Hoopers Island Lighthouse 
Hoopers Straight Light
Janes Island Lighthouse
Old Point Comfort Lighthouse
Point Lookout Lighthouse
Point No Point Lighthouse
Sandy Point Lighthouse 
Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse
Smith Point (south of Potomac River) Lighthouse
Sharkfin Shoal Lighthouse
Sharps Island Lighthouse 
Solomon's Lump Lighthouse
Thomas Point Lighthouse  and lighthouse cottage tour
Turkey Point Lighthouse
Watts Island Lighthouse

 DELAWARE BAY
Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse 
Cross Ledge Shoal Lighthouse
East End Breakwater Lighthouse and Paranormal Investigation -- COMING SOON!
Elbow of Cross Ledge Lighthouse
Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse
Miah Maull Shoal Lighthouse
Ship John Shoal Lighthouse
West Harbor Refuge Lighthouse

GREAT LAKES
Lake Superior lighthouse

NEW YORK
Sleepy Hollow Point Lighthouse
St Lawrence River
Rock Island Light House
Sunken Rock Light House
Tibbets Point Light House



State and Local Parks
DELAWARE
Cape Henlopen State Park
    Biking Cape Henlopen State Park
Killens Pond State Park
Trap Pond State Park

MARYLAND
Annapolis Rocks
Annmarie Sculpture Garden 
Baltimore and Annapolis Trail 
Belmont Manor
Black Hill Regional Park
Brookside Gardens 
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Columbia's Four Lakes
Cranesville Swamp
Cross Island Trail
Cunningham Falls State Park 
Downs Memorial Park (Anne Arundel Co, MD)
Elk Neck State Park
Fort Frederick State Park
Gathland State Park
Greenwell State Park 
Harriet Tubman State Park
Jerusalem Village Hike / Gunpowder Falls State Park
Lights on the Bay/Sandy Point State Park
Mallows Bay Shipwrecks
National Colonial Farm
Oregon Ridge Park
Patapsco Female Institute
Patapsco River Valley State Park - Part 1 and Part 2
             Avalon Section/Grist Mill Trail
             Cascade Falls Trail / Orange Grove Area
             Daniels -- Maryland's Ghost Town
             Daniels Old Main Line and Ruins Loop Trail
           Daniels Old Main Line Railtrail
             Hell House and Revisiting Hell House
             Marriottsville Road to McKeldin Rapids Hike
             McKeldin Area
Patuxent Branch Trail (Columbia, MD)
Pen-Mar Park (Washington County)
Piney Run County Park
Rocks State Park
Seneca Creek State Park
Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area Choate Mine Trail
Sugarloaf Mountain Park and in the winter
Susquehanna State Park
Swallow Falls State Park and again in the winter

NEW JERSEY
High Point State Park
Island Beach State Park
Liberty State Park

PENNSYLVANIA
Bilgers Rocks and Update to Bilgers Rocks
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Reserve
Elk Country Day Trip
Moraine State Park
Ohiopyle State Park
Ricketts Glen State Park 

VIRGINIA
Chincoteague NWR
Kayaking the Assateague Narrows

WEST VIRGINIA
Cranesville Swamp Preserve
Lost River State Park
Trail Rides in Canaan Valley


Museums
DELAWARE
Air Mobility Command Museum
Johnson Victrola Museum

MARYLAND
Calvert Marine Museum -- COMING SOON!
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake
Harriet Tubman Visitors Center
Historic Annapolis Museum Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake Exhibit
Historic Ships of Baltimore Part 1 and Part 2
Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium -- COMING SOON!
St Mary's City
Star-Spangled Banner House & Museum -- COMING SOON!

PENNSYLVANIA
9 Coal Mine and Museum
Clearfield Co. Historical Museum
Eastern State Penitentiary and Update
Eckley Miners' Village 
Gettysburg Heritage Center
Grice Museum
Kemerer Museum of the Decorative Arts
Mercer Museum
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Museum of the American Revolution
Mutter Museum
National Museum of Industry History
Pittsburgh Toonseum

VIRGINIA
American Civil War Museum 
Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
Historic Jamestowne
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Museum
James Monroe Museum -- COMING SOON!
Moton Museum
Museum of the Confederacy 
NASA Visitors Center/Virginia Air and Space Center
Tredegar Iron Works

WASHINGTON DC
International Spy Museum
Smithsonian Castle



National Parks, Refuges and Historic Sites
DELAWARE
Bombay Hook NWR

MARYLAND
 Antietam National Park Memorial Illumination
Antietam National Battlefield Dayhike
Assateague Island
Blackwater NWR and Blackwater River/Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Kayaking
Catoctin Mountain Park Wolf Rock Hike 
Catoctin Mountain Park Cunningham Falls/Hog Rock Hike
C&O Canal: 
     Canal Pride Days
     Edwards Ferry
     Great Falls
    Locks 33 and 34
     Maryland Heights (Harpers Ferry), 
    Monocacy & Catoctin Aqueducts
    Williamsport
Fort Foote National Historic Site
Fort McHenry National Historic Site
Fort Washington National Historic Site
Maryland Heights Hike: Part 1 and Part 2 
Monocacy National Battlefield Park

PENNSYLVANIA
Eisenhower Farm
Fort Necessity National Historic Site
Flight 93 National Memorial
Gettysburg National Military Park
   via Segway 
    via bicycle 
   InSite iPad tour
    Cemetery Ridge Hike
Valley Forge National Historical Park 

 VIRGINIA
Cedar Creek/Belle Grove National Battlefield and Historic Site
Fort Monroe Casemate National Monument
Fredericksburg National Civil War Battlefield
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park/Cold Harbor National Battlefield 
Leafpeeping in Shenandoah National Park 2014 and 2015
Tredegar Iron Works

 WASHINGTON DC
Cedar Hill/Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

WEST VIRGINIA
Pedal Through the Past



 Native American Heritage

 Adena Burial Mounds/Grave Creek Burial Mound
Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area Choate Mine Trail
Rocks State Park
St Mary's City
Wetipquin Creek (Nanticoke River Water Trail)




Nature and Wildlife Oriented
DELAWARE
Bombay Hook NWR
Killens Pond State Park
Trap Pond State Park

MARYLAND
Assateague Island
Blackwater NWR and Blackwater River/Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Kayaking
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Catoctin Mountain National Park
Crystal Grottoes Caverns
Greenwell State Park 
Kayaking on the Potomac River
Maryland Heights Hike: Part 1 and Part 2 
National Aquarium -- COMING SOON!
Rocks State Park
Swallow Falls State Park 
Sugarloaf Mountain Park
Wetipquin Creek (Nanticoke River Water Trail)

NEW JERSEY
Island Beach State Park

PENNSYLVANIA
Bilgers Rocks and Update to Bilgers Rocks
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Reserve
Elk Country Day Trip
Moraine State Park
National Aviary
Ohiopyle State Park
Penn's Cave
Ricketts Glen State Park 
Schuylkill River
Wolf Sanctuary of PA 

 VIRGINIA
Chincoteague NWR
Kayaking the Assateague Narrows
Leafpeeping in Shenandoah National Park 2014 and 2015

WASHINGTON DC
National Zoo

WEST VIRGINIA
Cranesville Swamp
Trail Rides in Canaan Valley
On the Water
DELAWARE
Delaware Light Houses 
Trap Pond State Park

 MARYLAND
Blackwater River/Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Kayaking
Clopper Lake
Kayaking on the Potomac River
Kayaking at Swain's Lock
Mallows Bay Shipwrecks
Passage to Five (Lighthouses) 
Sailing on the Selina II
Sailing on the Shardana
Skipjack tour aboard the Nathan of Dorchester 
Smith Island
Wetipquin Creek (Nanticoke River Water Trail)

NEW JERSEY
Delaware Light Houses 

 NEW YORK
Dinner Cruise on St. Lawrence River
Statue of Liberty

 PENNSYLVANIA
Just Ducky Pittsburgh Tour
Schuylkill River

 VIRGINIA
Chesapeake Light Houses, Southern Expedition Day 1 and Day 2
Dyke Marsh Kayaking (Potomac River)
Kayaking the Assateague Narrows
Miss Hampton II Harbor Tour


Outdoor Adventures
MARYLAND
Annapolis Rocks
Blackwater River/Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Kayaking
Catoctin Mountain National Park
Chesapeake Light Houses, Southern Expedition Day 1 and Day 2
Daniels, Maryland's Ghost Town
Kayaking on the Potomac River
Mallows Bay Shipwrecks
Pen Mar Park to High Rocks: Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Sailing on the Shardana
Smith Island
Sugarloaf Mountain Park
Wetipquin Creek (Nanticoke River Water Trail)

PENNSYLVANIA
ATVing in the Snow
Dog Sledding in the Pocono Mountains
Schuylkill River
Snowtubing

VIRGINIA
Dyke Marsh Kayaking (Potomac River)
Kayaking the Assateague Narrows
Sandy River Outdoor Adventure

WEST VIRGINIA
Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail Rides in Canaan Valley



Photo Safaris
MARYLAND
Annapolis Photo Safari
Chesapeake Country Murals

NEW YORK
Audrey Munson NYC Photo Safari

PENNSYLVANIA
Abandoned School Photo Safari
Adams County Photo Safari
Barns of Delaware Water Gap NRA Photo Safari
Eastern State Penitentiary Photo Safari
York Mural Safari

VIRGINIA
Gunston Hall Photo Safari
Murals of Fredericksburg
Strasburg Mural Safari

Quaint Towns
DELAWARE
Lewes
Milford

 MARYLAND
Annapolis
Cambridge
Denton
Ellicott City (1st Visit) (2nd Visit)
Frederick
New Market
Solomons Island -- COMING SOON!
St. Michaels
Tilghman Island

NEW JERSEY
Cape May

NEW YORK
Sleepy Hollow

 PENNSYLVANIA
Bellefonte
Clearfield -- COMING SOON!
Doylestown -- COMING SOON!
Gettysburg
Harmony
New Hope
Saxonburg
York
    Where to Eat
Zelienople

VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg
Front Royal
Onancoke
Strasburg -- COMING SOON!

WEST VIRGINIA
Harpers Ferry


 (Scenic) Railroads

Cass Scenic Rail Road
Romance on the Rails
More Romance on the Rails



Rails to Trails
MARYLAND
Baltimore and Annapolis Trail 
Cross Island Trail
Daniels Old Main Line Trail
Indian Head Rail Trail 
Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail and lower NCR
Patuxent Branch Trail (Columbia, MD)
Western Maryland Rail Trail East and West

 NEW YORK
High Line Park (NYC)

 PENNSYLVANIA
Butler - Freeport Community Rail Trail
David S Ammerman (Rail) Trail
Ghost Town Rail Trail
Great Allegheny Passage Bridge to Bridge Ride
Heritage Rail Trail
Hoover - Mason Trestle

 VIRGINIA
High Bridge Rail Trail
Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Rail Trail

 WEST VIRGINIA
Allegheny Highlands Rail Trail




Revolutionary War

 Museum of the American Revolution
Valley Forge National Historic Park 
Washington Crossing Historic Park




Romantic Date Ideas

Annmarie Sculpture Garden 
Blow your own glass Christmas ornaments at Art of Fire
Brookside Gardens 
Capitol Hauntings (Washington Walks)
Dinner Cruise on St. Lawrence River
Hot Air Balloon Festival
Lewis Gintner Botanical Gardens 
Light City Baltimore Festival
National Zoo
New Hope, PA
Passage to Five (Lighthouses) 
Romance on the Rails
More Romance on the Rails
Sailing on the Selina II
Sailing on the Shardana
Smith Island
Tarrytown, NY Riverwalk on the Hudson River
Virginia Wineries
Wine in the Woods 
Wolf Sanctuary of PA



Seasonal Recommendations
SUMMER
2018 Month of Summer Daytrips for Kids
2019 31 Days of Great Summer Daytrips for Kids
Summer 2016

FALL
September 2018
October 2018
November 2018

WINTER & HOLIDAY SEASON
December 2015 Top Five Daytrips
Winter 2016 Top Five Daytrips
12 Days of Daytrips for Winter Break
6 Great Romantic Dates for Valentine's Day

Spooky (or Haunted) 
DELAWARE
Cape Henlopen State Park
Cape May - Lewis Ferry Terminal -- COMING SOON!
East End Breakwater Lighthouse -- COMING SOON!
Fort Delaware
Lewes

 MARYLAND
Belmont Manor
Daniels, Maryland's Ghost Town
Dr. Samuel Mudd House
Ellicott City, MD (1st Visit) (2nd Visit)
Ellicott City's Mount Misery 
Fort McHenry National Historic Site 

Furnace Town Ghost Hunt
Hampton Mansion
Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick, MD)

NEW YORK
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Tarrytown, NY) 

 PENNSYLVANIA
9 Coal Mine and Museum
Anderson Mansion Ghost Hunt
Benjamin Parry Mansion
Carrie Furnaces Ghost Hunt
Eastern State Penitentiary and Ghost Hunt
Farnsworth House Ghost Hunt
Gettysburg National Military Park
   via Segway 
   via bicycle
   InSite iPad tour
Hotel Conneaut 
Logan Inn
Pennhurst Home for the Feeble Minded

VIRGINIA
Fort Monroe
Overton-Hillsman House (Sailors Creek Battlefield State Park)

WASHINGTON DC
Capitol Hauntings (Washington Walks)

WEST VIRGINIA
Moundsville\West Virginia State Penitentiary Ghost Hunt
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum




Tombstone Tourism & Taphophilia
DELAWARE
Saint Peters Churchyard (Lewis, DE)

MARYLAND
Green Mount Cemetery
Loudon Park Cemetery (Baltimore)
Loudon Park National Cemetery 
Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick, MD)
Westminster Burying Ground

NEW YORK
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Tarrytown, NY) 

 PENNSYLVANIA
Christ Church Burial Ground 
Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia)

 VIRGINIAAlexandria African-American Heritage Park
Arlington National Cemetery 
Contraband and Freedman Cemetery 
Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond)
Mount Hebron Cemetery (Winchester, VA)
Prospect Hill Cemetery (Front Royal, VA) 
Winchester National Cemetery 






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