Washington D.C., to Easton, Maryland

A seafood bounty on the Eastern Shore

1. Inn at Easton

28 S. Harrison St., Easton, MD; 410/822-4910, www.theinnateaston.com

Seven-room inn with a 45-seat restaurant in a restored 1790 Federal mansion. The prix fixe menu is paired with hard-to-find artisanal wines, and features Chesapeake fried oysters and Moreton Bay bugs—a lobster-like Australian delicacy.

2. Hard Ball Charters

Easton Point Marina 975 Port St., Easton, MD; 410/310-4637, www.hardballcharters.com

Daylong chartered fishing trips on a 42-foot fiberglass motorboat. Almost anything reeled in can be taken home. Six-hundred dollars for up to six people.

3. Crab Claw

Rte. 33 W./Navy Point, St. Michaels, MD; 410/745-2900, www.thecrabclaw.com

Teenage waiters deliver buckets of steamed blue crabs with spicy Old Bay seasoning to newspaper-covered tables; the best seats are outside overlooking the marina. Lunch for two from $40. Closed in winter.

4. Inn at 202 Dover

202 East Dover St., Easton, MD; 410/819-8007, www.innat202dover.com

Restored 1874 Colonial-style mansion with four tastefully decorated suites. Breakfast is served on Wedgewood china, and a Cordon-Bleu-trained chef helms the new on-site steak-and-lobster restaurant. Doubles from $375, dinner for two from $100.

Step-by-Step Directions from Washington DC to Easton, Md.

Starting Point: Mount Vernon Square, Massachusetts Ave. NW and 7th St. NW, Washington, D.C.

• Head NORTH on 7th Ave. and turn RIGHT onto New York Ave. NW.
• Continue on New York Ave. for almost 5 miles until becomes US-50 E/John Hanson Hwy.
• Continue on US-50 E and cross over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
• Continue on US-50 E and cross over the Kent Narrows Bridge.
• About 4 miles after the Kent Narrows Bridge, US-50 E and US-301 N split. Continue on US-50 E for about 15 miles until Chapel Rd.
• On Chapel Rd., turn RIGHT.
• At MD-656/N Washington St., turn LEFT and continue into Easton.