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Amtrak / Commuter Rail   Baltimore

Amtrak / Commuter Rail, Baltimore

 10 Reviews  The main rail station in Baltimore is Penn Station, about a 30-minute walk north of the Inner Harbor. From Penn Station, you have the choice of the MARC commuter rail's Penn Line to BWI Airport,... 

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Light Rail   Baltimore

Light Rail, Baltimore

 12 Reviews  You have just arrived at Baltimore airport (BWI). You want to get to your hotel, lodgement ASAP but you dont want to blow money on a TAXI My advice. buy a single light rail pass that will take you... 

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Water Taxi   Baltimore

Water Taxi, Baltimore

 13 Reviews  It used to be that there were several water taxi companies in the Baltimore Harbor. But they've all consolidated into one now which is called Ed Kane's Water Taxi. The ticket you buy onboard is... 

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Roads & Highways   Baltimore

Roads & Highways, Baltimore

 19 Reviews  On the east side of Baltimore, you have three choices to go from north to south or south to north. There is the Harbor Tunnel, the Fort McHenry Tunnel or the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The website... 

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Airplanes & Airports   Baltimore

Airplanes & Airports, Baltimore

 17 Reviews  The best aerial gateway in the local area. If you are travelling to the Washington DC area, you should consider this airport as well. There are direct shuttle connections to Baltimore AND Washington... 

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Baltimore Maps   Baltimore

Baltimore Maps, Baltimore

 4 Reviews  There are several ways, depending on your preferences, the day of the week, and the time of day. First off, if you choose to travel downtown, don't do it during rush hour, a standard common-sense... 

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Chesapeake Bay

by grandmaR

The Chesapeake Bay cuts Maryland in two - it stretches from Virginia almost up to Pennsylvania.There is one main east west bridge and that is the Governor Preston Lane Bridge AKA the Chesapeake Bay Bridge which is not to be confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Virginia.Some bright soul figured out that if you took the tolls on Maryland bridges in just one direction, it would take half of the personnel and if you doubled the toll for one way that it would not decrease the revenue appreciably. So the Chesapeake Bay Bridge only collects the toll going east, and the Governor Nice Bridge (the US 301 bridge over the Potomac) only charges going south.

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Scenic Byways

by grandmaR

Maryland has designated certain roads as "Scenic Byways". We almost always take the Lower Patuxent River Route when we go to Baltimore and these pictures were taken in the fall of 2005 on our most recent trip. This byway travels through the farmland lying along the Patuxent River. In 1814, the British landed in Benedict and marched north through this same countryside. The section we travel goes from MD 381 where we turn onto MD 382, or Croom Road. At Croom Station, the road crosses the old Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. We end up on US 301. This is not only a nicer road to travel on which usually has less traffic, but also cuts the corner, so it is shorter.There are 30 other State Scenic Byways. These are: Eastern ShoreChincoteague Bay Route Beach to Bay Indian Trail Old Ocean City Road Chesapeake Country Old Turkey Point Road Underground Railroad Trail Capital RegionOld Main...

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I-95 North of Baltimore

by grandmaR

Most Maryland highways are toll-free. But on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway - a fifty-mile section of I-95, which stretches from the northern Baltimore City line to the Delaware border - a part of I-95, a $5.00 northbound toll is collected. The toll plaza is located in Cecil County, one mile north of where The Tydings Memorial Bridge crosses the Susquehanna River (photo 5)On this part of I-95, there are two full-service Welcome Centers with restrooms, travel information, telephones, food, and fuel to motorists.Chesapeake House Welcome Center (on I-95, Cecil County)Maryland House Welcome Center (on I-95, Harford County)

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Avoiding jams when going north on I-95

by PR-7

Every time I go north from Baltimore or Washington towards Philly on I-95, I always take Exit 77 north on Hiway 24, then US Hiway 1 north towards Philly. You can then take I-476 back to I-95, then continue north to PHL. I have NEVER been stuck on traffic on this detour, and always saved $7 on tolls. If there are no jams, staying on I-95 will save you time. If there ARE jam-ups, it's a no-brainer.Be sure to fill up before you cross the MD-PA border -- gas becomes scarce and more expensive when you cross into Pennsylvania.When the bridge over the Susquehanna is jammed, there is no reason to pay $4 to stay in a moving parking lot. Just go around it.

Good Gas

by grandmaR

Driving in Maryland, you will notice that gas stations have varying prices for more or less the same product. Since both of us did quite a lot of driving for work, we kept a note of where gas (or - now- in our case - diesel) is likely to be cheaper. For diesel we also want a station which has a good turnover because we are less likely to get a bad tank. We also like to use Hess or BP (formerly Amaco) because we know they have good quality fuel. (My husband used to inspect oil terminals, and our son worked for Hess.)The gas stations on the Eastern Shore near Salisbury and Cambridge on Route 50 are usually cheaper. And at our home, Ridgells in Hollywood on US 235 is where we go. Another good place is on Route 3 in the middle of the divided highway. But whenever we are in the Baltimore area, we come here. It may not look like it from this sign, but we saw other diesel on this day that was...

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Maryland Transportation Authority

by davecallahan

The MdTA provides a website with access to information about Maryland highways.You can use the webpages to find current reports on accidents and slow-downs, on construction sites, weather conditions and traffic advisories. There are pages on toll roads and how to get a pass to save money.

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WHITE'S FERRY

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This is the last ferry across the Potomac River. The car ferry Jubal Early crosses just upriver from Leesburg, Virginia in a area of bucolic rurality. The ferry can get busy on the weekends, so don't think of it as a timesaver then. There are small boats you can rent over on the Maryland side along with picnic grounds, if you want to make a day of it here. The C&O towpath is near at hand, too.

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New Carrollton

by b1bob

Parts of suburban Maryland in Prince George's and Montgomery County are served my metro rail and metro bus goes further into the hinterlands. The pictured metro station is in New Carrollton, Maryland at the eastern terminus of the metro rail's orange line. New Carrollton is the first of many stops northbound on Amtrak's northeast corridor (Washington-Boston). Because the New Carrollton station is both a metro and an Amtrak station, it should be classified as both "train" and "subway/metro".

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William Preston Lane Memorial Bridge

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Popularly known as the Bay Bridge, plans to build a span linking Maryland's Eastern Shore with the rest of the state had been in the making for more than 40 years. The idea was conceived of as early as 1907. Unlike the Delaware Memorial Bridge, nearly everybody wanted it. The site selected was between Sandy Point and Stevensville. Construction was delayed twice, not because of strong and powerful opposition by the shipping industry. It was first delayed in 1929 on account of the Great Depression and the early 1940s for World War 2. Initial dredging began in 1949 and its original span opened in 1952. In 1973, a twin span was constructed. One for eastbound and the other for westbound traffic. Both spans are 4.35 miles (7 km.) long and are 186 feet (57 m.) above the water to allow ships to pass.

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Governor Harry Nice Memorial Bridge

by b1bob

The Nice bridge crosses the Potomac River between King George County, Virginia and Charles County, Maryland. It is a toll bridge ($3), but only one way. If you live south of Maryland and want to beat the toll, go north into Maryland on Rt. 301, but return on Interstate 95.

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Top 3 Hotels in Maryland

Admiral Fell Inn  Baltimore

 4 Reviews and 397 Opinions  We've been receiving special offers from Baltimore's Inner Harbor hotels since we joined the Harbor... 

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Historic Inns of Annapolis  Annapolis

 6 Reviews and 337 Opinions  Although we did not stay here, it looked like a lovely Inn right smack in the middle of Annapolis. 

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Hilton Suites Ocean City Oceanfront  Ocean City

 1 Review and 427 Opinions  We stayed at the Hilton to celebrate our 2nd Wedding Anniversary on April 23rd, 2007. The room was... 

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Transportation: Cities in Maryland
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  3. Annapolis Transportation
  4. Solomons Island Transportation
  5. Saint Michaels Transportation
  6. Havre de Grace Transportation
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  8. Frederick Transportation
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  17. Assateague Island Transportation
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  22. Crisfield Transportation
  23. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Transportation
  24. Westminster Transportation
  25. Piney Point Transportation
  26. Gaithersburg Transportation
  27. Assateague State Park Transportation
  28. North East Transportation
  29. Morgantown Transportation
  30. Dundalk Transportation
  31. Hancock Transportation
  32. Rising Sun Transportation
  33. Saint Clements Island Transportation

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