Frommers® Maryland & Delaware

Maryland′s the home of many historic sites, like the Rock Run Grist Mill at Susquehanna State Park. See chapter 4.

Easy–to–read maps throughout

Exact prices, directions, opening hours, and other practical information

Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants, plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

Itineraries, walking tours, and trip–planning ideas

Insider tips from local expert author

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List of Maps vi

1 THE BEST OF MARYLAND & DELAWARE 1

2 MARYLAND & DELAWARE IN DEPTH 10

3 SUGGESTED ITINERARIES 27

4 BALTIMORE 37

5 MARYLAND′S TWO CAPITALS: ANNAPOLIS & ST. MARY’S CITY 100

6 AROUND THE CAPITAL BELTWAY 133

7 THE EASTERN SHORE 143

8 FREDERICK & THE CIVIL WAR CROSSROADS 184

9 WESTERN MARYLAND 206

10 MARYLAND & DELAWARE′S ATLANTIC BEACHES 228

11 WILMINGTON 289

12 THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY & HISTORIC NEW CASTLE 305

13 DOVER & CENTRAL DELAWARE 316

14 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO MARYLAND & DELAWARE 325

Index 335

Maryland native Mary K. Tilghman is a journalist and editor and has lived and worked all over the state, from small towns to a farm on the Eastern Shore. She and her family have seen just about every corner of their home state and Delaware, by land and on their sailboat on the Magothy River. She lives in Baltimore.