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This byway features a wide range of dining options including local dockside seafood, authentic Maryland crab feasts, edgy culinary creations, fine dining with wine pairings and lots of casual options.

Plan your road trip on our Byways to visit during local special events and enjoy an authentic Maryland experience.

Welcome to Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a place of magical beauty shaped by the Chesapeake Bay. Cruise a winding river, feast on local crabs, explore towns where farming is still a way of life or sit back, relax and watch the sunset. Reach the beach in Assateague and Ocean City, and never tire of endless fun for anyone. Contact our group travel experts, Helen Arthur for planning your Eastern Shore Tour or Norma Dobrowolski for Ocean[...]

Hundreds of freedom seekers risked their lives to escape from slavery in Maryland. Full of courage and inspiration, more people successfully fled from bondage in Maryland than from any other state. Their heroic stories are plentiful and riveting and are told through the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom sites and through programs and tours that share freedom seekers’ struggles and triumphs. Here you can discover the real Underground Railroad and find out why Maryland[...]

In Maryland’s many museums, you’ll find enlightening exhibits for all ages and interests, from fine art and science to history and maritime culture.

You’re welcome in Maryland for experiences beyond compare. From rugged mountain-top scrambles to sedate saunters along Chesapeake shores, Maryland is a hikers’ paradise. But what if you prefer pedal-down two-wheeling adventures? The Old Line State has got you covered with single-track trails sure to tempt and challenge the most hardcore mountain biker; flat expanses of car-free trails for the leisurely day-tripping sort, and incredible, undulating blacktop for the skinny-tire, high-miling set! Or maybe all that[...]