Maryland

Top 10 Places

(Pictures and places in bold are places I have been to.)

10. Maryland’s Appalachian Trail section (in addition to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park section): Gathland, Washington Monument, Greenbrier, and South Mountain State Parks

9. St. Mary’s City – First Capital of Maryland

8. Mason Dixon Line

7. Antietam National Battlefield – Site of Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Speech by President Lincoln

Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis

6. Chesapeake Bay

      • Smith Island

5. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway All-American Road

College Avenue at Church Circle, Annapolis
College Avenue at Church Circle, Annapolis

4. Annapolis – Home of the Maryland State House and the U.S. Naval Academy

3. Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague State Park, plus the Ocean City Boardwalk and Life-Saving Station Museum

2. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (including part of the Appalachian Trail)

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
USS Constellation, Baltimore Inner Harbor
USS Constellation, Baltimore Inner Harbor

1. Baltimore

      • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
      • Baltimore Inner Harbor – USS Constellation
      • B&O Railroad Museum
      • Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum
      • Baltimore National Heritage Area

State Info

A) State Nicknames

      • The Old Line State
      • Terrapin State

B) State Symbols

      • Flower: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
      • Tree: White Oak (Quercus alba)
      • Bird: Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
      • Sport: Jousting
      • Dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever
      • Fish: Rockfish (Striped Bass) (Morone saxatilis)
      • Boat: Skipjack
      • Crustacean: Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
      • Reptile: Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
      • Dessert: Smith Island Cake
Maryland State Capitol
Maryland State Capitol

C) Major Metros

      1. Baltimore
      2. Rockville (Washington DC metro area)
      3. Annapolis (state capital; 7th largest city in state)

D) Iconic Foods

        • Blue Crab
        • Crab Cakes
        • Pit Beef
        • Stuffed Ham
        • Thrashers French Fries
        • Crab Chips
        • Fisher’s Popcorn
        • Smith Island Cake
        • Berger Cookies
        • Old Bay