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BALTIMORE (January 3, 2022) – The Maryland Department of Commerce’s Office of Tourism announces the release of the 2022 Destination Maryland Magazine. This year’s free, full-color magazine retains the traditional regional listings of museums, attractions, history & heritage sites, arts & culture facilities, state and national parks, and visitor services; plus, highlights how readers can find their ideal getaway. It also includes inspirational content on travel destinations throughout Maryland, engaging photo essays, a feature on[...]
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[...]
Located on the border with a free state and connected by the Potomac River, the Upper Potomac Region of Maryland was located at a crossroads to freedom. Freedom seekers bravely traveled from Virginia and Southern Maryland through the capital region and to the northern and western reaches of Maryland to cross the border with freedom. The National Road, the C & O Canal and railroads threaded through the region, shuttling people, freight and freedom seekers[...]