CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL Westminster BALTIMORE Towson HARFORD Bel Air Eat & Drink Get Tasting During Restaurant Weeks Your culinary taste buds will be delighted at the plethora of dining options during summer and winter Restaurant Weeks. Special menus and prix fixe meals are the perfect way to discover new neighborhood haunts and world-renown restaurants in cities like Annapolis and Baltimore, and in the counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard. with local craft beers. Start at these restaurants which continuously top best-of lists: Conrad’s Crabs and Seafood in Parkville, Captain James Crabhouse in Baltimore, Mike’s Crab House in Riva, Woody’s Crab House in North East, Cantler’s Riverside Inn in Annapolis, or Captain Dan’s Crabhouse and Seafood Market in Eldersburg. the majors on teams like the Aberdeen IronBirds and the Bowie Baysox. Baltimore City See History Come Alive in Annapolis When you walk the streets of Annapolis, you’re walking in history’s footsteps. Buildings are centuries old (the State House is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use (since 1772) and the dome is the largest wooden dome in the country constructed without nails. The historic port city is ready to entertain you with the Annapolis Summer Concert Series, the Annapolis Film Festival, spring and fall boat shows (sailboat and power), seafood festival, the largest crab feast in the world, and shopping at locally owned boutiques. HOWARD Ellicott City ANNE ARUNDEL Annapolis See & Do Take Me Out to the Ballpark Catch an exciting Baltimore Orioles baseball game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards—the country’s #1 Major League Baseball ballpark experience—or a heart-pounding Baltimore Ravens football game at M&T Bank Stadium. You can even see minor league players before they make Savor Maryland’s Famous Blue Crabs Trying Maryland steamed and spicy hard shell crabs is a must in Central Maryland. Get together with friends for a crab feast washed down Explore Arts & Entertainment Districts Central Maryland is home to six of the state’s 25 Arts and Entertainment Districts that provide theater, arts & crafts, dance and other artistic diversions. Located in Annapolis, Baltimore City, Bel Air and Havre de Grace, the Districts have revitalized formerly neglected neighborhoods and made them into vibrant, active communities with dining, shopping and exploring provided by old-timers and newcomers alike. Delve into the Arts with Museums, Music and More Baltimore is known for its art museums and their extraordinary collections. Both the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum have free regular admission. The American Visionary Art Museum has eclectic displays of works by self-taught artists, along with numerous classes and public events. Live theater and ballet thrives in the region at performance centers like the Hippodrome, France Merrick Performing Arts Center, and the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric, as well as at Annapolis’ Summer Garden Theatre and the Maryland Hall for Creative Arts. For movie buffs, Bengie’s— Maryland’s only drive-in movie theater—is open spring through fall, and the Charles Theatre presents revival, anime, Metropolitan Opera, first-run specialty films, Hollywood and foreign films. For name-brand acts and full-day happenings, Merriweather Post Pavilion is ready for its next 50 years. Tee Off for Great Golf Hit the links at the more than four-dozen public and private golf courses, including two military courses, and Turf Valley Resort with two 18-hole courses, all to challenge your long and short game. Freshly steamed Maryland blue crab YELP’S TOP DINING DESTINATIONS IN CENTRAL MARYLAND VIN 909, Annapolis Cozy restaurant with a Californian Mediterranean-inspired menu of sharing boards, pizzas and more. Horse Around Explore the countryside on a four-legged friend in Maryland horse country. Fair Hill Stables offers trail, pony, carriage and hay rides. Sunny Knoll Farm also has horseback riding. Watch in awe at steeplechase races and jousts with numerous tournaments from spring through fall. Joe Benny’s, Baltimore Little Italy classic with Sicilian-style pizza and a highly-rated staff. Vagabond Sandwich Company, Bel Air Cute sandwich shop serving generously portioned mains and to-die-for Old Bay fries. 78 ✥ VISITMARYLAND.ORG | 1-877-333-4455 PHOTO: CONRAD’S CRABS & SEAFOOD
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