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25 Top-Rated Places to Visit in Maryland for a Memorable Vacation

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25 Top-Rated Places to Visit in Maryland for a Memorable Vacation

Introduction - Maryland may be a small state, but it is definitely worth visiting. Use this guide to plan your itinerary for...

 
 

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Place To Visit 1 - The War of 1812 was fought between the relatively new United States and Great Britain. While Britain maintained the upper...

 
 

US Naval Academy

Place To Visit 2 - The US Naval Academy in historic Annapolis is the undergraduate college for aspiring officers in the naval service. More than...

 
 

Assateague State Park and National Seashore

Place To Visit 3 - In 1933, a violent storm tore through Ocean City, Maryland, washing away a stretch of land and creating Assateague Island...

 
 

Monocacy National Battlefield

Place To Visit 4 - By 1864, the US Civil War was moving in favor of the Union, but the end was far from decided...

 
 

Washington Monument State Park

Place To Visit 5 - The Washington Monument in D.C. might get more tourists, but the Washington Monument near Boonsboro, Maryland, was the earliest monument...

 
 

Colonial Annapolis Historic District

Place To Visit 6 - Annapolis is one of the most historic places in Maryland, serving as its capital since before statehood. In 1965, the...

 
 

Maryland State House

Place To Visit 7 - The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the country's oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use. It also briefly served...

 
 

Fort Frederick State Park

Place To Visit 8 - In western Maryland, Fort Frederick State Park preserves a time when the Appalachian mountains served as the colonial frontier. A...

 
 

Antietam National Battlefield

Place To Visit 9 - Just twelve hours of combat on September 17th, 1862, left nearly 23,000 soldiers wounded, missing, or dead at Antietam Creek...

 
 

Fort Washington Park

Place To Visit 10 - Fort Washington is one of the most interesting national landmarks in Maryland. It was built in 1809 to defend Washington...

 
 

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