Quick Guide to TRAVEL RESOURCES IMPORTANT ONLINE INFORMATION Maryland Office of Tourism: visitmaryland.org Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: starspangled200.org National Park Service: nps.gov/stsp Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: nps.gov/stsp U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration “America’s Byways”: fhwa.dot.gov/byways Virginia’s War of 1812 Heritage Trail: http:/ /va1812bicentennial.dls. virginia.gov/heritage_trail.html GEOCACHING is available using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to hunt for hidden treasures at more than 30 locations along the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail: nps.gov/stsp A live streaming WEBCAM OF FORT M C HENRY lets you see what Francis Scott Key saw: keycam.com Enjoy a VIDEO TOUR of the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail by viewing “The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake: Home of the Brave”: video.mpt.tv/ video/2247655935 Discovering the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake,” written by historians Ralph E. Eshelman and Burton K. Kummerow, is the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail’s award-winning companion book. OTHER TRAVEL RESOURCES TO ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE Arts & Entertainment Districts: msac.org Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: nps.gov/cajo Main Street Maryland: mainstreetmaryland.org Maryland Heritage Areas: marylandheritageareas.com Maryland Civil War Trails: civilwartrails.org Maryland Historic Districts: mahdc.org Maryland Scenic Byways: visitmaryland.org/pages/byways.aspx Maryland Wine Trails: marylandwine.com National Heritage Areas: nps.gov/history/heritageareas National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Program: findyourchesapeake.com IN PRINT, “In Full Glory Reflected: INTERACTIVE BATTLEFIELD MAPS for St. Leonard Creek, Bladensburg, North Point and Baltimore: 1812battles.com FOLLOW US LOCAL TOURISM OFFICES Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association Alexandria, Va. visitalexandriava.com Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau Annapolis visitannapolis.org Visit Baltimore Baltimore baltimore.org Baltimore County Tourism & Promotion Towson enjoybaltimorecounty.com Calvert County Department of Economic Development & Tourism Prince Frederick ecalvert.com Caroline County Office of Tourism Denton carolinechamber.org Carroll County Tourism Westminster carrollcountytourism.org Cecil County Tourism Perryville ccgov.org/visitors/ tourism Charles County Government, Office of Tourism La Plata meetcharlescounty.com Cultural Tourism D.C. Washington, D.C. culturaltourismdc.org Destination D.C. Washington, D.C. washington.org Dorchester County Department of Tourism Cambridge visitdorchester.org Tourism Council of Frederick County Frederick visitfrederick.org Harford County Office of Tourism Bel Air harfordmd.com Havre de Grace Visitor Center Havre de Grace hdgtourism.com Howard County Tourism Ellicott City visithowardcounty.com Kent County Office of Tourism & Economic Development Chestertown kentcounty.com Conference & Visitors Bureau of Montgomery County, Maryland Rockville visitmontgomery.com Prince George’s County, Maryland Conference & Visitors Bureau Largo visitprincegeorgescounty.com Queen Anne’s County Office of Tourism Chester discoverqueenannes.com Somerset County Tourism Princess Anne visitsomerset.com St. Mary’s County Division of Tourism Leonardtown visitstmarysmd.com Talbot County Office of Tourism Easton tourtalbot.org Wicomico County Convention & Tourist’s Bureau Delmar wicomicotourism.org Worcester County Tourism Snow Hill beachandbeyond.org, visitworcester.org 56 | nps.gov/stsp
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