When you’re in a beautiful city like Annapolis there are plenty of nice hotels to stay in. If you’re searching for accommodations, try these hotels. Each of the following hotels offer something different. In the descriptions below you’ll see what makes them different. Here are a few of our favorite places to reside in Annapolis: [...]
If you’re looking for a nice, relaxing day trip from Annapolis, travel 30 miles east to Centreville, MD. Centreville is located across the Bay Bridge in Queen Anne’s county. This historic town is the largest town in Queen Anne’s County. Those who live there are particularly careful as to maintain and preserve the charming town’s [...]
If you’re in Annapolis and looking for a cozy, quiet place to relax, try staying at a local bed and breakfast. Staying at a B & B is one of the most unique ways to travel and experience a historic city like Annapolis, MD. Vacation lodging is available throughout Annapolis with many hotels and bed [...]
The 34th annual Maryland Renaissance Festival starts Saturday, August 28th, at Revel Grove in Crownsville, Maryland. The Maryland Renaissance Festival has become the region's premier outdoor event and the second largest Renaissance Festival in the country. Since the Festival's first season as a ramshackle village in 1977, the event has matured into a large theme [...]
The bride and groom, resplendent in traditional white gown and black tux, step down onto the red brick sidewalk from a gaily decorated horse-drawn carriage. They walk along a short pier and, to the receptive applause of friends and family, board the classic wooden hull schooner that would take them all out onto the Chesapeake [...]
City Dock is the heart of the historic district and of the colonial seaport that has been the capital of Maryland since 1695. From here you can see across the Severn River to Greenbury Point, site of the first English settlement in Anne Arundel County; across the Chesapeake Bay to Kent Island, the first English [...]
Zoom in on any of the Bay's numerous waterfront restaurants from now until the first frost and you'll see happy people—very happy people, stuffing their happy faces with seafood. Little wonder! After one of the grayest, wettest and l-o-n-g-e-s-t winters on record, we all crave natural light, a water view and the Bay's bounty. For [...]
Feel like some bangers and mash, or enchiladas and refried beans? Maybe it’s a martini you’re after, accompanied by a star anise-seared tuna with coconut Thai basil risotto. Whatever your culinary preference, you’ll find plenty to please your palate along the rejuvenated West Street, which draws a growing number of locals and adventurous tourists. Here’s [...]
If you want to experience the real Annapolis, the maritime Annapolis, the place that gives this town the working man’s right to lay claim to the title “Sailing Capital of the Nation,†you’ve got to venture out of the historic district, mosey across the bridge at the foot of Compromise and Duke of Gloucester Street, [...]
What distinguishes Chestertown — over and above its picturesque setting, colorful history, exquisite architecture, and small-town charm—is its authenticity. This is no Disney-inspired re-creation. No siree! Mosey down any street in the former maritime, farming and milling center and come face to face with the past. You can get acquainted with Chestertown in a few [...]