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 on this page are organized by category. For destinations by state, county or region, please check out the following pages:


Delaware 




African-American and Black 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
Anne Spencer House and Garden
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
Hampton's Hidden History

WASHINGTON DC
Cedar Hill/Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Lincoln Summer Cottage



Art Museums
MARYLAND
American Visionary Art Museum and again, even better!
Annmarie Sculpture Garden
Baltimore Museum of Art and again
Museum of Fine Arts (Washington County, MD)
Walters Art Museum

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
DELAWARE
LazyL Bed & Breakfast

MARYLAND
Blue Heron B&B
Residence Inn at Maple Lawn
Whitehaven Hotel

NEW JERSEY
Haddonfield Inn

PENNSYLVANIA
1740 House (Lumberville, PA)
Battlefield B&B (Gettysburg)
Depot at Doolittles (DuBois, PA)
Hotel Conneaut (Lake Conneaut, PA)
Logan Inn (New Hope, PA)
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Road Less Traveled B&B (Clearfield, PA)
Three Haunted PA Inns
Victorian Lofts B&B

VIRGINIA
The Virginian Hotel -- COMING SOON!
Col Alto Hampton Inn
Craddock Terry Hotel -- COMING SOON!
Georges Inn
Iris Inn
The Mill at Fine Creek -- COMING SOON!


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
Wicomico County

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 
Houtzedale Rail Trail
Lehigh Gorge Rail Trail
Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail and lower NCR
Three Rivers Heritage Trail

VIRGINIA
High Bridge Rail Trail
James River Heritage Trail
Mount Vernon Trail
Percival's Island Rail Trail
Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Rail Trail

WEST VIRGINIA
Allegheny Highlands Rail Trail
Blackwater Canyon Rail Trail -- COMING SOON!





Botanical Gardens and Arboretums
DELAWARE
Winterthur

MARYLAND
Annmarie Sculpture Garden
Brookside Gardens and Again on Father's Day
Ladew Topiary Gardens

PENNSYLVANIA
Chanticleer Gardens
Longwood Gardens and A Longwood (Gardens) Christmas
Penn State Arboretum
Phipps Conservatory

VIRGINIA
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

WASHINGTON DC
U.S. National Arboretum



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)

NEW JERSEY
Flying Fish Brewery -- COMING SOON!
Sharrot Winery -- COMING SOON!

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!
Paradocx Vineyard
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)
Five Overlooked Must-see Civil War Sites

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
Grand Caverns
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
Polegreen Church -- COMING SOON!
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

WASHINGTON DC
Lincoln's Summer Cottage
Missing Soldiers Office

WEST VIRGINIA
Bolivar Heights Battlefield
Harpers Ferry
Pedal Through the Past

Dog Friendly
DELAWARE
LazyL Bed & Breakfast
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
Cedarville State Forest Hike
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
Gunpowder Falls State Park
       Jerusalem Village Hike
       Jesse's Trail Little Gunpowder Falls Loop Hike -- COMING SOON!
       Sweet Air Loop Hike -- COMING SOON!
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
       Buzzards Rock - Sawmill Trail Loop
       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 and Again, in the Spring
       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
       Serpentine Trail
Sugarloaf Mountain Park
Swallow Falls State Park
Tail Lights
Whitehaven Hotel

NEW JERSEY
Haddonfield Inn

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
Iris Inn

WASHINGTON D.C.
U.S. National Arboretum

WEST VIRGINIA
Allegheny Highlands Rail Trail
Cathedral State Park
Lost River State Park


Driving Tours
DELAWARE
Chasing Patty Cannon

MARYLAND
Antietam Illumination
Chesapeake Country Murals
Monterey Pass Battlefield Park
Barns of Northern Carroll County / Southern PA
Caroline County UGRR
Covered Bridges of Frederick County
Harriet Tubman Byway

PENNSYLVANIA
Adams County Scenic Valley Tour
Barns of Northern Carroll County / Southern PA
Butler County Barn Tour
Covered Bridges of Bucks County
Covered Bridges of Lancaster County -- COMING SOON!
Gettysburg Battlefields InSite iPad tour

VIRGINIA
Leafpeeping in Shenandoah National Park 2014 and 2015
Petersburg Crater Battlefield






Ghost Walks & Tours 
DELAWARE
Haunted Lewes DE
Legends of Lewes Ghost Walk -- COMING SOON!
East End Lighthouse Ghost Tour

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
DELAWARE
Prime Hook NWR Hike

MARYLAND
Annapolis Rocks
Antietam National Battlefield Hike
Assateague Island
Baltimore's Waterfront Promenade
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Catoctin Mountain Park
       Wolf Rock Hike
       Cunningham Falls/Hog Rock Hike
       Chimney Rocks Hike
Cedarville State Forest 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
Greenbriar State Park Big Red Trail Hike
Greenwell State Park
Gunpowder Falls State Park
       Jerusalem Village Hike
       Jesse's Trail Little Gunpowder Falls Loop Hike -- COMING SOON!
       Sweet Air Loop Trail -- COMING SOON!
Indian Head Rail Trail
Maryland Heights Hike: Part 1 and Part 2
Monocacy National Battlefield -- Worthington Farm Hikes -- COMING SOON!
Oregon Ridge Park / Loggers Trail Hike
Patapsco River Valley State Park
       Volunteering Part 1 and Part 2
       Avalon Section/Grist Mill Trail
       Buzzards Rock - Sawmill Trail Loop
       Cascade Falls Trail / Orange Grove Area
       Daniels -- Maryland's Ghost Town
       Daniels Winter Hike
       Daniels Old Main Line and Ruins Loop Hike
       Daniels Old Main Line Railtrail
       Daniels Old Main Line in the Spring
       Hell House and revisiting Hell House
       Kakaying on the Patapsco River
       Marriottsville Road to McKeldin Rapids Hike
       McKeldin Area
       Three Great Hikes
Patuxent Branch Trail (Columbia, MD)
Pemberton Park Hikes
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
       Serpentine Trail and Again in the Summer
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
Tuscarora Trail / Eagle Rock Day Hike 






Historic Houses and House Museums
DELAWARE
John Dickinson Plantation
Governor Ross Mansion
Winterthur

MARYLAND
Annapolis by Candlelight Tour
Belmont Manor
Cambridge, MD historic homes
Carter - Archer Mansion
Clara Barton Homestead
Dr. Samuel Mudd House
Hammond-Harwood House
Historic Homes in Frederick, MD
Hampton Mansion
Ladew House Museum and Topiary Gardens
Lander Lockhouse
Miller House
Patapsco Female Institute
Pemberton Hall -- COMING SOON!
Poe House Museum
Poplar Hill Mansion
Riversdale Plantation
Schifferstadt
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
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
Eisenhower Farm
Farnsworth House Inn
Fallingwater
Fonthill Castle and Revisited
Kentuck Knob
Pearl S. Buck House
Shriver House

VIRGINIA
Anne Spencer House and Garden
Arlington Mansion
Belle Grove Plantation and Bed & Breakfast
Confederate White House
Ferry Farm
Gadsby's Tavern
Gunston Hall, Open Hearth Cooking at Gunston Hall, and Photo Safari at Gunston Hall
Mary Washington House
Maymont Mansion
Monticello
Montpelier
Morven Park
Overton-Hillsman House (Sailors Creek Battlefield State Park)
Point of Honor Mansion
Scotchtown Plantation
Tilghman Moore House (Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters)

WASHINGTON DC
Cedar Hill
Lincoln's Summer Cottage

Holiday Season
Holiday Lights Displays in Maryland

Bull Run Festival of Lights
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 and Sunset Paddle
Great Marsh Preserve

MARYLAND
Blackwater River/Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Kayaking
Centennial Lake / Preparing for Kayaking Adventures
C&O Canal at Swain's Lock
Daniels, MD
Gunpowder River and Gunpowder Basin -- COMING SOON!
Lake Clopper / Seneca Creek State Park
Lake Elkhorn
Little Seneca Lake
Mallows Bay Shipwrecks
Mariners Point Park -- COMING SOON!
Martinak State Park -- COMING SOON!
Nanjemoy Creek
Patapsco River
Piney Run Park
Potomac River
Watts Creek -- COMING SOON!
Wetipquin Creek (Nanticoke River Water Trail)
Wicomico River

PENNSYLVANIA
Codorus State Park / Lake Marburg -- COMING SOON!
Moshanan State Forest
Schuylkill River
Shaggers Inn
West Branch Susquehanna River

VIRGINIA
Assateague Narrows
Dyke Marsh
James River
Lake Laura
Pohick Bay -- COMING SOON!
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 and again, even better!
Annmarie Sculpture Garden
Assateague Island
Baltimore Museum of Industry
Brookside Gardens
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Calvert Marine Museum
Cascade Falls Trail / Orange Grove Area
Christmas Train Gardens
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
Maryland Science Center
National Aquarium
National Colonial Farm
Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium
Sailing on the Selina II
Salisbury Zoo
Skipjack tour aboard the Nathan of Dorchester
St Mary's City
Swallow Falls State Park
Turkey Point Lighthouse Trail / Elkneck State Park
Urban Pirates

NEW JERSEY

Depot at Doolittles
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
Grand Caverns
James Monroe Museum
Jamestowne Settlement
Lewis Gintner Botanical Gardens
NASA Visitors Center / Virginia Air and Space Center
Newport News' Celebration of Lights
Story Book Trail
Virginia Animal Safari
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
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
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



Listicle / 24-in-24 Challenges

3 Great Hikes in Patapsco Valley State Park
5 Overlooked Must-see Civil War Sites
6 Great Romantic Dates for Valentine's Day
9 Great Daytrips for the Under 6 Crowd
9 Must See Places in Maryland
10 Fun Things to Do in September
10 Fun Things to Do in October
10 Fun Things to Do in November


Museums
DELAWARE
Air Mobility Command Museum
Johnson Victrola Museum

MARYLAND
Baltimore Museum of Industry
Calvert Marine Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Edgar Allen Poe 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
St Mary's City
Ward Museum of Wildfowl

PENNSYLVANIA
9 Coal Mine and Museum
Clearfield Co. Historical Museum
Eastern State Penitentiary and Update
Eckley Miners' Village
Gettysburg Heritage Center
Grice Museum
Johnstown Flood Museum
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
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

NEW YORK
9/11 Museum and Memorial

VIRGINIA
American Civil War Museum
Edgar Allen Poe Museum
Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
Historic Jamestowne
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Museum
James Monroe Museum
Moton Museum
Museum of the Confederacy
NASA Visitors Center/Virginia Air and Space Center
Old City Cemetery
Tredegar Iron Works

WASHINGTON DC
International Spy Museum
Missing Soldiers Museum
Smithsonian Castle




National Parks, Refuges and Historic Sites
DELAWARE
Bombay Hook NWR
Prime 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
Clara Barton Homestead
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
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
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
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
Elk Bugling 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
Virginia Animal Safari

WASHINGTON DC
National Zoo

WEST VIRGINIA
Cranesville Swamp
Trail Rides in Canaan Valley
Blackwater Canyon Rail Trail-- COMING SOON!








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
James River Kayaking
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
NEW YORK
Audrey Munson NYC Photo Safari

PENNSYLVANIA



Places to Stay (AirBnB)
NEW YORK
Woodstock: Grandma's Place

PENNSYLVANIA

VIRGINIA
North Augusta: Mountain Octagon



Quaint Towns
DELAWARE
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
Collingswood -- COMING SOON!
Haddonfield -- COMING SOON!

NEW YORK
Sleepy Hollow


Restaurants
DELAWARE
Lewes
       Agave
       Arenas Cafe
       Blue Sea Cafe
       Knotting Hill Bakery & Coffee Shop
       Striper Bites

MARYLAND
Comus Inn
Maple Lawn
       Ananda Indian Cuisine
       Houston Coastal
       Lib's Grill
       Ranazul International Tapas
       Steelfire Kitchen

NEW JERSEY
Haddonfield
       Haddonfield Food Scene Overview
       The Bistro at Haddonfield
       The British Chip Shop
       On the Town Food Tour of Haddonfield
       The Porch & Proper
       Sanook Thai Cuisine
       Sweet T's Bake Shop
       Valiente's Italian Specialties
Pennsauken
       The Pub

PENNSYLVANIA
New Hope
       Logan Inn Tavern
       Marsha Brown Restaurant
       Zoubi Restaurant & Bar
Clearfield County
       Applewoods BBQ & Grill
       Benezette Hotel
       Denny's Beer Barrel Pub
       Depot at Doolittles
       Dubois Diner
       Luigi's Ristorante
       Strawberry Tree Teahouse
Gettysburg
       1 Lincoln Food & Spirits
       1863 Restaurant
       Dobbin House
       El Costeno
       Fiddler & Co
       Food 101
       Garyowen Irish Pub
       Gettysburg Farmers Market Tour
       Mr. G's Homemade Ice Cream
       Savor Gettysburg Tour
       The Parrot

VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg
       Benny Vitali's
       Curitiba Art Cafe
       Eileen's Bakery & Cafe
       Foode
       Goolrich's
       Hyperion Espresso
       Ristorante Renata
Stafford
       Potomac Point Winery & Vineyard Cafe


WEST VIRGINIA
Harpers Ferry
       Coach House Grille


Revolutionary War

Museum of the American Revolution
Polegreen Church
Road to Revolution Trail
Scotchtown Plantation
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
Murder Mysery on the Western MD Scenic Railway
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
Shawangunk Scenic Drive -- COMING SOON!

Covered Bridges of Lancaster County

VIRGINIA
Leafpeeping in Shenandoah National Park 2014 and 2015


Scenic Overlooks
MARYLAND
Green Ridge State Forest Headquarters Overlook
Log Roll Overlook
Town Hill Overlook
Zumbrun Overlook



Seasonal Recommendations

DELAWARE
Cape Henlopen State Park
Cape May - Lewis Ferry Terminal
East End Breakwater Lighthouse
Fort Delaware
Lewes

MARYLAND
Belmont Manor
B&O Rail Station Museum -- COMING SOON!
Clara Barton Homestead
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)
Poplar Hill Mansion
Waverly Mansion -- COMING SOON!
Whitehaven Hotel

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
Three Haunted PA Inns

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

WASHINGTON DC
Capitol Hauntings (Washington Walks)
Missing Soldiers Office Museum

WEST VIRGINIA
Moundsville\West Virginia State Penitentiary Ghost Hunt
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Greenridge State Forest
Gunpowder Falls State Park
       Jerusalem Village Hike
       Jesse's Trail Little Gunpowder Falls Loop Hike -- COMING SOON!
       Sweet Air Loop Trail -- COMING SOON!
Harriet Tubman 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)
Pemberton Park
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
Codorus State Park -- COMING SOON!
Elk Country Day Trip
Moraine State Park
Ohiopyle State Park
Ricketts Glen State Park

VIRGINIA
Chincoteague NWR
Kayaking the Assateague Narrows
Masanutten State Park
Natural Bridge State Park
Scotts Run Park

WEST VIRGINIA
Blackwater Falls State Park
Cathedral State Park
Cranesville Swamp Preserve
Fairfax Stone State Park
Lost River State Park
Trail Rides in Canaan Valley




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

MARYLAND
Brinkman-Rine Cemetery

PENNSYLVANIA
Christ Church Burial Ground
Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia)

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





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