National Capital Parks-East is a collection of National Park Service sites on the Maryland side of D.C. The sites include open spaces, homes of historical figures, boardwalks and piers, old forts, and even farms. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review Our Visit. I visited the southernmost of the National […]
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Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail spans 2,180 miles across 14 states from Georgia to Maine. It is a “public footpath,” and was devised and built by private citizens between 1921 and 1937. It runs through some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the eastern United States including two national parks, a couple of smaller national […]
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, at the corner of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, protects an area full of rich US history. George Washington chose this area as the location for a major US arsenal, Thomas Jefferson marveled at the beauty of the mountains rising from the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Meriwether Lewis […]