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Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips guides. For local travelers seeking new adventures in their own backyards, as well as vacationers, each volume offers hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive.

Beth Kanter is a feature writer who has spent the better part of the last two decades living in Washington, D.C., with her favorite road trip partner (her husband) and their two children. Beth reviews hotels for the Fodor’s Washington, DC, series and updated the most recent Michelin Must Sees Washington, D.C. guide. Her work has also appeared in a variety of magazines, newspapers and electronic publications including Wondertime, Parents, American Baby, Shape, vtravelled.com, Fodors.com, the Chicago Tribune and Pages. Beth has an MSJ from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. You can visit her online at www.bethkanter.com.

introduction	p. x
using this guide	p. xii
north
day trip	p. 01
madame butterfly's magical gardens	p. 2
wheaton, md	p. 2
day trip	p. 02
charm, history, and antiques, oh my!	p. 7
frederick, md	p. 7
day trip	p. 03
because the mountains won't come to you	p. 13
sugarloaf mountain, md	p. 13
catoctin mountain park, md	p. 16
cunningham falls state park, md	p. 18
northeast
day trip	p. 01
baltimore's urban villages	p. 20
mt. vernon cultural district	p. 20
fell's point	p. 26
hampden	p. 28
day trip	p. 02
triple-header day for baseball buffs	p. 32
bowie, md	p. 32
baltimore	p. 34
frederick, md	p. 37
day trip	p. 03
gardens that fool the eye and tickle the senses	p. 38
ladew topiary gardens: monkton, md	p. 38
east
day trip	p. 01
seaside capital	p. 46
annapolis, md	p. 46
day trip	p. 02
blue skies, blue waters, blue crabs	p. 53
chestertown, md	p. 53
st. michaels, md	p. 58
cambridge, md	p. 60
day trip	p. 03
wondrous wetlands	p. 62
blackwater national wildlife refuge, md	p. 62
southeast
day trip	p. 01
waterslides and pullman cars	p. 70
chesapeake beach, md	p. 70
day trip	p. 02
sittin' on the dock of the bay	p. 75
tilghman island, md	p. 75
day trip 03
whimsical art oasis	p. 79
annmarie garden sculpture park and art center: dowell, md	p. 79
day trip	p. 04
archaeological explorations	p. 85
calvert cliffs state park, md	p. 87
flag ponds nature park, md	p. 88
jefferson patterson park, md	p. 89
st. mary's city, md	p. 90
south
day trip 01
new port of call for fun and food	p. 94
national harbor, md	p. 94
day trip 02
embrace your inner farmer	p. 99
oxon hill, md	p. 99
day trip 03
city streets	p. 103
richmond, va	p. 103
southwest
day trip 01
civil war battlefield	p. 112
manassas national battlefield: manassas, va	p. 112
day trip 02
brunch and browsing near the blue ridge	p. 118
culpeper, va	p. 118
day trip 03
caving in	p. 125
luray caverns, va	p. 125
west
day trip 01
horse and hunt country	p. 132
middleburg, va	p. 132
day trip 02
scenic small towns	p. 138
warrenton, va	p. 138
paris, va	p. 142
the plains, va	p. 143
northwest
day trip 01
pick your own pie filling	p. 146
germantown, md	p. 146
poolesville, md	p. 150
day trip 02
eat, stroll, shop	p. 154
leesburg, va	p. 154
day trip 03
walk this way	p. 159
waterford, va	p. 159
day trip 04
"almost heaven" west virginia	p. 164
berkeley springs, wv	p. 164
cacapon resort state park, wv	p. 169
festivals and celebrations	p. 171
index	p. 177
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Day Trips® from Washington, D.C. Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler

Day Trips® from Washington, D.C. Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler

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