We have put together a list of 101 Day Trips for you to entertain your family all summer long! We encourage you to get out and explore our beautiful state. From beaches to museums to state parks, this list will keep you busy all summer long!
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Life is a Beach
1. Assateague Island
2. Ocean City
3. Sandy Point State Park
4. North Beach
5. Gunpowder Falls State Park
6. Oregon Ridge Beach
7. Cunningham Falls State Park
Day at the Museum
8. Maryland Science Center*
9. Rose Hill Manor Park & Children’s Museum
10. National Children’s Museum
11. Chesapeake Children’s Museum
12. Port Discovery Children’s Museum
13. National Aquarium
14. Fire Museum of Maryland
15. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
16. Be With Me Playseum
17. Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum
18. Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum and Sports Legend Museum*
Favorite Cities to Explore
19. Smith Island
20. Baltimore
21. Annapolis
22. Havre de Grace
23. Ocean City
Light up Your Life
24. Choptank River Lighthouse
25. Piney Point Lighthouse
26. Turkey Point Lighthouse
27. Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse
Water Parks
28. North Arundel Aquatic Center
29. Jolly Rogers Splash Mountain*
30. Bohrer Park
31. Cascade Lake
32. Chesapeake Beach Water Park
33. Glenn Dale Splash Park
34. South Germantown Recreational Park
35. Lane Manor Splash Park
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
36. College Park Aviation Museum
37. Roads and Rails Museum
38. B&O Railroad Museum
39. Brunswick Railroad Museum
40. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
41. National Capital Trolley Museum
Boats and Maritime
42. Baltimore Inner Harbor
43. National Harbor
44. Calvert Marine Museum
45. Annapolis Maritime Museum
46. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Visit the Animals
47. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
48. Plumpton Park Zoo
49. Salisbury Zoological Park
50. Maryland Zoo
51. Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo
52. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
53. Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary and Visitor's Center
54. Green Meadows Petting Farm
Theme Parks
55. Six Flags America
56. Adventure Park USA
57. Trimper’s
Get Outdoors!
58. Brookside Gardens
59. The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring Friends School
60. Robinson Nature Center
61. Cabin John Regional Park
62. Wheaton Regional Park
63. Patterson Park
64. Catoctin Mountain
65. Irvine Nature Center
66. Glen Echo Park
67. Oregon Ridge Nature Center
68. Adkins Arboretum
Down on the Farm
69. Clark's Elioak Farm
70. Kinder Farm Park
71. Larriland Farm
72. Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm
73. Summers Farm
74. Holly Ridge Farm
75. Weber’s Cider Mill Farm
76. Baugher’s Farm
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
77. Baltimore Orioles
78. Baltimore Ravens
79. Baltimore Blast
80. Bowie Baysox
81. Delmarva Shorebirds
82. Frederick Keys
83. Hagerstown Suns
84. Aberdeen Ironbirds
Take a Hike: Cliffs, Canyons & Waterfalls
85. Billy Goat Trail
86. Cascade Falls
87. Cunningham Falls
88. Kolgore Falls
89. Great Falls
Take a Trip Back in Time
90. Fort McHenry
91. Maryland State House
92. Antietam National Battlefield
93. William Paca House and Garden
94. Historic Ships of Baltimore
95. Star Spangled Banner Flag House
Shop til You Drop
96. The Mall in Columbia
97. Towson Town Center
98. Arundel Mills Mall
99. Avenue at White Marsh
100. Hagerstown Premium Outlets
101. Queenstown Premium Outlets
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