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5 Reasons to Go to Maryland this Summer

"Crabcakes and football—it's what Maryland does!" Wedding Crashers is right, but there's even more to Maryland and this summer is the perfect time to explore it all.

Posted by Shayla Martin on April 26, 2013 at 4:20:23 PM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: Summer, Festivals, Food
Labor Day: Best Deals for the Holiday Weekend

We don't like it either, but summer is nearing its end. There is one last hurrah we can all plan ahead for, though, and that's Labor Day. Here are the top deals to book now to finish up summer right.

Posted by Stephanie Johnnidis on July 30, 2012 at 1:45:34 PM EDT in Deals, Hotels Tagged: Hotels, Holidays, Deals, Charleston, New York City, Las Vegas, Utah, California, Mexico
Beat your high score at the National Pinball Museum in Baltimore

Make a visit to the National Pinball Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, which features approximately 100 pinball machines, 50 of which are available to play.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on April 24, 2012 at 1:00:00 AM EDT in Travel Tips Tagged: Baltimore,
Learn the tricks to navigating parking to the US Naval Academy

At the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, park on the street or in the public parking lot.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on November 03, 2011 at 1:00:00 AM EDT in Travel Tips
Secret Beaches of the East Coast

Now that summer has officially arrived, crowds are going to be flocking to the coast to beat the heat. We've got some insider best bets for the most blissfully uncrowded stretches of sand from Massachusetts to South Carolina.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on July 04, 2011 at 10:53:42 AM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: Beaches, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Civil War Sesquicentennial Travel: A Timeline of Significant Sites

From the first shots fired on Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox Court House, the Civil War Sesquicentennial will commemorate this tumultuous period in U.S. history. Many of the famous battlefields and historic sites are preserved for today's visitors.

Posted by Fodor's Guest Blogger on April 08, 2011 at 12:26:17 PM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: History, Virginia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Atlanta, Savannah
Top 10 Civil War Sites: From the Battlefields to Appomattox

This month marks the 145th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse. Yet you don't have to be a history buff to appreciate the significance of these seminal venues; in ways large and small, they helped determine the course of U.S. history.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on April 14, 2010 at 11:46:47 AM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: West Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Top 20 U.S. Historic Sites Recommended by Our Members

In celebration of July 4th, Fodor's member MRand posed a question to fellow travelers in the United States forum: "What's the most impressive U.S. history site you've seen?". Over 75 nominations were posted. Unsurprisingly, many of the sites could be found in the country's capital, Washington, D.C., but there were also several located elsewhere in the U.S. and around the world. Below are just a few of the sites mentioned by members, as well as their description of their visit's experience.... What site do you think belongs on this list? Add your nomination... Monticello Charlottesville, VA... "Monticello. On a fall morning, fog covering the valley below, only about a dozen people there" -- mrand... Have you been here? Rate and review this experience... The Lincoln Memorial Washington, D.C.... "The Lincoln Memorial - not only for all the obvious reasons - but also because of it's later symbolic associations - including Marion Anderson's concert there after being barred from using the DAR Hall because she...

Posted by Fodor's Community Members on July 08, 2009 at 10:51:17 AM EDT in Tagged: Community, Virginia, Massachusetts, Boston, Hawaii, Honolulu, California, Florida
So Many Lighthouses, So Little Time

A great way to see some of the best lighthouses on the East Coast...

Posted by Alexis Kelly on August 08, 2007 at 11:58:59 PM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: New Jersey
Literary Baltimore

Baltimore does not belong to one writer. Instead, this southernmost of northern cities belongs to many, from Francis Scott Key, who penned the words to the national anthem after watching the bombardment of Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812, to Anne Tyler, a contemporary writer who captures the quirkiness of Baltimore and its inhabitants in novels such as The Accidental Tourist.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on September 22, 2000 at 5:07:29 PM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: Baltimore,