State Tourism: 1-800-445-4558.
What They Send You: Travel kit containing state highway map, calendar of events, designated Maryland city brochures.

National Parks:
Catoctin Mountain Park 301/663-9330.

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park 301/739-4200

Allegany/Cumberland. 301/722-2820

Garrett County. 301/387-4FUN

Frederick Co. 301/228-2888 or 1-800-999-3613

Hagerstown/Washington Co. 301/791-3246 or
1-888-257-2600

Antietam National Battlefield. Sharpsburg. The first Confederate attack on the North, the battle is known as the bloodiest battle in American history. 301/432-5124

C&O Canal National Historical Park. Cumberland. Canal artifacts significant to the Cumberland area. 301/739-4200

Clarysville Bridge. Cumberland. Built in the mid-1700s, it's believed to be the last surviving stone arch bridge located on National Road U.S. 40 in Allegany County. 301/722-2820.

Fort Frederick State Park. Big Pool. The fort, built in the 1750s and restored in the 1930s, is the centerpiece of the park. 301/842-2155

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Cumberland. 1916 Baldwin steam locomotive offers passengers a three-hour roundtrip from Cumberland to Frostburg. 1-800-TRAIN-50. .

Jonathan Hager House and Museum. 301/739-8393.

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. 301/739-5727.

Washington Monument State Park c/o Greenbrier State Park. 301/791-4767

C&O Canal Museum and Visitors Center. Hancock. History of the canal and exhibits. 301/739-4200.

Hager House and Museum. Hagerstown. Stone residence of Jonathan Hager, founder of Hagerstown, which was built in 1739 over two springs. 301/739-8393.

>>Best Scenic Roadways: Maryland

Old National Road. U.S. 40 Historic road runs through western Maryland counties and was the first federally funded highway connecting East and West, authorized in 1806. Costly repairs and state government decisions caused it to be rerouted through the Narrows in 1832.

Ocean City to Oakland Scenic Path. 432-mile route which encompasses U.S. 219, U.S. 40, Md. 68, Md. 66 and Md. 491 in western Maryland.

>>Best Manmade Wonders: Maryland

C&O Canal Towpath. 184 miles, starting in western Maryland. Follow the Potomac River by horse, bike or on foot. 301/739-4200

The Castle. Mount Savage. Featuring fine antiques, this 115-year-old stone manor is a replica of the Craig Castle in Scotland. 301/264-4645.

Lilypons Water Gardens. Buckeystown. It's the world's largest aquatic garden with 275 acres of water lilies and aquatic plants. 1-800-999-5459

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Cumberland. Ride the 1916 Baldwin steam locomotive "Mountain Thunder" on a roundtrip from Cumberland to Frostburg. 1-800-TRAIN50

>>Best Mountain Rivers: Maryland

Savage River. Grantsville. Water released for whitewater rafting along a 5.5-mile run. Fishing in reservoir. 301/895-5759.

Youghiogheny River. Friendsville. Near-unspoiled river offers fishing, boating, waterskiing, swimming. 301/387-5563.

Winterbrook Farms. 301/271-4826.

Catoctin Mountain Park. 301/663-9388.

Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo. 301/271-3180 or 301/271-4922.

Cunningham Falls State Park. 301/271-7574.

Antietam National Battlefield. 301/432-5124.

Fort Frederick State Park. 301/842-2155.

Western Maryland Rail Trail, c/o Fort Frederick State Park. 301/842-2155.

C&O Canal National Historical Park Headquarters. 301/739-4200.

Paw Paw Tunnel.

Rocky Gap State Park. 301/777-2139.

Swallow Falls State Park c/o Herrington Manor State Park. 301/387-6938.

Deep Creek Lake State Park. 301/387-4111.

Herrington Manor State Park. 301/334-9180.

Cranesville Subarctic Swamp. 301/387-4386