The Anne Arundel Colonial Tour travels along the western shores of the Chesapeake Bay, through old fishing towns and farmlands and into the quaint state capital of Annapolis. The central circle and radiating streets of the city have changed little since the town's planning stages in the late 1600s.T...

WV Route 72 provides beautiful views of the Cheat River Canyon.The river remains close to its primitive state for nearly six milesalong the route, and with the exception of the town of Rowlesburg,there is little development along the byway. In fact, certainsections of the road give travelers the sen...

Start your tour in Grantsville and follow MD 495, or Bittinger Road,south through the ancient bogs and swamp areas of the Allegany Highlands to end at MD 135. Consider this scenic byway as an alternative to driving the more built-up US 219 to Oakland.

The inhabitants of the farming counties in the southeastern corner of West Virginia have been living in relative harmony with the land since the late 1700s. Monroe County's Farm Heritage Road offers a picture of life in these rural and agricultural communities which in may ways, retains the characte...

The George Washington Memorial Parkway is laden with wildlife preserves, memorials, famous homesteads, and the history of our nation. It winds its way along a tree-lined path with beauty at every bend. Bikers and joggers run alongside the road on a path paved for their pleasures. And, sweeping views...

The National Road is the Road that built the nation. Commissioned by Congress in 1806, 2006 marks the bicentennial of its initiation. Ultimately, the Road ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, and was constructed through Ohio during the 1820s and 1830s. Today the route is defined by ...

Our nation forever changed due to what originated along this old, 16-mile stretch now called the Historic National Road. In 1863, West Virginia developed into a new state - the only state to successfully break off from another. At Mt. Wood Overlook, the highest point along the route, let your eyes s...

The first beaten traces of Old Georgetown Pike date from prehistoric times, when grazing herds carved the trail to circumvent the Great Falls of the Potomac. In the 17th century, Susquehannoc and Iroquois Indians used the trail as a fur trade route.

Old Turkey Point Road originates in North East, an 18th Century industrial town that is home to the Upper Bay Museum. Here, outdoor types thrill to the hunting, fishing, and boating paraphernalia on display. It continues past forests and waterways to Turkey Point and Elk Neck State Park, where the f...

Enjoy the tree-covered hills that surround Tappan and Clendening Lakes. Relish the picturesque farms, fields, and countryside.Find history at the Native American and Moravian Missionary Trail, and at villages, past and present. There is some fun history in Deersville, where Main Street was recently ...