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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Virginia and Maryland!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Virginia and Maryland provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Virginia and Maryland features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Virginia and Maryland.
Experience Virginia and Maryland like a local! Fodor’s Virginia and Maryland includes choices for every traveler, from hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains to touring a vineyard or a Civil War battlefield and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Virginia and Maryland!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Virginia and Maryland provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Virginia and Maryland features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Virginia and Maryland.
Experience Virginia and Maryland like a local! Fodor’s Virginia and Maryland includes choices for every traveler, from hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains to touring a vineyard or a Civil War battlefield and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 6
Top Experiences ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 8
Virginia & Maryland Planner ............ 10
Top Virginia & Maryland Attractions ............ 12
Quintessential Virginia & Maryland ............ 14
If You Like ............ 16
Great Itineraries ............ 18
Chapter 1: Washington, DC ............ 23
Orientation & Planning ............ 24
Where to Eat ............ 56
Where to Stay ............ 63
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 71
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 73
Shopping ............ 75
Chapter 2: Northern Virginia & D.C.’s Maryland Suburbs ............ 79
Orientation & Planning ............ 80
Alexandria ............ 86
Arlington ............ 96
Mount Vernon, Woodlawn & Gunston Hall ............ 105
Fairfax County ............ 110
Loudoun County ............ 115
Montgomery County, Maryland ............ 120
Prince George’s County, Maryland ............ 131
Chapter 3: Central & Western Virginia ............ 141
Orientation & Planning ............ 142
Charlottesville & the Blue Ridge ............ 145
Shenandoah Valley ............ 161
Southwest Virginia ............ 174
Chapter 4: Richmond, Fredericksburg & the Northern Neck ............ 185
Orientation & Planning ............ 186
Richmond ............ 190
Petersburg ............ 206
Fredericksburg ............ 209
The Northern Neck ............ 219
Chapter 5: Williamsburg & Hampton Roads ............ 227
Orientation & Planning ............ 228
The Historic Triangle ............ 232
Hampton Roads Area ............ 258
Chapter 6: Baltimore ............ 277
Orientation & Planning ............ 278
Exploring Baltimore ............ 284
Where to Eat ............ 303
Where to Stay ............ 315
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 322
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 324
Shopping ............ 326
Side Trips from Baltimore ............ 330
Chapter 7: Frederick & Western Maryland ............ 335
Orientation & Planning ............ 336
Frederick ............ 340
Side Trips from Frederick ............ 346
Western Maryland ............ 350
Chapter 8: Annapolis & Southern Maryland ............ 365
Orientation & Planning ............ 366
Annapolis ............ 369
Calvert County ............ 384
St. Mary’s County............ 390
Charles Count ............ 394
Chapter 9: The Eastern Shore ............ 397
Orientation & Planning ............ 398
Queen Anne’s County ............ 402
Kent County ............ 409
Cecil County ............ 414
Talbot County ............ 416
Dorchester County ............ 425
The Lower Eastern Shore ............ 428
Virginia’s Eastern Shore ............ 440
Travel Smart Virginia & Maryland ............ 447
Getting Here & Around ............ 448
Index ............ 460
About Our Writers ............ 480
Maps
What’s Where ............ 8-9
Exploring Washington, D.C. ............ 30—31
The Mall ............ 35
The Monuments ............ 38
The White House Area ............ 43
Capitol Hill ............ 47
Downtown ............ 52
Where to Eat & Stay in Washington ............ 66—67
Northern Virgina & D.C.’s Maryland Suburbs ............ 84
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia ............ 91
Arlington National Cemetery ............ 99
Mount Vernon, Woodlawn & Gunston Hall, Virginia ............ 106
Montgomery County, Maryland ............ 121
Prince George’s County, Maryland ............ 133
Central & Western Virginia ............ 146
Richmond, Petersburg and the Northern Neck ............ 188
Richmond, Virginia ............ 193
Fredericksburg, Virginia ............ 212
Northern Neck, Virginia ............ 220
Williamsburg & Hampton Roads ............ 234
Colonial Williamsburg ............ 240
Hampton Roads Area ............ 259
Baltimore, Maryland ............ 286—287
Where to Stay & Eat in Baltimore ............ 304—305
Side Trips from Baltimore ............ 330
Frederick & Western Maryland ............ 338
Frederick, Maryland ............ 341
Side Trips from Frederick ............ 347
Southern Maryland ............ 370
Annapolis, Maryland ............ 373
The Eastern Shore ............ 403
Maryland’s Eastern Shore ............ 406—407
Virginia’s Eastern Shore ............ 442
Top Experiences ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 8
Virginia & Maryland Planner ............ 10
Top Virginia & Maryland Attractions ............ 12
Quintessential Virginia & Maryland ............ 14
If You Like ............ 16
Great Itineraries ............ 18
Chapter 1: Washington, DC ............ 23
Orientation & Planning ............ 24
Where to Eat ............ 56
Where to Stay ............ 63
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 71
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 73
Shopping ............ 75
Chapter 2: Northern Virginia & D.C.’s Maryland Suburbs ............ 79
Orientation & Planning ............ 80
Alexandria ............ 86
Arlington ............ 96
Mount Vernon, Woodlawn & Gunston Hall ............ 105
Fairfax County ............ 110
Loudoun County ............ 115
Montgomery County, Maryland ............ 120
Prince George’s County, Maryland ............ 131
Chapter 3: Central & Western Virginia ............ 141
Orientation & Planning ............ 142
Charlottesville & the Blue Ridge ............ 145
Shenandoah Valley ............ 161
Southwest Virginia ............ 174
Chapter 4: Richmond, Fredericksburg & the Northern Neck ............ 185
Orientation & Planning ............ 186
Richmond ............ 190
Petersburg ............ 206
Fredericksburg ............ 209
The Northern Neck ............ 219
Chapter 5: Williamsburg & Hampton Roads ............ 227
Orientation & Planning ............ 228
The Historic Triangle ............ 232
Hampton Roads Area ............ 258
Chapter 6: Baltimore ............ 277
Orientation & Planning ............ 278
Exploring Baltimore ............ 284
Where to Eat ............ 303
Where to Stay ............ 315
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 322
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 324
Shopping ............ 326
Side Trips from Baltimore ............ 330
Chapter 7: Frederick & Western Maryland ............ 335
Orientation & Planning ............ 336
Frederick ............ 340
Side Trips from Frederick ............ 346
Western Maryland ............ 350
Chapter 8: Annapolis & Southern Maryland ............ 365
Orientation & Planning ............ 366
Annapolis ............ 369
Calvert County ............ 384
St. Mary’s County............ 390
Charles Count ............ 394
Chapter 9: The Eastern Shore ............ 397
Orientation & Planning ............ 398
Queen Anne’s County ............ 402
Kent County ............ 409
Cecil County ............ 414
Talbot County ............ 416
Dorchester County ............ 425
The Lower Eastern Shore ............ 428
Virginia’s Eastern Shore ............ 440
Travel Smart Virginia & Maryland ............ 447
Getting Here & Around ............ 448
Index ............ 460
About Our Writers ............ 480
Maps
What’s Where ............ 8-9
Exploring Washington, D.C. ............ 30—31
The Mall ............ 35
The Monuments ............ 38
The White House Area ............ 43
Capitol Hill ............ 47
Downtown ............ 52
Where to Eat & Stay in Washington ............ 66—67
Northern Virgina & D.C.’s Maryland Suburbs ............ 84
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia ............ 91
Arlington National Cemetery ............ 99
Mount Vernon, Woodlawn & Gunston Hall, Virginia ............ 106
Montgomery County, Maryland ............ 121
Prince George’s County, Maryland ............ 133
Central & Western Virginia ............ 146
Richmond, Petersburg and the Northern Neck ............ 188
Richmond, Virginia ............ 193
Fredericksburg, Virginia ............ 212
Northern Neck, Virginia ............ 220
Williamsburg & Hampton Roads ............ 234
Colonial Williamsburg ............ 240
Hampton Roads Area ............ 259
Baltimore, Maryland ............ 286—287
Where to Stay & Eat in Baltimore ............ 304—305
Side Trips from Baltimore ............ 330
Frederick & Western Maryland ............ 338
Frederick, Maryland ............ 341
Side Trips from Frederick ............ 347
Southern Maryland ............ 370
Annapolis, Maryland ............ 373
The Eastern Shore ............ 403
Maryland’s Eastern Shore ............ 406—407
Virginia’s Eastern Shore ............ 442
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