Chapter 7
Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, & Washington, DC
The Mid Atlantic Medley
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Getting There
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Air
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Pennsylvania
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Maryland
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BWI
Virginia
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PHL, PIT
IAD
Washington, DC
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DCA, BWI & IAD
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Getting There
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Rail
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Coach tours
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AMTRAK, commuter trains & bus connections INTO
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington
Becoming popular – no parking, and no getting lost in the
city
Car
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Other than traffic congestion and parking in Washington popular
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When to Go
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Summer
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Winter
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Summer
Washington
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Foliage in Shenandoah
Pocono's
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Cold & snowy
Fall
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Hot and humid
Spring & Summer
SW Virginia
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Sept to May
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Getting Around
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Highway systems
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Train & Bus connections
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Good
Tolls
Good
Tour operators
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Getting Around (cont.)
City Centres
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Subway
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Taxis
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Excellent in PHL & WAS
Reasonable
Tours most popular choice
No cars in Colonial Williamsburg
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Pennsylvania
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Allegheny Mountains
History
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Adoption of Declaration & Constitution
Summer & winter resorts
Close proximity
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Philadelphia
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www.gophila.com
1st capital of US
Independence Mall
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America’s most historic
square mile
Independence Hall
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Constitution
Declaration of
Independence signed
National Liberty Museum
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Philadelphia (cont.)
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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
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Philadelphia (cont.)
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Museums
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Franklin Institute Science Museum
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Rodin Museum
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Largest collection of Auguste Rodin sculptures outside France
Museum of Art
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Playground for the mind – interactive
3rd largest art museum in US
Barnes Foundation
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Renoir, Matisse, Degas & Picasso
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Philadelphia – Day Trips
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Philadelphia Zoo
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Valley Forge State Park
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George Washington lost 2000 men without a shot fired
Reading
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1st zoo in US - 1859
Outlet shopping mecca
Fairmount Park
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9200 Acres of parkland
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Pennsylvania Dutch Country
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Lancaster
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Amish lifestyles, restaurants and craft shops
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Hershey
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Chocolate Town USA
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Strasburg, Bird-in-Hand, Intercourse & Paradise
Resort & HERSHEY PARK
Harrisburg
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State capital
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Pocono Mountains
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4 seasons of fun
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Natural scenic beauty - 150 lakes
Resorts
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Honeymooners
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www.caesarspoconoresorts.com
Family
Weekend getaways
Ski resorts
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Big Boulder, Jack Frost
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Longest run 2km
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Pittsburgh
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Frick Art Museum
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Kaufmann family in 1935, the house
is built over a waterfall
Sports Teams
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Library, museums, art and culture
Fallingwater
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Home, gardens, garage & greenhouses of Henry Clay Frick
Carnegie
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www.visitpittsburgh.com
Steelers, Penguins, Pirates
Andy Warhol Museum
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www.warhol.org
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Maryland
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Stop off or side trip
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
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www.mdisfun.org
US Naval Academy
State capital
Cuisine
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crab
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Inner Harbor
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27 story Top of the World Observation
USS Constellation
Harborplace
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121 stores
National Aquarium
Maryland Science Center
Pride of Baltimore II
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160ft schooner
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Baltimore (cont.)
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Oriole Park
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House and cemetery
Camden Yards
Babe Ruth Baseball Center
Fort McHenry National Monument
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1814 Francis Scott Key wrote “Star Spangled Banner”
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Delaware
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Dover
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Capital
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NASCAR racing
1st State
Wilmington
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Winterthur
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www.visitdelaware.net
Henry Francis duPont’s country estate
Beaches
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Rehoboth
Lewes
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Washington , DC
Monuments
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
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Washington , DC (cont.)
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Smithsonian
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17 museums & zoo
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All free!
“America’s Attic”
www.si.edu
International Spy Museum
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Espionage in world events
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www.spymuseum.org
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Washington, DC (cont.)
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The Mall
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Public promenade
from 3rd St to 14th
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18 major sites
along the Mall
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Washington, DC (cont.)
Arlington, Va National Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknowns
Capitol Hill www.capitolhillmap.com
White House
www.arlingtoncemetery.org
www.whitehouse.gov
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Washington, DC (cont.)
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Washington National
Cathedral
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2nd largest in US
215 stained glass windows
’68 - Rev Dr Martin Luther
King, Jr., preached his last
Sunday sermon
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Virginia
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Mt Vernon
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www.virginia.org
George Washington's
estate and gardens
Monticello
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Thomas Jefferson’s
mountaintop home
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Tidewater Virginia
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Historic region along Chesapeake Bay
Williamsburg
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88 original buildings and other home, shops and
public buildings
Living museum – 18th C
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www.colonialwilliamsburg.org
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Tidewater Virginia (cont.)
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Jamestown
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1st permanent settlement
1607 –400 years ago
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www.jamestown1607.org
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The New World
Festival Park
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Yorktown
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Yorktown Battlefield
Last major battle of
American Revolutionary
War
Beginning and end of English Colonial America
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Virginia (cont.)
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Richmond
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State capital
St John’s Church
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1610
Only building that
survived the burning
during the Civil War
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Shenandoah National Park
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Blue Ridge Mountains
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Trails, camping, hiking
Flora & fauna
Appalachian Trail
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Skyline Drive
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165 km
170 km scenic
Luray Caverns
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www.luraycaverns.com
stalactite and stalagmite formations
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Accommodations
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Washington
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Williamsburg
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Typically expensive
Hotel market is business travellers
Willard Intercontinental
Watergate
Hay Adams Hotel
Williamsburg Inn
Mennonite Farmhouses
Guesthouses, B&B, hotels, motels, lodges and campgrounds
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