DO ANYONE KNOW OF A NICE VACATION SPOT IN MD OR Va?

Answer 1

Southeast DC

The people are so friendly there.

Answer 2

Someone mentioned the beaches - Rehobeth is in Delaware, but I'd include in addition to Virginia Beach, VA, and Ocean City, MD, Assateague and Chincoteague islands and the national seashore there. There is a significant coast in MD and St. Mary's county is great for a seaside holiday.

The Chesapeake Bay is a great place to visit if you want to spend time on the water, particularly if you sail.

If you like mountains, there are plenty, from the Blue Ridge on the south end of Virginia, through the Shenandoah National Park up in the north of Virginia - great hiking, caverns, beautiful sites, and wonderful waterfalls. In Maryland the Catoctin region is beautiful with lakes and great hiking. Remember this is where Camp David is.

In the winter there is Skiing in VA at the Massanutten mountain. I know there is also Skiiing in MD, but am not sure where.

Both states have local wineries, but I think that Virginia has a significant edge in this. You can visit wineries in almost any area of Virginia, but the best ones are in or near the mountains. I'll put a link to Virginia's wine site here.

For History, Williamsburg is great, and nearby Jamestown and Yorktown make a great vacation, but there is much more. Remember that most of the Civil War was fought in Virginia - Manassas National Battelfield, the Mosby Heritage area, Appomatox courthouse, and of course all the battlefields around Richmond can be visited. In Maryland don't miss Antietam, and Harper's Ferry is very close in West Virginia. And the city of Richmond has many important Revolutionary and Civil War sites.

Charlottesville area has a number of wonderful historic sites, including Thomas Jefferson's home of Monticello, and Madison's home of Montpelier, not to mention the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson.

Further north, places like Mount Vernon and Gunston Hall in northern Virginia give us history of our founding fathers, many of which came from Virginia

There are a number of theme parks, a couple in Williamburg, one just north of Richmond in Virginia, and on the Beltway in the DC area.

And of course, the Elephant in the Room - Washington, DC sits between these two, with its monuments and memorials, government buildings, fantastic museums and the like, and much there is free!

Answer 3

Beaches/coast:
Virginia Beach, VA
Ocean City, MD
Dewey/Rehoboth Beaches, DE (along the eastern shore, close to the border of maryland)

For sightseeing:
Washington DC
Williamsburg, VA

Answer 4

Virginia has a lot of diversity in attractions:
Hot Springs, Va and Warm Springs, Va: Some small towns with natural hot springs founded by Thomas Jefferson and a nice resort called the homestead

Shenandoah/Luray Caverns in the Shenandoah Valley

Williamsburg, Va/Bush Gardens-Bush Gardens is one of the most inventive theme parks, in my opinion. They have a Europe theme where each part of the park is a different country

Virginia Beach, Va

Monticello/Charlottesville, VA-See historic UVA, Monticello, the mountains are very beautiful there. Also, Wintergreen

Fredericksburg, Va-A nice town an hour south of Washington with a lot of little things to see, a couple battlefields, a restored inn

Harper's Ferry, WV/Va/Md (on the border of all three states)-A really cool vacation spot and day trip. The town doubles as a national park, with great hiking trails, views, and whitewater rafting

Answer 5

For a Vacation spot in Maryland your two main "resort" areas are Ocean City & Deep Creek Lake in the Mountains.

You can also "vacation" in an area like Frederick, Md. and be fairly centrally located to most any area - 3-4 hours to Mountains & Ocean, approx. 45-60 min. to Gettysburg, DC, Baltimore.