Hagerstown, Fredericks, MD (VA border) - something to do?
 

Once more driving Boston-NC, this time taking a slightly different route and stopping in Hagerstown, MD for one night in each direction. (Completely bored with drive the NJ - GS Prkway, Turnpike, Baltimore, Washington on way to Savannah and now that trip is to central NC, can choose a different route)

Will have few hours Friday afternoon and possibly some time the following Monday afternoon/evening. Friday alone, Monday with 18 yr old dtr. Or interesting places to eat. Or anything other than take-out and an HBO movie! Since will be driving 800 in each direction, don't want to drive too far.

There is a very nice authentic german restaurant in downtown Hagerstown called Schmankerl Stube.

http://www.schmankerlstube.com/

If you like german food at all, you'd have a hard time going wrong there.

There is not a lot to do around Hagerstown. The Antietam battlefield is near there though, in Sharpsburg - I believe it was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War in terms of the number of casualties.

Frederick is about 1/2 hour away via I-70, and it's an old city that has a lot of history. The downtown/historic area is very nice, with a good number of shops and restaurants. There was quite a bit of civil war activity in/around Frederick, though no battles in the city. Barbara Fritchie lived there, however. Monocacy Battlefield is nearby.

One other thing that comes to mind is the C&O canal trail, which parallels the Potomac River. You can pick it up in Williamsport, which is only a few miles from Hagerstown going south on 81.

http://www.nps.gov/choh

Go shopping at the Prime Outlets! Lots of good stores! :)

http://www.civilwarmed.org/

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine located on Patrick Street in (Old) Down Town Frederick is worth a few hours. We stopped there several years ago. The Antietam National Battlefield is also nearby..

Hagerstown has a great city park, with a nifty small museum. Definitely worth a look!

Thanks for the suggestions.