| Annapolis
really
is
like
the
brochure
says:
it
is
"a
museum
without
walls,
a
quaint
seaport
village
steeped
in
hundreds
of
years
of
maritime
heritage."
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Annapolis
is
the
Maryland
colonial
capital
and
has
a
history
of
being
the
"Athens
of
America".
It
was
certainly
popular
with
George
Washington
-
his
house
at
Mount
Vernon
is
not
far
away.
Thomas
Jefferson
was
also
said
to
have
often
visited
Annapolis
as
did
many
other
famous
figures
who
liked
the
pubs
and
wonderful
architecture
of
this
timeless
colonial
town.
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It's
also
the
home
of
the
US
Naval
Academy
and
every
day
at
noon
the
cadets
line
up
in
a
ritual
that
is
said
to
be
Annapolis'
answer
to
the
changing
of
the
guard
at
Buckingham
Palace.
Downtown
offers
restaurants,
shopping
and
many
attractions
and
it's
wonderful
just
to
wander
through
the
streets
on
a
warm
sunny
day.
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But
while
walking
is
an
attraction
of
Annapolis,
boating
must
be
the
focal
point.
You
can
rent
boats
or
just
go
on
a
boating
tour
of
the
area
as
my
wife
and
I
did.
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There
seems
to
be
every
sort
of
food
available
at
the
many
restaurants
and
pubs,
but
seafood
is
of
course
a
big
attraction
-
with
crab
cakes
a
favorite,
just
as
they
are
at
the
Baltimore
Inner
Harbor,
another
attraction
not
far
away.
We
loved
Annapolis,
and
think
you
will
too.
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Adding
to
the
story
...
Readers
comments:
Eileen
:
We went to Annapolis after visiting the George Washington mansion. It's about a 50 min. drive. Really pretty countryside – and of course, green. We stopped at a restaurant for crab cakes. After dinner we drove to the Annapolis harbor – very beautiful and upscale. We took a water taxi/guided tour that took us all around the bay – the talk included the history of the houses along the coast as well as info about the Annapolis Naval Academy. It has the largest, four story coed dorm in the world. Could you imagine the possibilities for social interchange? We came back at twilight and took some pictures. This was a wonderful day and we talked about perhaps going back to Annapolis again – a really beautiful city.
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