Top 10 Places

10. Maryland’s Appalachian Trail section (in addition to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park section): Gathland, Washington Monument, Greenbrier, and South Mountain State Parks

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9. St. Mary’s City – First Capital of Maryland

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8. Mason Dixon Line

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7. Antietam National Battlefield – Site of Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Speech by President Lincoln

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6. Chesapeake Bay

• • • Smith Island

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5. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway All-American Road

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4. Annapolis – Home of the Maryland State House and the U.S. Naval Academy

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3. Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague State Park, plus the Ocean City Boardwalk and Life-Saving Station Museum

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2. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (including part of the Appalachian Trail)

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1. Baltimore

• • • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
    • Baltimore Inner Harbor – USS Constellation
    • B&O Railroad Museum
    • Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum
    • Baltimore National Heritage Area

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State Info

A) State Nicknames

• • • The Old Line State
    • Terrapin State

B) State Symbols

• • • Flower: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
    • Tree: White Oak (Quercus alba)
    • Bird: Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
    • Sport: Jousting
    • Dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever
    • Fish: Rockfish (Striped Bass) (Morone saxatilis)
    • Boat: Skipjack
    • Crustacean: Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
    • Reptile: Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
    • Dessert: Smith Island Cake

C) Major Metros

1. 1. 1. Baltimore
      2. Rockville (Washington DC metro area)
      3. Annapolis (state capital; 7th largest city in state)

D) Iconic Foods

• • • • Blue Crab
      • Crab Cakes
      • Pit Beef
      • Stuffed Ham
      • Thrashers French Fries
      • Crab Chips
      • Fisher’s Popcorn
      • Smith Island Cake
      • Berger Cookies
      • Old Bay