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Let an Annapolis Tours by Watermark attired guide take you back to the 18 th century. Your guide will lead you through the Old Senate Chamber, in the Maryland State Capital Building, where in 1783 George Washington resigned as Commander-in-Chief. Continuing through the historic area, on your way to the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), you pass many 18 th-century mansions and learn about the significance of their architecture. In the shadows of these buildings, your[...]

Day 1: Arrive at Hillwood Mansion and Gardens decorated for Christmas, which features one of the most comprehensive collections of 18th and 19th-century Russian Imperial art outside of Russia. Continue with ICE!, a life-size winter wonderland sculpted in ice at the G aylord National Harbor Resort. Later, check in to a suburban Maryland hotel and freshen up before dinner at McCormick & Schmick’s at National Harbor. This evening, you’ll drive through the spectacular Festival of[...]

Day 1 A Day By The Bay Start your day in Annapolis, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Let an Annapolis Tours by Watermark attired guide take you back to the 18th century. They will lead you through the Old Senate Chamber, in the Maryland State Capital Building, where in 1783 George Washington resigned as Commander-in-Chief. Travel through the gates of the United States Naval Academy, founded in1845, and home to 4,000 of our[...]

Day 1: Begin in Emmitsburg at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, home of the first American-born Saint. Self-guided tours of the grounds include a video presentation depicting her life and accomplishments, a tour of the original 1750s farmhouse and the colonial style "White House” that served as her home. Your next stop is Mt. Saint Mary’s University. Located on the college grounds is the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes[...]

After shooting President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, John Wilkes Booth fled into Southern Maryland and towards Virginia. His leg broken in a fall at the theater, Booth met up with accomplice David Herold before stopping at the Surratt House and Tavern for supplies and guns stashed there earlier. Booth and Herold then stopped at the farmhouse of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who splinted the assassin's leg. They managed to cross the Potomac River into[...]

Enjoy a leisurely ride through the Appalachian Mountains to beautiful Deep Creek Lake Begin the day with a stop in the town of Accident. Yes, that is correct, and you have to visit us to find how Accident got its name. Your stop will include the Moon Shadow Café for a local pairing of Farm Fresh produce and goat cheese from Firefly Farms. Walk across the street to Firefly Farms & Creamery, talk to the[...]

Delight in the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas Day 1: Arrive in Ocean City, check in to your hotel and enjoy that crisp Atlantic Ocean air. Depart for Northside Park to board the Winterfest Express for a tram tour through Wiinterfest of Lights, a magical storybook land brought to life by more than a million twinkling Christmas Lights. Enjoy a fabulous, hearty, sit-down Eastern Shore-style holiday dinner at one of Ocean City’s festively decorated[...]

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Download the PDF here Following in His Footsteps – Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour Discover the real Frederick Douglass in the places that shaped him into the abolitionist, activist, thought leader, writer, orator and great thinker he became. The tour begins with his deep roots while enslaved on the Eastern Shore and continues with his education, empowerment and the taste of freedom he discovered in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood. The tour includes his return as[...]