Learn of Maryland's history, nature, culture and more while enjoying one of these biking trips. Imagine riding through a picturesque town on main streets lined with shops, or pedaling on a trail beneath a canopy of towering maple and oak trees. No matter your interest or skill level, Maryland has a bike route for you. Bike Tours for History Buffs Head to Washington County for a hilly 21-mile ride on the Antietam Battlefield tour. Begin[...]
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Follow the escape route of John Wilkes Booth, one of history’s most notorious assassins, as he fled from Washington, D.C., and hid for several days in Southern Maryland before being cornered. The Civil War was coming to an end and hopes were high that the mending of America could quickly get under way. But on the night of April 14, 1865, thoughts of reconciliation suffered a serious setback. John Wilkes Booth, a Maryland-born actor and[...]
Located in an area traditionally known as “Hunt Country,” where fox hunts and steeplechase races are still a popular pastime, some of the farms you see during this relaxing drive across the beautiful Maryland countryside are also famous for producing Thoroughbreds that have raced on major tracks across America. TOWSON TO JACKSONVILLE Including Cromwell Bridge Road, Glen Arm Road, Hydes Road, Dulaney Valley Road Begin your journey at HAMPTON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, home of the[...]
Washington, D.C. to Brunswick Including MD 189, MD 190, MD 117, MD 109, MD 28, US 15, and MD 464 Begin your journey at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park's Georgetown Visitor Center, located at the mouth of Rock Creek on the Potomac River where the canal starts. Just outside D.C., visit Glen Echo Park, site of a turn-of-the-last-century amusement park and the preserved home of Red Cross founder Clara Barton. Glen Echo[...]