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- Transportation options in Annapolis. Includes how to get to Baltimore and Washington DC on public transportation, http://www.hometownannapolis.com/transportation.html - Great searchable site for what to do in Annapolis, including where to dine, www.visitannapolis.org/see/index.aspx - Annapolis Maritime Museum, www.annapolismaritimemuseum.org - Information about tours of the US Naval Academy, www.usna.edu/NAFPRODV/VC/ - Historic Annapolis Foundation - tours, www.annapolis.org - St. John's College, a liberal arts school based on a great books curriculum, www.sjca.edu
- Info about Baltimore's mass transit system: http://www.mtamaryland.com/ - Searchable site for what to do in Baltimore, http://baltimore.org/ - All about what to do in the Inner Harbor, http://baltimore.org/about-baltimore/inner-harbor - Inner Harbor- dine, shop, waterfront, www.harborplace.com - Water taxi around Baltimore Harbor, www.thewatertaxi.com/index2.html - Port Discovery, a children's museum, www.portdiscovery.org - Maryland Science Center, www.mdsci.org/plan/hours.html - National Aquarium, http://www.aqua.org/ - Maryland Zoo, www.marylandzoo.org - Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum and Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards, http://www.baberuthmuseum.com/ - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad museum, www.borail.org - Baltimore Museum of Industry, www.thebmi.org
- The best way to get around DC once you're there is the Metro system, www.wmata.com - The best way to get into DC from Annapolis is by
Metro. Drive West on Route 50. Take exit 6 for Ardwick
Ardmore Rd/ - The best way to get into DC from near BWI Airport is to catch a hotel shuttle or drive to the nearby MARC train station. MARC trains can take you to Union Station in DC. Find info about MARC service here: http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/marc/ - A list of 25 free things to do in DC, www.districtcolumbia.com/DC-More-Free-Things-To-Do.html - On-line guide to DC's free Smithsonian museums including Natural History, Air & Space, and several art galleries, www.gosmithsonian.com Note: the Museum of Natural History has an extensive Geology, Gems, and Minerals collection. - Information about the National Mall and Memorial Parks, including the Washington Monument and these memorials - Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR, WWII, Vietnam Veterans, and Korean War Veterans, http://www.nps.gov/nama/ - Newly opened 9/11 memorial at the Pentagon, http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/2008/0708_memorial/ - The Newseum - new and very cool, www.newseum.org
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last updated 10 October 2008
