Maryland - America in Miniature

State Capital: Annapolis
Admission to the union:
April 28th, 1788 as 7th state

The historic former slave state of Maryland that sided with the Union in the Civil War, presently enjoys America’s highest per capital income and is also the nation’s science hub, home to 350 biotech firms and numerous research institutions. The states map reveals a geographic curiosity with its narrowest point being barely 1 mile (2kms) wide, and the states terrain ranging from Appalachian foothills in the west to coastal wetlands in the east with fertile plains in between. The states proximity to the nation’s capital means many locals commute each day to DC for 9 to 5 Government jobs. The state’s historical significance, lush agricultural countryside and glittering night life of Baltimore are popular drawcards for visitors who enjoy the states mild climate.

Things to do in Maryland:

Afro American achievement is celebrated at the National Great Blacks Wax Museum in Baltimore. Come meet Barak Obama up close!

Ocean City’s Jolly Roger fun park will amuse the kids and burn up their surplus energy. It’s a real hoot.

The town of Frederick’s Museum of Civil War Medicine houses a fascinating collection of relics and displays from the 1860’s.

Baltimore’s Geppi’s Entertainment Museum has an astonishing collection of Pop culture memento’s that thrilled you as a kid.

Sample the culinary delights of Maryland with a plate of succulent Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs and of course Chicken Maryland! The state boasts many fine eateries to indulge.

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