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Monocacy National Battlefield
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Open Road - Journey Through Hallowed Ground

From Emmitsburg to Point of Rocks

Travel through primarily country and small towns following U.S. 15.

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  • Take a Journey Through Hallowed Ground
  • Learn about America’s first saint at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
  • Select the perfect pumpkin or pick a peck of crisp apples at Catoctin Mountain Orchard
  • Hike to Maryland’s tallest cascading waterfall at Cunningham Falls State Park
  • Meet wandering Ambass-zoo-dors at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo, which houses a variety of creatures from alligators to zebras
  • Learn about health care heroes from the 1860’s at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
  • Enjoy an al fresco ale at Monocacy Brewing Company
  • Explore the battle that saved the nation’s capital at Monocacy National Battlefield
  • Ride the rapids with River & Trail Outfitters
  • Enjoy a scoop of ice cream at Rocky Point Creamery, raising cows since 1883

 

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