Activities in Maryland

A wonderfully loopy museum.

Cruise the harbor affordably (you can get a map of landing points at the tourist center in the Inner Harbor).

Why Go: This peaceful beach on the Chesapeake Bay attracts avid fossil hunters and shell lovers from all over the East Coast—the soft, sandy cliffs be

Grab a beer at this neighborhood joint.

Mules stopped pulling coal barges in 1924; now bikers pass locks, lockhouses, and aqueducts while looking for bald eagles. The Monocacy Aqueduct, at m

Rent a motor boat to explore.

Stroll up to the covered 18th-century Lexington Market for free Friday-Saturday lunchtime jazz and blues concerts.

The stadium is largely credited with starting the league-wide trend toward serving regional cuisine in ballparks when it opened in 1992.

The Vibe: Old-school disco, R&B, and hip-hop augment 1970s funk at this four-wheeled roller-dancing mecca.

In May, fans gathered in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Waldorf to see the debut of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs at their intimate new 4,200-seat

The organization creates textile tours around the world, including in India.

See what they mean by military precision at the noon meal formation.

Then kick back on a water taxi for a ride to lunch, or just around the harbor.