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1. Get out on the water in Annapolis, Maryland
Take a sail, eat boat-to-table, and grab a drink by the bay in the area’s maritime mecca.
2. Drink all the orange crushes in Dewey Beach, Delaware
Get after it at Delaware’s biggest party beach, where it feels like college never ended.
3. Join the LGBTQ beach scene in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Can’t make it up to Fire Island? Rehoboth is the best gay beach scene in the mid-Atlantic.
4. Be a beach bum in Bethany Beach, Delaware
This low-key beach town is the place to be for families and folks looking for a relaxed ocean vacay.
5. Chill by the Chesapeake in St. Michaels, Maryland
Slow down and settle into this charming Eastern Shore town’s easy breezy way of life.
6. Find wild ponies at the beach in Assateague, Maryland and Chincoteague, Virginia
Wild ponies on unspoiled beaches. Doesn’t sound like something you’d find a short drive from the sprawl of Ocean City, but hey, that’s Assateague and Chincoteague for you!
7. Take an epic scenic road trip, on Skyline Drive and in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Tackle the twisty-turny mountain roads, take in the killer views, and pop off for a hike along the region’s most scenic driving route.
8. Take an epic scenic road trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
Find out why this scenic mountain route, which runs all the way from Virginia to North Carolina, is nicknamed “America’s Favorite Drive.”
9. Four season lake and mountain fun in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
Whatever time of year it is, there’s always a reason to grab a crew and head to the lake.
10. Climb Old Rag in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
The Mount Everest of the Shenandoah — this one’s a beast to climb and a boast once you’ve made it to the top.
11. Hike Sugarloaf Mountain in Dickerson, Maryland
An easy escape from DC where you can stretch your legs and find decent views. Even better: entry is free!
12. Go river tubing in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The best way to spend a hot summer day is on a scenic, lazy-river-style float through nature.
13. Explore the ghost ships of Mallows Bay in Nanjemoy, Maryland
Most Washingtonians don’t realize that the Western Hemisphere’s largest shipwreck fleet is right in our backyard. And it’s open for visitors.
14. Brewery hop in Virginia’s beer capital in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond has emerged as one of the East Coast’s best beer town, with 30 breweries — and counting.
15. Drink wine in horse country in Middleburg, Virginia
The road to Middleburg is lined with rolling hills, white-fenced horse farms, country estates, and a winery for every occasion.
16. Escape to wine country, DC-style in Leesburg, Virginia
DC’s easiest-to-access wine region makes it hard to choose just one vineyard.
17. Discover the art of beer in Frederick, Maryland
This is what happens when a creative, entrepreneurial community develops a taste for beer.
18. Bike the breweries on the W&OD Trail Northern Virginia
What do you get when you mix one of the DC area’s best rail trails and Loudoun County’s exploding beer scene? A 45-mile long bar crawl that’s all accessible by bicycle.
19. Arts & culture in the Shenandoah in Staunton, Virginia
What do Shakespeare, Harry Potter, and Woodrow Wilson fans have in common? They’re all drawn to this charming Shenandoah town.
20. Discover why Berlin’s so cool in Berlin, Maryland
From Bathtub Races to a fiddler’s festival, this little town is a fun pitstop on the way to Ocean City or Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
21. Get Main Street charmed in Culpeper, Virginia
Good eats, cute shops, and an old-timey air make Culpeper more than just a stopover.
22. Peep at presidential homes in Charlottesville, Virginia
Pair the presidential estates of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe with some of the region’s best food, wine, and outdoor endeavors.
23. Bike the battlefield in Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Four score and seventy years or so ago, the biggest and baddest battle of the Civil War was fought here. Now, you can tour the hallowed grounds by bike.
24. Drive the Harriet Tubman Scenic Byway in Cambridge, Maryland to Wilmington, Delaware
Take a road trip along the Underground Railroad to pay tribute to one of America’s most influential women.
25. Pair battlefields and breweries in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Put a fresh spin on the Civil War circuit by combining your battlefield visit with some great local beers.
26. Do it up at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Treat yourself to a weekend at the grand dame of the Appalachians.
27. Celebrate something big at the Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia
A meal here is one of those once-in-a-lifetime splurge events. And it’s totally worth it.
28. “Getaway” in a tiny cabin in Stanardsville, Virginia
The antidote to an overworked, overstressed life can be found in a tiny house in the woods.
