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Photo tour: Beautiful Maryland
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Annapolis
VisitAnnapolis.org![Maryland enjoys nearly 4,000 miles of shoreline - more than any other state in the country. Much of it can be found along the Eastern Shore of beautiful Chesapeake Bay.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/63ea96f89d385487320c8e207b9a5f0156d91bae/c=0-120-2304-1415/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397592721000-Chesapeake-Bay-ymn-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Maryland enjoys nearly 4,000 miles of shoreline - more than any other state in the country. Much of it can be found along the Eastern Shore of beautiful Chesapeake Bay.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Make your way across a beautiful area traditionally known as "Hunt Country," with its world-famous Thoroughbred horse farms, picnic-friendly steeplechase races and occasional fox hunts](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/9ecf8352355a266083137a92cd4b66dfbc2de499/c=0-195-3608-2230/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397590091000-Autumn-Baltimore-Maryland-Office-of-Tourism.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Make your way across a beautiful area traditionally known as "Hunt Country," with its world-famous Thoroughbred horse farms, picnic-friendly steeplechase races and occasional fox hunts
Maryland Office Of Tourism![Antietam National Battlefield Observation Tower Sunrise](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/2dcf9ce7eba97deccd70f4f2c0690f5c996a6878/c=0-144-3596-2172/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397582872000-Anteitam-National-Battlefield-Holly-Kuchera-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Antietam National Battlefield Observation Tower Sunrise
Holly Kuchera, Getty Images/iStockphoto![Baltimore, or Charm City, might be best known for its famous Inner Harbor, but its real charm lies in its collection of distinctive neighborhoods, like Little Italy and Federal Hill.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/353fac48359c03b4fc4883231ac2c8f8a1cdb744/c=0-106-2124-1304/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397590280000-Baltimore-Carlos-Santa-Maria-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Baltimore, or Charm City, might be best known for its famous Inner Harbor, but its real charm lies in its collection of distinctive neighborhoods, like Little Italy and Federal Hill.
Carlos Santa, Maria Getty Images/iStockphoto![Camden Yards](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/0a974b93ac69ced4c0558e3dde0a13e74ffbf8eb/c=0-70-1348-830/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397657534000-Camden-Yards-Visit-Baltimore.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Camden Yards
Visit Baltimore![Rugged Assateague Island is considered the jewel of Maryland's 31 miles of Atlantic Coast. Spend some time on this barrier island, and you'll likely encounter its most famous residents: bands of small, shaggy, wild horses often seen roaming the beach.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/b00cc18d2f33efe143112a15e02420cd004bcffe/c=61-401-1765-1364/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397589275000-Assateague-Wild-Ponies-sbonk-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Rugged Assateague Island is considered the jewel of Maryland's 31 miles of Atlantic Coast. Spend some time on this barrier island, and you'll likely encounter its most famous residents: bands of small, shaggy, wild horses often seen roaming the beach.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Brookside Gardens](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/8318975ff79d71b9a785746251cb1cb52ce83927/c=0-64-1280-786/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397591915000-Brookside-Gardens-Flickr-Forsaken-Fotos.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Brookside Gardens
Flickr/Forsaken Fotos![First built in the late 19th century, Loy's Station Covered Bridge sits on Old Frederick Road and is one of only half a dozen remaining covered bridges in the state.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/56079b51d4192bb38d95600c5069c43e25312ab7/c=0-212-2124-1410/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397653286000-Loys-Station-Covered-Bridge-Patrick-Davis-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
First built in the late 19th century, Loy's Station Covered Bridge sits on Old Frederick Road and is one of only half a dozen remaining covered bridges in the state.
Patrick Davis, Getty Images/iStockphoto![C&O Canal](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/1f3a1295131c2575c6594080e879ccd99cbf4a54/c=0-248-2640-1737/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397592109000-C-O-Canal-Flickr-Jon-Dawson.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
C&O Canal
Flickr/Jon Dawson![Calvert Cliffs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/252762a0f7a46b9f16f1fcd4a8b6841673ee26d3/c=0-289-3072-2021/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397592551000-Calvert-Cliffs-Flickr-Fred-Schroeder.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Calvert Cliffs
Flickr/Fred Schroeder![Clopper Lake](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/df08e3251e82da01182cd6b1a7ea8aa3fea5e2b2/c=0-247-4752-2927/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397592778000-Clopper-Lake-Flickr-MrTinDC.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Clopper Lake
Flickr/Mr.TinDC![Maryland Crab](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/f1032c45c596c1c6a2b423dd76662986382c935c/c=0-201-3872-2385/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/15//1397593821000-Crab-Flickr-enigmachck1-.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Maryland Crab
Flickr/enigmachck1![The Chesapeake House is one of the many attractions that offers Duck Hunting in Maryland.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/ea6a3b35cadd010e388c665d6116a8fd5ca60e3b/c=0-187-3590-2211/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397651813000-Eastern-Shore-Duck-Hunting-Maryland-Office-of-Tourism.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Chesapeake House is one of the many attractions that offers Duck Hunting in Maryland.
Maryland Office Of Tourism![Maryland State Capitol](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/31a4867929f94cb7257a0ddae003130e17f732b8/c=0-152-2931-1805/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397653731000-Maryland-State-Capitol-Robert-Goldberg-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Maryland State Capitol
Robert Goldberg, Getty Images/iStockphoto![Naval Academy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/43357c0c3c2f4747b98aa9fba150b940a7335403/c=0-106-2048-1262/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397655950000-go-navy-.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Naval Academy
VisitAnnapolis.org![Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge comprises protected forests and tidal marshlands, where it's possible to spot bald eagles and other waterfowl.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/6a1a2af3e5347e519f015ed18c752c85f0557b68/c=0-90-1805-1108/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397671649000-4562112260-1d919b0b99-o.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge comprises protected forests and tidal marshlands, where it's possible to spot bald eagles and other waterfowl.
Flickr/Alicia Pimental![Harpers Ferry National Historic Park occupies land in Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia, but one of the best views in the park is found at Maryland Heights, a rugged peak overlooking Harpers Ferry below.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/56079b51d4192bb38d95600c5069c43e25312ab7/c=0-212-2124-1410/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397652072000-Harpers-Ferry-National-Historic-Park-MarkVanDykePhotography-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park occupies land in Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia, but one of the best views in the park is found at Maryland Heights, a rugged peak overlooking Harpers Ferry below.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![During the ice age Janes Island was transformed into a estuary. Prehistoric artifacts can be found along the shoreline.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/d18024fc4a20c39187853d4ce4c0a9db8d67d8ea/c=0-394-3582-2414/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397652155000-Janes-Island-Maryland-Office-of-Tourism.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
During the ice age Janes Island was transformed into a estuary. Prehistoric artifacts can be found along the shoreline.
Maryland Office Of Tourism, Film, And The Arts![Johns Hopkins](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/42bbc3c7bd237aaccc05d2386269f72bd9ae4bcc/c=0-307-3264-2148/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397652856000-Johns-Hopkins-University-Flickr-callison-burch.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Johns Hopkins
Flickr/callison-burch![Ladew Topiary](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/c00364d8c8cb7d77d5978e11d54eaa47b8c6b88a/c=0-242-2048-1397/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397653122000-Ladew-Topiary-Garden-Flickr-sneakerdog.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ladew Topiary
Flickr/sneakerdog![M&T Bank Stadium](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/f1032c45c596c1c6a2b423dd76662986382c935c/c=0-201-3872-2385/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397653542000-M-T-Bank-Stadium-Flickr-Lauren.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
M&T Bank Stadium
Flickr/Lauren![Ocean City Beach](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/a021835da98e6f76e24a12ed280ac363285f4e94/c=0-174-3472-2132/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397653904000-Ocean-City-Beach-Karl-Kehm-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ocean City Beach
Karl Kehm, IStockphoto/Thinkstock![Potomac River](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/43357c0c3c2f4747b98aa9fba150b940a7335403/c=0-106-2048-1262/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397655114000-Potomac-River-Flickr-MrTinDC-.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Potomac River
Flickr/Mr.TinDC![Thomas Point Lighthouse](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/e397be3f9408195d45f6171b9126dd1711d6b4eb/c=0-110-2122-1307/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397655234000-Thomas-Point-Lighthouse-coastalpics-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Thomas Point Lighthouse
Getty Images/iStockphoto![University Of Maryland Library](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/e397be3f9408195d45f6171b9126dd1711d6b4eb/c=0-110-2122-1307/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397655308000-University-of-Maryland-sframephoto-iStock.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
University Of Maryland Library
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Wednesday race](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/43357c0c3c2f4747b98aa9fba150b940a7335403/c=0-106-2048-1262/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397656138000-wednesday-night-sailing-race-by-the-dome.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wednesday race
VisitAnnapolis.org![Fort McHenry](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/dc28deff53e351efbd6c951275ae633495991f3a/c=0-117-2250-1386/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397657710000-Fort-McHenry-Visit-Baltimore.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Fort McHenry
Visit Baltimore![Hampden](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/87bc08813af6ee9bbfe956513b2db15754a157cd/c=0-201-2048-1356/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/16//1397657861000-Hampden-Visit-Baltimore.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Hampden
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