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The Godspeed,
Jamestown Settlement
Baltimore/Washington International Airport
Beach’s Verizon Wireless American Music Festival, where more with a sense of time and place. The night-life of this party city
than 30 stages offer music that touches every generation and is legendary too: no wonder they invented Bromo Seltzer, the
style. In Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, The Crooked Road: indigestion remedy. And while you’re in town, you must take
Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, offers year-round performances a trip on one of their amphibious ‘Ducks’, those amazing
by legends such as Dr Ralph Stanley and some of the fi nest land-and-sea contraptions that were made for World War
young performers of bluegrass and old time music. II, but which are still giving good service today. Animated
Just an hour or so north of Washington, DC is Maryland’s drivers, touting historic facts and anecdotal stories, roar you
largest city, Baltimore. It’s a truly funky and fascinating place, round the streets, then head straight down a slipway and into
combining some of the most compelling tourist attractions the harbour waters.
Historically, Baltimore has plenty to offer. The historic Fell’s
HIP, HIP, HOORAY
Point area, just down river, is where it all started for folk on
this branch of the Chesapeake Bay. Just like Washington’s
CHICK AND RUTH’S DELI: A real slice of American apple pie in
Maryland’s capital of Annapolis. At 8:30am each morning, staff
Georgetown and Virginia’s Old Town Alexandria, Fell’s Point
and customers pledge their allegiance to the American fl ag. The
was the heart and hub of all the commercial action during the
breakfasts are something else too. late 18th and 19th century. Today, all three places have taken
MOONLIGHT MERRIMENT: You haven’t experienced the light and
on a trendy new lease of regenerated life, with warehouses
shade of Washington, DC until you’ve been on a turned into trendy upscale apartments, supplemented
One great airport serving two great cities.
‘Monuments by Moonlight’ trolley tour. See
with bars, restaurants, markets and shops. All three venues
the city in a different light after sunset.
are a magnet for those seeking an
TRAVEL BACK IN TIME: Virginia’s
DC at sunset
authentic experience, and all three
Colonial Williamsburg offers
turn people-watching into an art form.
the chance to watch as the
On Baltimore’s historic waterfront, you can visit the
‘American dream’ is born.
Witness Thomas Jefferson sow
USS Constellation, the last fl oating Civil War vessel,
the seeds of independence, eat fully rigged and sailed, or else go by water taxi to
at an 18th-century tavern, and
explore the Second World War submarine moored
For more information, e-mail lwarehime@bwiairport.com
see the townsfolk go about
there. Even on land, water is still the theme, at the
or visit our website at www.bwiairport.com
their everyday business. A time
city’s world-class aquarium. You’ll come away knowing
traveller’s treat.
your tessellated darter from your mottled sculpin!
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