Monuments, museums and neighborhood history make the capital rewarding at walking pace. Choose a few related places and arrange timed or guided visits before filling the rest of the day.
Inside a historic Washington house, discover the organizing work behind the fight for women’s voting rights and equality. The intimate setting helps make a national political movement personal.
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Explore the Chesapeake watershed through waterways, shoreline parks and the continuing histories of Indigenous communities. This is a water-trail network with many land-based places to visit.
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Explore the Chesapeake campaigns of the War of 1812 through waterfronts, battlefields and historic communities. Land-based outings can be paired with appropriately planned time on the water.
Explore this place →Where to stay →Choose a manageable region, then allow time for the main attraction and the places along the way. Check current access and reservations before departure.
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