Appalachian Trail Visitor Center
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The Appalachian Trail (AT) Visitor Center in Harpers Ferry serves, for hikers trekking the entirety of the AT’s 2,200 miles, as the “psychological......
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The Bennies Hill Road Bridge has stood strong for more than 130 years due to its unique and solid design. It was originally built in 1889 for carriage......
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Built in 1915 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, this station was where passengers disembarked on their way to the town’s hot springs. It replaced a......
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In 1815, Thomas Hilleary opened Black Rock Mill along the banks of Great Seneca Creek in Montgomery County, Maryland. Grain farmers brought their......
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The Brunswick Heritage Museum walks you through the story of a small town on the edge of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Chesapeake & Ohio......
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Located in Gathland State Park, the George Alfred Townsend (1841-1914) home gives visitors a glimpse into the life of the 19th-century reporter and......
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Gordon Strong, who bought up most of the land on and around Sugarloaf Mountain and preserved it for perpetual public use, almost hired Frank Lloyd......
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Built in 1875 by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, this Victorian Gothic-style railroad station cuts a stunning profile in rural Maryland. The influence......
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Located along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Seneca Quarry is a historical site that was the source of stone for hundreds of buildings in the......
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In the grand scheme of the Civil War, the Confederate raid at Point of Rocks in June of 1864 is a footnote—hardly noticeable against the backdrop of......
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Berkeley Castle sits on a ridge overlooking the town of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Known as a spa town, Berkeley Springs has been a popular......
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Located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River, just northeast of Washington, D.C., Glen Echo Park is a reminder of summer nights filled with......
Learn MoreJ.M. Tolliver Hotel and Restaurant
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On May 30, 1901, the Shepherdstown Register ran a short paragraph in its “Little Locals” column—where they featured “The Things of Interest that are......
Learn MoreKunzang Palyul Choling Buddhist Temple and Peace Park
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In 1985, Her Eminence Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Rinpoche, who was then known as Alyce Zeoli, opened the World Prayer Center for Tibetan Buddhist study in......
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One chilly evening in the early months of 1955, scientists Bernard Burke and Kenneth Franklin found themselves standing in a rural field about 20......
Learn MoreStorer College/Stephen T. Mather Training Center
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Today this beautiful campus is maintained by the National Park Service as one of their four national training sites, where employees come together to......
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In 2011, the National Library of Medicine (part of the National Institutes of Health, or NIH) opened a new exhibit called “ Native Voices " to share......
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As you pass through Williamsport Park along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, you’ll travel under U.S. Route 11, a federal highway that zips......
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On the edge of Hagerstown City Park, the former residence of town founder Jonathan Hager is now a museum that pays tribute to Hagerstown’s early days.......
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Located next to CSX Railroad, the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum is devoted to educating the public about the city’s railroad history. Although the......
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Five years after being destroyed by Stonewall Jackson and the Confederate army in 1861, the Baltimore & Ohio roundhouse and surrounding shops in......
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3001 Connecticut Ave.
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Free admission and host of brand new exhibits featuring both abundant and endangered species from around the world. Don’t forget to drop by the Zoo’s most famous residents: giant pandas!