Dream vacations deferred. Cruises canceled. Beach rentals revoked. If there’s one thing this fraught year has taught would-be travelers, it’s to seek homebound solace. Tending a garden, for example, or walking a neighborhood trail.
But there’s wisdom in expanding your travel horizons, if only slightly. Self-isolation can “adversely affect immune function and enhance risk for chronic health conditions,” say the authors of a recent article in the Journal of Sport and Health Science. So take their advice and fill this timely, immunoenhancing prescription: Embark on a day trip with your nearest and dearest to someplace like home, and not far from it. The Mid-Atlantic abounds with modestly sized towns possessing outsized appeal.
We’ve picked six within two hours’ drive of Baltimore. Most have populations so small they couldn’t fill a large concert hall, even with their pets. (The two “big” towns would require a second seating.) Each place beckons the cabin-feverish with its own balms, from a tranquil Chesa peake Bay waterfront, to cobblestone streets that echo history, to a secluded arts haven that honors, among other things, an infamous insect.
Though, as of press time, COVID-19 restrictions are easing, operations and hours at these destinations may vary.
DENTON, MD
Drive time: 1 hr., 15 mins.
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Man With a Plan
The eternal optimism of Thibault Manekin.
SHOWER POWER
Locals let rain gardens soak up the storm.
THE SOFA QUEEN
Stuffed & Tufted’s Samantha Kuczynski relishes being the new face of upholstery.
The Starting Gate
At long last, plans are underway for a new “Home of the Preakness.”
CLEANING UP CITY HALL
Baltimore is the second most corrupt federal jurisdiction in the country. Can a city with our history be reformed?
THE HOMECOMING
For one family, it was time to start living in their house, not just existing there.
SUGAR RUSH
Baltimore gets a fresh batch of home-grown bakeries——and the line forms here.
GAMECHANGER SANDRA GIBSON
Executive Director, SNF Parkway Theatre & Maryland Film Festival
FROM THE GROUND UP
A new build gives a couple a house that finally feels like them.
AFTER GLOW
KEY HIGHWAY