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Antrim 1844- Taneytown, MD
A country inn is the perfect place to escape from it all, and few are better than Taneytown’s Antrim 1844. Although just about an hour from Washington, D.C., Antrim’s lush gardens and secluded pool make you feel world’s away from the city. Coupled with their renowned restaurant and wine list, it’s the ideal summer weekend destination.
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Great Falls/C&O Canal NHP- Potomac, MD
Fourteen miles upstream from Washington, D.C., the Potomac River dramatically drops in elevation. Falling 76 feet in less than a mile, the result is a stunning series of steep tiered cascades. The falls are best viewed from Olmstead Island, accessible by the C&O Canal tow path, where even high above the river, the water’s power is palpable.
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Glenstone Museum- Potomac, MD
Glenstone Museum is all about Architecture and Art. Located on a gorgeous piece of property in Potomac, the exhibit space here is integrated with the landscape. With several outdoor installations, low profile buildings and an organic flow, it is an immersive art experience like few others.
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National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton- Emmitsburg, MD
Tucked away in the tiny town of Emmitsburg, Maryland stands a surprisingly substantial shrine to the first American born saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821). In 1805, Seton, a young New York Episcopalian widow and mother, converted to Catholicism. In 1809, she moved to Emmitsburg at the invitation of the Sulpician Fathers, and established a religious community dedicated to the care of the children of the poor; this would be the first congregation of religious sisters in the United States, as well as the country’s first free Catholic school. Today, this site is home to a Basilica, as well as the order’s original farmhouse and school. Completed in 1965, the brick…
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Patterson Park Pagoda- Baltimore, MD
Located in a leafy park not far from Fells Point stands a grand Gilded Age monument built to commemorate the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. During the war, Hampstead Hill, now part of Patterson Park, was home to Rodgers Bastion, a three mile wide earthworks dug to defend Baltimore’s eastern approach from the British. Here, on September 13, 1814, 100 cannons and 12,000 men forced the British to retreat; their attempt to later take Ft. McHenry instead didn’t work out either. Baltimore was spared. In 1827, Baltimore merchant William Patterson donated 5 acres of the area to the city; in 1860, the city was able to purchase an additional 29 acres…
