ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION Western Maryland Things to See and Do High peaks, dense forests, famous battlefi elds, shimmering waters and the strains of guitars—that’s Western Maryland, and it’s glorious. Hancock Big Pool Mount Savage Flintstone Cumberland Frostburg LaVale Friendsville Accident McHenry Deep Creek Lake Swanton Deer Park Oakland Kitzmiller Mountain Lake Park Grantsville Garre Aegany Lonaconing Oldtown Washington Smithsburg Clear Spring Williamsport Hagerstown Boonsboro Sharpsburg Rohrersville Burkittsville Knoxville #annapolisrock @heather.sees.the.world Accident ATTRACTIONS Cove-Run Farms Corn Maze 596 Griffith Rd, Accident, 301-616-6111 www.coverunfarmscornmaze.com Ten-acre maze, where questions posted at each intersection determine the next path through winding passages with educational materials offered. Sept-Oct: Fri-Sat, 12N-9pm; Sun, 2-6pm. $ Boonsboro ATTRACTIONS Crystal Grottoes Caverns 19821 Shepherdstown Pike, Boonsboro, 301-432-6336 www.crystalgrottoescaverns.com Maryland’s only commercial underground caverns offering spectacular tours through brilliantly lit chambers that last about 30 minutes. Apr-Oct: daily, 10am-5pm; Nov-Apr: Sat-Sun, 11am-4pm. #westernmarylandscenicrailroad @erocrunfaster Greenbrier State Park Deep Creek Lavender Farm 625 Doerr Rd, Accident, 240-608-8282 www.deepcreeklavenderfarm.com Seasonal lavender farm offering scenic recreation, lavender products and peaceful picnicking, while also celebrating all that lavender has to offer. Memorial-Labor Day: Sat-Mon, 10am-5pm. HISTORY & HERITAGE Boonsborough Museum of History 113 N Main St, Boonsboro, 301-432-6969 www.boonsborohistoricalsociety.org/ boonesborough-museum-of-history Civil War collection and exhibits of ceramics, glassware, early lighting, weapons, ancient artifacts, a model cabinetmaker’s shop and country store. May-Sept: Sun, 1-5pm; or by appointment. 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro, 301-791-4767 www.dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/western/ greenbrier.aspx Park with a 42-acre freshwater lake, outcrops, geologic history in “mountain stones,” swimming, boating, fishing and nearby Appalachian Trail. 8am-sunset. d $ c Burkittsville ATTRACTIONS War Correspondents Arch 900 Arnoldstown Rd, South Mountain Recreation Area, Burkittsville, 301-791-4767 www.dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/western/ gathland.aspx Arch (1885) by George Alfred Townsend, famous Civil War author/correspondent, and the only monument to the memory of war correspondents in the world. 8am-sunset. HISTORY & HERITAGE Drane House Old Cemetery Rd, Accident, 301-746-6346 One of very few original frontier plantation homes remaining in Western Maryland with a log structure from the late 1700s and tours upon request. Call for schedule. d National Road Museum Big Pool OUTDOOR RECREATION Fort Frederick State Park 11100 Fort Frederick Rd, Big Pool, 301-842-2155 www.dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/western/ fortfrederick.aspx A 250-year-old fort and cornerstone of Maryland’s defense during the French and Indian War with re-enactments and living history on event weekends. Apr-Oct: 8am-sunset; Nov-Mar: 10am-sunset. $ 214 N Main St, Boonsboro, 240-626-0963 www.nationalroadfoundation.com Maryland’s first museum with exhibits on the story of American’s first federally funded highway, National Road and the region’s trolley system. Clear Spring ATTRACTIONS Knob Hall Winery 14108 St. Paul Rd, Clear Spring, 301-842-2777 www.knobhallwinery.com Award-winning wines made from estate-grown grapes using sustainable agricultural methods in the Antietam Highlands with tasting room, shop and events. Mon, Thur-Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, 12N-6pm. d c Washington County Rural Heritage Museum 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, 240-420-1714 www.ruralheritagemuseum.org Museum with more than 2,000 artifacts of early life and the local automotive legacy, a village with a Conestoga wagon, gift shop, events and exhibits. Sat-Sun, 1-4pm; or by appointment. d OUTDOOR RECREATION Appalachian National Scenic Trail 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro, 301-791-4767 www.dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/at.aspx An epic 40-mile route along the backbone of South Mountain on a north-south ridge that extends from the Pennsylvania border to the Potomac River. Western Maryland Rail Trail Wilson Country School/Wilson Store c/o Fort Frederick State Park, 11100 Ft Frederick Rd, Big Pool, 301-842-2155 www.dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/western/ wmrt.aspx Paved 23-mile-long trail running from Big Pool to the southern slope of Sideling Hill and popular for cycling, in-line skating and walking. Apr 1-Oct 31: 8am-sunset; Nov 1-March 31: 10am-sunset. d 14921 Rufus Wilson Rd, Clear Spring, 301-582-4718 www.mountaindiscoveries.com/images/ss2015/ wilsonstore.pdf Restored store and schoolhouse built in the 1850s, now displaying an antique room and home decor upstairs and offering homemade chips and country ham. Wed-Sat, 9am-5pm. KEY TO SYMBOLS d = Disability Accessible $ = Admission c = Maryland Green Travel Partner DESTINATION MARYLAND ✥ 115
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