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Baltimore was a

notable hold-out against

the British military

during the War of 1812,

even after Washington DC

fell. The morning after an

intense shelling, staring

‘through the rockets’ red

glare,’ local lawyer Francis

Scott Key saw that ‘our

flag was still there’ and

wrote The Star-Spangled

Banner. The history

of that battle and the

national anthem are

explored at Fort McHenry

(%410-962-4290; 2400 E Fort

Ave; adult/child $7/free; h8am-

5pm), located in South

Baltimore.

Have a wander through

nearby Federal Hill Park

(300 Key Hwy), a 70-acre hill

that rises above the city,

and admire the view out

over the harbor.

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The Drive » Get on US 40

(Baltimore National Pike – and

the basis of the National Historic

Road this trip is named for)

westbound in Baltimore. The

easiest place to access it is at

Charles and Franklin St. Franklin

becomes US 40/the Pike as

you head west out of downtown

Baltimore, into the woods that

mark the edges of the Patapsco

Valley. The whole drive takes

about 30 minutes in traffic.

2 Patapsco Valley

The Patapsco river and

river valley are the

defining geographic

features of the region,

running through Central

Maryland to Chesapeake

Bay. To explore the area,

head to Patapsco Valley

State Park (%410-461-

5005; 8020 Baltimore National

Pike, Ellicott City; h9am-

sunset), an enormous

protected area – one of

the oldest in the state

• that runs for 32 miles
  along a whopping 170
  miles of trails. The main
  visitor center provides
  insight into the settled
  history of the area, from
  Native Americans to the
  present, and is housed
  in a 19th-century stone
  cottage that looks as
  though it were plucked
  from a CS Lewis bedtime
  story.

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

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Maritime

Maryland

Head south then east from

Baltimore into Maryland’s

rural bayside villages.

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The Civil War Tour

In Gathland State

Park, head 10 miles west to

Antietam to begin exploring

America’s seminal internal

conflict.

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