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Historic London Town: The Perfect Place for a Colonial History Field Trip

OutdoorsFebruary 3, 2024500Views 0Likes 0Comments

Historic London Town & Gardens is a 23-acre park highlighting Maryland's unique colonial history. Some are surprised to learn that London Town is older than Williamsburg and was the original county seat of Anne Arundel County. It's an easy drive to Edgewater, Maryland and the site has abundant free parking. You only need two hours…

Fun Family Visit to Fort Washington

OutdoorsJuly 28, 2023303Views 0Likes 0Comments

Stand on the point of land poking into the Potomac River. A stone and brick fort looms above you. You instantly see what a map or written description of this abandoned fort could only try to explain. Fort Washington's location and design made it a key point of defense along the Potomac for years. It…

Taking the National Treasure Tour at Mount Vernon

OutdoorsDecember 22, 2022232Views 0Likes 0Comments

I walk down four stone steps to the dingy basement. The bricks are old and worn, the whitewash on the walls faded, and it smells like dirt. “You just walked down the same steps as Nicholas Cage,” the tour guide announces when I reach the bottom. My siblings and I look at each other with…

A Trip Up the Old Post Office Tower

OutdoorsJuly 15, 2022292Views 0Likes 0Comments

I'm not scared of heights. But that doesn't mean they don't make me a little uncomfortable. Which is why I was a little nervous to go up the 270-foot Old Post Office Tower. But my dad wanted to see it again, so up we went. To reach the tower, you skirt around the Waldorf Astoria…

Spring Fun at the National Arboretum

OutdoorsApril 4, 2017260Views 0Likes 0Comments

Spring is the ideal time for a family visit to the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. It's outside of downtown, perfect for a getaway from the more touristy areas. Spring at the National Arboretum It's a hikers delight and a much less crowded place to view cherry blossoms. Without the Tidal Basin crowds, you can…