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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: Baltimore is home to the Star-Spangled Banner and the birthplace of American Railroading. Arrive late morning and begin with a visit to Fort McHenry National Historic Monument & Shrine. Here students will meet with their guide and learn the story behind the writing of our National anthem by Francis Scott Key. Then travel to the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House to see where the 30’ x 42’ flag was sewn. Dinner can be enjoyed[...]

Begin the tour at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, birthplace of American railroading, featuring new and expanded exhibits and rare artifacts from the Smithsonian Institution. The 1884 Baldwin Roundhouse also includes special Civil War-era locomotives and rolling stock. A narrated seasonal train ride is available. Travel to the Inner Harbor and the Baltimore Visitor Center, where you can view a film about the sites and history of Baltimore. Spend some time at the Inner[...]

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[...]

Experience the cutting edge of the U.S. Naval Aviation Get up close to the planes that safeguard the nation, and test your skills in the cockpit of an actual jet-fighter simulator at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum & Visitor Center. Journey back to the Age of Sail and on to Maryland's prehistoric seas and the time of the monstrous Megaladon shark at the Calvert Marine Museum. Top off the day at a waterside restaurant[...]