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Maryland Tourist Attractions

Marland (The Old Line State)

The Chesapeake Bay is North America's largest estuary (area where fresh and salt water mix).
Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore in 1895. The bloodiest battle during the civil war took place at Antietam.

Some of Maryland's Top Tourist Attractions:

National Aquarium in Baltimore
Port Discovery
Fort McHenry National Monument and
Historic Shrine
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Industry
Maryland Science Center
American Visionary Art Museum
Walters Art Museum (The)
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum
Oriole Park at Camden Yards

For more tourist attractions with links to their websites, search our exclusive directory in the left column.

State Facts:

Maryland Office of Tourism:
800-634-7386
www.MDisFun.org

Capital: Annapolis

Population: 5,296,486

Governor: Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (R, to January 2007)

Entered the Union: April 28, 1788

As the: 7th state

Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)

Nickname: Free State, Old Line State

Flower: Black-eyed susan

Bird: Baltimore Oriole

Song: Maryland! My Maryland!

Sports Teams: Baltimore Ravens (Football), Baltimore Orioles (Baseball)

Origin of Name: In honor of Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I of England)

Major Industries: Water Borne Freight, seafood, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Historical Sites: Fort McHenry National Monument, Harpers Ferry and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Parks, Antietam National Battlefield

Points of Interest: National Aquarium, U.S. Naval Academy; Goddard Space Flight Center

Bordering States: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia