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June 2018 Barefoot Theory calls Assateague & Chincoteague Island Road trip one of the East Coast’ top Five for Adventure Indianapolis Star Names Ward Wildlife Museum One of “America’s Landmarks and Hidden Gems Hagerstown is One of Expedia.com’s “Most Beautiful Towns in America” Ocean City Named One of Top Weekend Beach Deals in the Country, According to Southern Living Philadelphia Magazine Sings the Praises of an Ocean City Vacation Fodor’s Calls Assateague One of the[...]

Western Maryland Western Maryland is a great place for outdoor adventures. You can climb Maryland's highest mountain, swim in numerous lakes, hike the Appalachian Trail, brave white-water rapids or enjoy all kinds of winter sports from skiing to ice fishing. The three counties of Western Maryland, where fall foliage arrives first and winter usually stays the longest, were Maryland's last frontier. One of the most important events in Western Maryland in the early 1800s was[...]

March is Maryland Wine Month This March, oenophiles can celebrate during Maryland Wine Month at events and by visiting Maryland's 10 wine trails. Maryland Wine Trails Explore Maryland's Wine Trails, they are self-guided tours––and each winery offers a different experience. When you visit a Maryland winery you get to meet the winemakers and see how your favorite wine goes from grape to bottle. Spend a day (or a weekend!) in Maryland's wine country, or simply[...]

Viewing the Ships October 4-8 View part of the hometown fleet and visit the Liberty Ship SS John W Brown and Nuclear Ship Savannah. Take a special tour of the vessels (through Monday Oct. 8 from 1:00 – 6:00 PM) and experience the life of a modern sailor! U.S., Canadian, and British Navy vessels along with U.S. Coast Guard and others are docked around the Inner Harbor, Fells Point, Tide Point, and North Locust Point[...]

Civil Rights Journey on the Eastern Shore A visit to Maryland’s Eastern Shore, once home to great Marylanders such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, provides a unique view of the civil rights movement. After crossing the Chesapeake Bay, begin your Eastern Shore civil rights sojourn with a look at segregated schooling in Kent County at the 1890 African American Schoolhouse Museum. In addition to an interpretive marker detailing the history of this segregated site[...]

Visit our county tourism web sites for great vacation inspiration. You will find detailed contact information on our Maryland Office of Tourism Development County Contacts List Allegany County Howard County Annapolis / Anne Arundel County Kent County Baltimore City Montgomery County Baltimore County Ocean City Calvert County Prince George's County Caroline County Queen Anne's County Carroll County St. Mary's County Cecil County Somerset County Charles County Talbot County Dorchester County Washington County Frederick County Wicomico[...]

Native Americans The first inhabitants of Maryland were Paleo-Indians who came more than 10,000 years ago from other parts of North America to hunt mammoth, great bison and caribou. By 1,000 B.C., Maryland had more than 8,000 Native Americans in about 40 different tribes. Most of them spoke Algonquian languages. They grew corn, peas, squash and tobacco. They also hunted, fished and traded with tribes as far away as New York and Ohio. We do[...]

See the Baltimore Orioles Play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore When Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened in 1992, it changed the landscape of baseball forever; and 29 years later, it remains the best place on Earth to enjoy the greatest game on the planet. Catch just one game at “The Yard” and you’ll understand why. As the first stadium in more than a generation built into its city rather than heaped on[...]