• Commander, Navy Installation Command (CNIC)
• Near Patuxent River, Maryland
• 57 miles point-to-point

Located at the mouth of the Patuxent River and the majestic Chesapeake Bay, the naval air station sits on approximately 6,400 historic acres. It is one of the most beautiful...

• National Park Service
• Near Elkton, Virginia
• 59 miles point-to-point

Just 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park is a land bursting with cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, fields of wildflowers, and quiet...

• National Park Service
• Near Fort Washington, Maryland
• 21 miles point-to-point

Built to defend the river approach to Washington, DC, Fort Washington has stood as silent sentry for over 200 years. As technologies advanced so did Fort Washington, from the...

• National Park Service
• Near Arlington, Virginia
• 25 miles point-to-point

The George Washington Memorial Parkway was designed for recreational driving. It links sites that commemorate important episodes in American history and preserve habitat for...

• National Park Service
• Near Fort Myer, Virginia
• 27 miles point-to-point

Arlington House is the nation’s memorial to Robert E. Lee. It honors him for specific reasons, including his role in promoting peace and reunion after the Civil War. In a...

• National Park Service
• Near Washington, District of Columbia
• 29 miles point-to-point

The White House is owned by the American people and stewarded by the National Park Service. It is more than the President's residence; it is a site for protests and national...

• National Park Service
• Near Washington, District of Columbia
• 29 miles point-to-point

This is where the nation comes to remember and where history is made. As “America’s Front Yard,” the National Mall and Memorial Parks is home to many of our country’s most...

• National Park Service
• Near McLean, Virginia
• 29 miles point-to-point

At Great Falls, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a series of steep, jagged rocks and flows through the narrow Mather Gorge. The Patowmack Canal...

• National Park Service
• Near Washington, District of Columbia
• 29 miles point-to-point

Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for justice and equality. Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolitionist...

• National Park Service
• Near Potomac, Maryland
• 30 miles point-to-point

Preserving America's early transportation history, the C&O Canal began as a dream of passage to Western wealth. Operating for nearly 100 years the canal was a lifeline for...

• National Park Service
• Near Washington, District of Columbia
• 30 miles point-to-point

Before Dr. Carter G. Woodson, there was very little accurate written history about the lives and experiences of Americans of African descent. Today a National Historic Site,...

• National Park Service
• Near Washington, District of Columbia
• 31 miles point-to-point

This 361 acre wooded park was once home to an earthen fort built to protect Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Today, visitors can see the fort's earthworks and escape to...

• National Park Service
• Near Washington, District of Columbia
• 31 miles point-to-point

Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754 acre city park was officially authorized in 1890, making it the third national park to be designated by the...

• National Park Service
• Near Colonial Beach, Virginia
• 37 miles point-to-point

George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It encompasses 551 acres of land where seven generations of the Washington family...

• National Park Service
• Near Greenbelt, Maryland
• 38 miles point-to-point

Enjoy affordable camping, hiking, and peaceful forest surroundings just ten miles from Washington, DC!

• National Park Service
• Near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
• 54 miles point-to-point

At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, on the ancestral home of the Tuscarora and Shawnee people, lies Harpers Ferry. Here you can explore John Brown's Raid...

• National Park Service
• Near Sharpsburg, Maryland
• 64 miles point-to-point

23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern...

• National Park Service
• Near Baltimore, Maryland
• 64 miles point-to-point

by the dawn's early light, a large red, white and blue banner? Whose broad stripes and bright stars... were so gallantly streaming...over Fort McHenry! The valiant defense of...

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Rock Hall, Maryland
• 69 miles point-to-point

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is an island of 2,285 acres located at the confluence of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland. Native...