Annapolis Waterfront
Annapolis, Maryland is the state capital and is also known as the “sailboat capital of the world.“ Annapolis is the home of the United States Naval Academy and Saint John's College and is located at the mouth of the Severn River on the Chesapeake Bay.

Downtown in the Historic area, originally established in 1695, City Dock is a favorite place to visit. Known to local boaters as “Ego Alley,“ it is the weekend and evening scene of a steady parade of expensive yachts. There is plenty to eat and drink in the area, which is the site of the world's largest sailboat and power boat shows every October.

Antietam
1 mile north of Sharpsburg, Md. on Route 65.
(301) 432-5124
www.nps.gov⁄anti⁄home
General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North culminated with the Battle of Antietam, in Maryland (or Sharpsburg, as the South called it). The battle took place on Wednesday, September 17, 1862, just 18 days after the Confederate victory at Second Manassas, 40 miles to the southeast in Virginia.

The Visitor Center houses the museum, an observation room, a 134-seat theater, bookstore, and research library. Open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Hours: June-Aug, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Sept.-May, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. An all-inclusive park entrance fee of $3.00 per adult, $5.00 per family. Children 16 and under are free. Ask about Military Group rates.

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
One of America's oldest seaports and one of the world's newest travel destinations. Established in the seventeenth century, Baltimore Harbor has a rich maritime heritage and today is complemented by exciting attractions such as the National Aquarium and the Maryland Science Center.

The Inner Harbor is close to Fells Point and Little Italy with water taxis providing the opportunity to view the Baltimore's dramatic skyline on a leisurely cruise as well as transport to other exciting city locations.

Catoctin Zoo
Thurmont, Md.
www.cwpzoo.com
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo is a private, family-owned facility. Since 1966, animals have been our extended family! Wonderful adventures and exciting new animal friends await you in this 35-acre park. Get stalked by a tiger or jaguar, tell the tale, feel the breath of a bear, follow a fallow deer, or tickle a tortoise. We hope you enjoy our personal style of education and introduction, and these wonderful animals will become your extended family, too.

Frederick Keys
Frederick, Md.
301-815-9900; toll-free at 877-8GOKEYS
www.frederickkeys.com
Established in 1989, the Frederick Keys offer area families, business leaders, and civic groups a fun environment to be entertained. As an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, the Keys house professional baseball surrounded by promotions including Fireworks, national acts, bands, and giveaways!

Harper’s Ferry
Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 25425
304-535-6298
www.nps.gov⁄hafe
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, John Brown, “Stonewall“ Jackson, and Frederick Douglass are just a few of the prominent individuals who left their mark on this place.

Liberty Mountain Resort and Conference Center
Carroll Valley, Pa. 17320
717-642-8282
www.skiliberty.com
Liberty Mountain Resort is conveniently located in the mountains of Southern Pennsylvania. Just one hour from both the Baltimore and Washington beltways, you can get away from it all with a very short drive. Skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing and other activities await you!

Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, Md.
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is a recreation of a 16th century English village. Our village is named Revel Grove, and is set on a beautiful 25-acre wooded site with 85 acres of free parking. The village consists of craft and food booths, five pubs, eight major stages, a Jousting Arena and lots of games. Gates open at 10:30 am, but you'll want to start the day with the King's Welcome outside the front gate at 10:15. The Maryland Renaissance Festival is a perfect family outing, in easy reach from both Baltimore and Washington, D.C. We are in operation from 10:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Come early, for a full day of fun awaits!

PENNSYLVANIA

Hershey Park
www.hersheypa.com
Rated the #1 Amusement Park in the Northeast by FamilyFun Magazine, HERSHEYPARK offers fun and excitement for every member of the family! Hershey Park is home to over 60 rides and attractions, including 10 thrilling roller coasters, 6 water rides, more than two dozen kiddie rides, food, entertainment, games and shopping.

Historic Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Pa.
www.gettysburgcvb.org
Every year, nearly two million people visit the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, turning point of the Civil War and site of President Abraham Lincoln's famed address. But the richness of this historical area extends well beyond the first three days in July, 1863.

In Gettysburg, you can also experience more than 200 years of history at the Adams County Historical Society or enjoy a scenic drive through the largest fruit belt in Pennsylvania, or through the 18th century with one of the Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau's county driving tours.

VIRGINIA

Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial Bridge and Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va
703-607-8052
Tomb of the Unknowns, Amphitheater, Arlington House and the grave of President John F. Kennedy. Changing of the guard at the tomb every half hour in the summer and every hour the rest of the year. Open daily; April - September, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.; October - March, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closest Metro: Arlington Cemetery.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Williamburg, Va.
757-253-3350
www.buschgardens.com
Busch Gardens Williamsburg is an action-packed, European-themed park with 17th century charm and 21st century technology, boasting more than 100 acres of unparalleled fun and adventure for the entire family. “America’s Most Beautiful Theme Park’’ is home to the world’s top-rated roller coasters, more than 40 thrilling rides and attractions, eight mainstage shows, a wide variety of award-winning foods and world-class shops, and a magical children’s area.

Three miles east of historic Williamsburg, Va., and 150 miles from Washington, D.C., the park is open weekends in March, daily April 6 through Sept. 3 and then weekends until end of Oct.

Luray Caverns
970 U.S. Hwy. 211 West, Luray, Va.
540-743-6551
www.luraycaverns.com
Located near the Shenandoah National Park, the Luray Caverns is one of the largest caverns in the East. The caverns feature the world's only stalacpipe organ, which produces music of symphonic quality from the rock formations.

The temperature in the caverns averages 54 degrees, so be sure to dress appropriately. Luray Caverns is open every day of the year. Guided tours depart about every 20 minutes. Open: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily

Monticello
Charlottesville, Va.
(434) 984-9800 (recorded information)
(434) 984-9822 (public affairs)
www.monticello.org
Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States. Explore Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's mountaintop home, gardens, and plantation. Located in the Virginia Piedmont, Monticello is about two miles southeast of Charlottesville and approximately 125 miles from Washington, D.C.; 110 miles from Williamsburg, Virginia; and 70 miles from Richmond, Virginia. March 1 - Oct. 31: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Nov. 1 - Feb. 28: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Open every day of the year, including Sundays, except Christmas.

Paramount’s Kings Dominion
Doswell, Va. (I-95, exit 98)
804-876-5000
www.kingsdominion.com
Allow the screams to wail in this 320-acre amusement park that features the stand-up lopping roller coaster, the Shockwave. Now home of the largest drop ride in North America, a 305-foot tower of thrills that promises daring riders a 272-foot descent at 72 miles-per-hour! Other rides include the wooden coasters, the Rebel Yell and the Grizzly, and WaterWorks, a 19-acre water park extravaganza. The park consists of five theme areas including European-style buildings, a 33-story replica of the Eiffel Tower, and a monorail ride through a 120-acre wildlife preserve. Live shows are also presented throughout the day. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day and weekends April - May, Sept. - Oct.

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts
1624 Trap Road, Vienna, Va 22182
703-218-6500
Filene Center - 703-255-1900
Theater-in-the-Woods - 703-255-1827
The Barns of Wolf Trap - 703-938-2404
www.wolftrap.org
Located at America's National Park for the Performing Arts, Wolf Trap's majestic Filene Center provides the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area with a magical outdoor venue for world-class performances of every genre. Operated in partnership with the National Park Service, the Filene Center houses over 90 performances annually from late May to early September, as well as a variety of education programs, artist master classes, special events and a yearly Holiday Sing-A-Long for families and friends throughout the community. Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
900 Ohio Drive S,W.
Washington, D.C.
Metro: Smithsonian
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a landscape of four outdoor rooms with granite walls, statuary, inscriptions, waterfalls and thousands of plants, shrubs and trees along the famous cherry tree walk on the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park. Each of Roosevelt's four terms in office are portrayed by American sculptors whose works in bronze bas-relief and sculptured figures relate memories of the man and his times to an enclosed landscape emphasizing ornamental trees and shrubs native to the mid-Atlantic region.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street N.W., Washington, D.C.
202-467-4600
202-416-8341 - Group information
Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU
Shuttle available
www.kennedy-center.org
Overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. the nation's busiest arts facility, presenting more than 3,300 performances each year for audiences numbering more than 2 million. The Kennedy Center continues to fulfill his vision by producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages.

The Kennedy Center contains the Opera House, Concert Hall, Eisenhower Theater, the Terrace Theater, Hall of Nations, and the American Film Institute Theater. The Millennium Stage presents free performances in the Grand Foyer every night at 6 p.m. Open daily for public viewing, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Korean War Veterans Memorial
Across the Reflecting Pool from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall, Washington, D.C.
Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU or Smithsonian
202-426-6841 (Park Service National Mall number)
Commemorating the 628,000 troops who were killed in the Korean “conflict“, this memorial consists of 19 giant polished steel statues. On an adjacent black granite wall, you can see more than 2,000 photographic images from the war, have been sand-blasted onto the wall. Open daily, 8 a.m. - midnight.

Lincoln Memorial
West End of The Mall, near 23rd Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.
202-426-6895
The classic Greek temple memorial is located at West Potomac Park. This grand memorial overlooks the Reflecting Pool. Inside, the 19-foot marble statue of the 16th president is flanked by inscriptions of his Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address. Open daily, 8 a.m. - midnight.

National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C.
202-673-4800
Metro: Cleveland Park or Woodley Park-National Zoo
www.natzoo.si.edu
Highlights include the Great Flight Cage, Amazonia and the Great Ape House. Visit creatures ranging from giraffes to boa constrictors to big cats to the new panda bears. Open daily, except Christmas. From May 1 - Sept. 15 - animal buildings are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the grounds are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. From Sept. 16 - April 30, animal buildings are open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and grounds open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free.

U.S. Botanic Gardens
1st and Independence Avenues, S.W., Washington, D.C.
202-225-7099
www.aoc.gov
The United States Botanic Garden is a living plant museum. It is open daily, free of charge, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Exhibits interpret the role of plants in supporting earth's diverse and fragile ecosystems and in enriching human life. Public displays are located in the Conservatory, on the surrounding terrace gardens, and in adjacent Bartholdi Park. Established by Congress in 1820, the U.S. Botanic Garden is one of the oldest in North America.