Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, & Washington, DC The Mid Atlantic Medley Chapter 7.

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, & Washington, DC

The Mid Atlantic Medley

Chapter 7


Getting There Air

Pennsylvania PHL, PIT

Maryland BWI

Virginia IAD

Washington, DC DCA, BWI & IAD


Getting There Rail

AMTRAK, commuter trains & bus connections INTO Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington

Coach tours Becoming popular – no parking, and no getting lost in the

city Car

Other than traffic congestion and parking in Washington - popular


When to Go Summer

Hot and humid Winter

Cold & snowy Fall

Foliage in Shenandoah Pocono's

Summer Washington

Spring & Summer SW Virginia

Sept to May


Getting Around Highway systems

Good Tolls

Train & Bus connections Good

Tour operators


Getting Around (cont.)

City Centres Subway

Excellent in PHL & WAS Taxis

Reasonable Tours most popular choice No cars in Colonial Williamsburg


Pennsylvania

Allegheny Mountains History

Adoption of Declaration & Constitution Summer & winter resorts Close proximity


Philadelphia www.gophila.com

1st capital of US Independence Mall

America’s most historic square mile

Independence Hall Constitution Declaration of

Independence signed National Liberty Museum

http://www.gophila.com/


Philadelphia (cont.)

Congress Hall US congress 1790 - 1800

Betsy Ross’s House 1st US flag

Liberty Bell Christ Church

Benjamin Franklin buried here Break from Church of England

Franklin Court Museum and exhibitions dedicated to Ben Franklin


Philadelphia (cont.)

Museums Franklin Institute Science Museum

Playground for the mind – interactive Rodin Museum

Largest collection of Auguste Rodin sculptures outside France Museum of Art

3rd largest art museum in US Barnes Foundation

Renoir, Matisse, Degas & Picasso


Philadelphia – Day Trips Philadelphia Zoo

1st zoo in US - 1859 Valley Forge State Park

George Washington lost 2000 men without a shot fired Reading

Outlet shopping mecca Fairmount Park

9200 Acres of parkland


Pennsylvania Dutch Country Lancaster

Amish lifestyles, restaurants and craft shops Strasburg, Bird-in-Hand, Intercourse & Paradise

Hershey Chocolate Town USA

Resort & HERSHEY PARK

Harrisburg State capital


Pocono Mountains 4 seasons of fun

Natural scenic beauty - 150 lakes Resorts

Honeymooners www.caesarspoconoresorts.com

Family Weekend getaways

Ski resorts Big Boulder, Jack Frost

Longest run 2km

http://www.caesarspoconoresorts.com/


Pittsburgh www.visitpittsburgh.com

Frick Art Museum Home, gardens, garage & greenhouses of Henry Clay Frick

Carnegie Library, museums, art and culture

Fallingwater Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Kaufmann family in 1935, the house

is built over a waterfall Sports Teams

Steelers, Penguins, Pirates Andy Warhol Museum

www.warhol.org

http://www.visitpittsburgh.com/

http://www.warhol.org/


Maryland www.mdisfun.org

Stop off or side trip Chesapeake Bay Annapolis

US Naval Academy State capital

Cuisine crab

http://www.mdisfun.org/


Baltimore, Maryland Inner Harbor

27 story Top of the World Observation USS Constellation Harborplace

121 stores National Aquarium Maryland Science Center Pride of Baltimore II

160ft schooner


Baltimore (cont.)

Edgar Allan Poe House and cemetery

Oriole Park Camden Yards Babe Ruth Baseball Center

Fort McHenry National Monument 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote “Star Spangled Banner”


Delaware www.visitdelaware.net

Dover Capital

NASCAR racing 1st State

Wilmington Winterthur

Henry Francis duPont’s country estate Beaches

Rehoboth Lewes

http://www.visitdelaware.net/


Washington , DC

Monuments Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial Jefferson Memorial


Washington , DC (cont.) Smithsonian

17 museums & zoo All free! “America’s Attic” www.si.edu

International Spy Museum Espionage in world events www.spymuseum.org

http://www.si.edu/

http://www.spymuseum.org/


Washington, DC (cont.)

The Mall Public promenade

from 3rd St to 14th

18 major sites along the Mall



Arlington, Va National Cemetery

Tomb of the Unknowns

Capitol Hill www.capitolhillmap.com

White House www.whitehouse.gov

www.arlingtoncemetery.org

http://www.capitolhillmap.com/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/



Washington National Cathedral 2nd largest in US 215 stained glass windows ’68 - Rev Dr Martin Luther

King, Jr., preached his last Sunday sermon

www.cathedral.org/cathedral

http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral


Virginia www.virginia.org

Mt Vernon George Washington's

estate and gardens

Monticello Thomas Jefferson’s

mountaintop home

http://www.virginia.org/


Tidewater Virginia

Historic region along Chesapeake Bay Williamsburg

88 original buildings and other home, shops and public buildings

Living museum – 18th C www.colonialwilliamsburg.org

http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/


Tidewater Virginia (cont.)

Jamestown 1st permanent settlement 1607 –400 years ago www.jamestown1607.org The New World Festival Park

Yorktown Yorktown Battlefield Last major battle of American Revolutionary War

Beginning and end of English Colonial America

http://www.jamestown1607.org/


Virginia (cont.)

Richmond State capital St John’s Church

1610 Only building that

survived the burning during the Civil War


Shenandoah National Park Blue Ridge Mountains

Trails, camping, hiking Flora & fauna Appalachian Trail

165 km Skyline Drive

170 km scenic Luray Caverns www.luraycaverns.com

stalactite and stalagmite formations

http://www.luraycaverns.com/


Accommodations Washington

Typically expensive Hotel market is business travellers Willard Intercontinental Watergate Hay Adams Hotel

Williamsburg Williamsburg Inn

Mennonite Farmhouses Guesthouses, B&B, hotels, motels, lodges and campgrounds

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, & Washington, DC The Mid Atlantic Medley Chapter 7.

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