New York & the Mid-Atlantic Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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1 Accokeek

About 23 miles south of

Washington DC via the

Indian Head Hwy (MD-

210), Accokeek is the first

community that feels

more Southern Maryland

than DC suburb.

This quilt of farms,

fields and forests

was (and to a degree,

remains) a popular

retreat for scientists

and intellectuals who

wanted to live in a rural

community within DC’s

orbit. The aesthetic

they were attracted

to is exemplified by

Piscataway Park (%301-

763-4600; http://www.nps.gov/

pisc; 3400 Bryan Point Rd;

hsunrise to sunset), a small

satellite of the National

Park System (NPS)

that consists of nature

trails, boardwalks over

freshwater wetlands,

views of the Potomac

River and National

Colonial Farm (h10am-

4pm, Tue-Sun, mid-Mar–mid-

Dec, 10am-4pm weekends-only

other months), a living

history museum that

recreates a middle-class

Maryland family farm

circa the Revolutionary

War period.

The Drive » Get back on

MD-210 and head south for 8

miles to reach the entrance to

Indian Head.

2 Indian Head

Peninsula

There’s not a lot to see in

little Indian Head, but

it’s a logical jumping off

point for exploring the

Indian Head Peninsula,

which is hugged by the

Potomac River.

Smallwood State Park

(%301-743-7613; http://www.dnr.

state.md.us/publiclands/

southern/smallwood.asp; 2750

Sweden Point Road, Marbury;

$5; h5am-sunset Apr-Oct,

7am-sunset Nov-Mar) sits

Southern

Maryland

Triangle

The.little-known.slice.of.the.Old.Line.State.known.as.

Southern.Maryland.is.a.patchwork.of.marsh,.fields.and.

forests,.the.state’s.oldest.European.settlements.and.

stunning.riverscape.vistas.–.all.an.hour.or.so.from.

Washington.DC..On.this.trip.you’ll.shift.from.down.home.

crab.shacks.to.upscale.wine.bars,.all.while.probing.back.

roads.that.are.often.quite.removed.from.the.tourist.

radar.

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