What’s in the guide?

With 37 chapters full of easy getaway ideas across Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and more, Easy Weekend Getaways from Washington, DC is #weekendgoals at its best. You can use the book as a travel to-do list, or just flip through the pages and play weekend roulette. 

Don’t know the area? No worries! The guide is organized into 7 types of getaways — each section then has a handful of different experiences like wine tasting or outdoorsy stuff. DC native? We’ve got some under-the-radar spots that you’ve probably never been to before.

In addition to a featured experience, each chapter is full of restaurants, bars, places to stay, random things you should know, and tips for getting around.

Table of Contents

Part 1 | Beach and Bay Escapes

  • Get Out on the Water in Annapolis, MD
  • Drink all the Orange Crushes in Dewey Beach, DE
  • Join the LGBTQ Beach Scene in Rehoboth Beach, DE
  • Be a Beach Bum in Bethany Beach, DE
  • Chill by the Chesapeake in St. Michaels, MD
  • Find Wild Ponies at the Beach in Assateague, MD and Chincoteague, VA 

Part 2 | Outdoorsy Fun

  • Take an Epic Scenic Road Trip (Part 1) on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park
  • Take an Epic Scenic Road Trip (Part 2) on the Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Four-Season Lake and Mountain Fun in Deep Creek Lake, MD
  • Climb Old Rag in Shenandoah National Park, VA
  • Hike Sugarloaf Mountain in Dickerson, MD
  • Go River Tubing in Harpers Ferry, WV
  • Explore the Ghost Ships of Mallows Bay in Nanjemoy, MD

Part 3 | Wine and Beer Trails

  • Brewery-Hop in Virginia’s Beer Capital: Richmond, VA
  • Drink Wine in Horse Country in Middleburg, VA
  • Escape to Wine Country, DC-Style, in Leesburg, VA
  • Discover the Art of Beer in Frederick, MD
  • Bike the Breweries on the W&OD Trail in Northern VA

Part 4 | Small Town Vibes

  • Arts & Culture in the Shenandoah in Staunton, VA
  • Discover Why Berlin, MD’s so Cool
  • Get Main Street Charmed in Culpeper, VA

Part 5 | Important Things Happened Here

  • Peep at Presidential Homes in Charlottesville, VA
  • Bike the Battlefield in Gettysburg, PA
  • Drive the Harriet Tubman Scenic Byway, from Cambridge, MA to Wilmington, DE
  • Pair Battlefields and Breweries in Fredericksburg, VA

Part 6 | Destination Stays

  • ​Do it up at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV
  • Celebrate Something Big at the Inn at Little Washington, VA
  • “Getaway” in a Tiny Cabin in VA

​Part 7 | Seasonal Itineraries

  • Crappy Weather Weekend Getaway
  • Winter Weekend Getaway
  • Spring Weekend Getaway
  • Summer Weekend Getaway
  • Fall Weekend Getaway

About the author

Jess Moss is a Washington DC-based travel writer and photographer. Her work has appeared in Conde Nast TravelerUS News TravelFodor’s Travel and more.

Jess also works full-time at Marriott International, where she does editorial strategy for Marriott Bonvoy Traveler. This means that, like a lot of you, weekends are her prime travel time.


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