Maryland Tourism Guide Weather Wise

Antietam National Battlefield - Sharpsburg, MD
Cloudy morning at Bloody Lane  23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led to Abraham Lincoln’s issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. more...

Assateague Island National Seashore - MD,VA
Wind and waves continually reshape the shoreline of Assateague Island. 21kb  Want to live on the edge? Visit a place recreated each day by ocean wind and waves. Life on Assateague Island has adapted to an existence on the move. Explore sandy beaches, salt marshes, maritime forests and coastal bays. Rest, relax, recreate and enjoy some time on the edge of the continent.

Baltimore-Washington Parkway - Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, MD
a picture of vehicles traveling south on the Baltimore Washngton Parkway  Happy 2009. Enjoy the scenic entryway into our Nation's Capital. Opened in 1954, the parkway is a 29-mile scenic highway that connects Baltimore, Maryland with Washington, D.C. It is a part of four parkways that welcome visitors and integrate a design to convey to citizens the importance of the capital city. The NPS manages the parkway from the D.C. boundary to Fort Meade, Maryland.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Catoctin Mountain Park - Thurmont, MD
footprints in the snow  Second growth forest and second chances provided a variety of recreational opportunities. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs to give people a chance to rebuild their lives from the Great Depression. The Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps gave this land a second opportunity and through re-growth, a new role as a recreation area.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park - Potomac River, DC,MD,WV
Photo of Georgetown boat at Abner Cloud House.  Preserving America's colorful Canal era and transportation history, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park is 184.5 miles of adventure. Originally, the C&O Canal was a lifeline for communities and businesses along the Potomac River as coal, lumber, grain and other agricultural products floated down the canal to market. Today millions of visitors hike or bike the C&O Canal.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Clara Barton National Historic Site - Glen Echo , MD
Portrait of Clara Barton and picture of the house with Red Cross Flag and American Flag flying in the breeze  Clara Barton dedicated her life and energies to help others in times of need - both home and abroad, in peacetime as well as during military emergencies. Glen Echo was her home the last 15 years of her life and the structure illustrates her dedication and concern for those less fortunate than herself. Clara Barton Angel of the Battlefield - Founder of the American Red Cross

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Fort Foote Park - Oxon Hill, MD
Photo of Fort Foote  Fort Foote constructed on Rozier's Bluff to strengthen the ring of fortifications that encircled Washington, D.C. Fort Foote helped protect Washington, D.C. with the thunderous powerful guns of its time.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine - Baltimore, MD
The large 30'x42' flag flies over Fort McHenry.  "O say can you see, by the dawn's early light," a large red, white and blue banner? “Whose broad stripes and bright stars . . . were so gallantly streaming!” over the star-shaped Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814. The valiant defense of the fort by 1,000 dedicated Americans inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Fort Washington Park - Fort Washington, MD
Photo of Fort Washington  Fort Washington has  stood as silent sentry defending the Nation's Capital, for over 180 years.  As technologies advanced so did Fort Washington.  Fort Washington is one of the few remaining Seacoast Forts in its original designs.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -George Washington Memorial Parkway - DC,MD,VA
Biker on Mount Vernon Trail  This is the "Road to Adventure" - originally designed as a grand gateway and greenway to the Nation's Capital. Here, you can learn about the First President and the development of America. As an oasis amid urban development, the Parkway has a variety of park sites that provide opportunities for everything from quiet contemplation to nature exploration to active recreation.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo, MD
Glen Echo Neon Sign 2005  Begun in 1891 as an idealistic attempt to create a National Chautauqua Assembly "to promote liberal and practical education," the park became instead the area's premier amusement park from 1898-1968. Today, the park has come full circle, offering year-round educational activities, while two amusement-era destinations (the Spanish Ballroom and Dentzel Carousel) remain major attractions.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Greenbelt Park - Greenbelt, MD
a picture of the Fall colors in the campground  Happy 2009. Camp or hike and discover the solitude of Greenbelt Park. The park is within twelve miles of Washington, D.C. so make plans to visit the Washington, D.C. area and stay at Greenbelt Park's campground for only $16. The Greenbelt campground is known for its safety, affordability, peaceful surroundings, National Park Service hospitality and is open all year round. 

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Hampton National Historic Site - Towson, MD
finials on the mansion roof  Hampton is the story of people -- enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, industrial and agricultural workers, and owners. It is also the story of the economic and moral changes that made this kind of life obsolete. When it was finished in 1790, Hampton was the largest house in the United States. Set among beautifully landscaped grounds and gardens, it remains a showplace today.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Harmony Hall - Prince George's County, MD
Photo of Harmony Hall  A two-and-one-half story eighteenth century Georgian country house of red brick set in Flemish bond. Sixty five acres of wooded areas surround the house. Broad Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, is part of Harmony Hall's vast and varied agricultural, cultural and natural histories.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick, MD
Monocacy National Battlefield - Best Farm  In the summer of 1864, General Jubal Early led Confederate forces towards Washington, D.C. and threatened to capture the capital city. On July 9, Union troops under General Lew Wallace met Early's forces here at Monocacy. At the park visitors can experience stories of the past in a landscape that has changed little since the 19th century.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm - Oxon Hill, MD
Strolling through Oxon Cove Park  The diverse history of Maryland and our national heritage can be experienced at Oxon Cove Park. Through hands on activities, living history programs, and more, you can experience farm life and how its changed overtime.  Explore how the park evolved from a plantation home during the War of 1812, to a hospital farm, to the park you can visit today.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Piscataway Park - Accokeek., MD
Photo of Accokeek Creek Boardwalk  Two hundred years ago, George Washington described Mount Vernon by saying, "No estate in the United America is more pleasantly situated than this."

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Suitland Parkway - Prince Georges County, MD
Morning light on water at Piscataway Park  Welcome to National Capital Parks-East! We invite you to journey to parks Beyond the Capital of Washington, D.C.  National Capital Parks-East is 13 park sites, parkways and statuary covering more than 8,000 acres of historic, cultural, and recreational parklands from Capitol Hill to the nearby Maryland suburbs.

Maryland Motorcycle Touring -Thomas Stone National Historic Site - Port Tobacco, MD
Haberdeventure  When Thomas Stone signed the Declaration of Independence he literally wrote himself into American history. Immerse yourself in revolutionary history. Visit the restored house and stroll the 322 acres of Haberdeventure, a "dwelling place in the winds". Purchased in 1770 by Thomas Stone, this restored plantation home has been open to the public as a National Historic Site since 1997.