End cabin fever with 10 winter trips for the whole family.
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While we aim to spread peace and goodwill during the holiday season, a home full of visiting family and bored kids on winter vacation can quickly bring out the worst in even the best hosts. When you’ve run out of things to do at home (we get it— you can only watch so many Hallmark Channel movies), break the cabin fever and get the whole crew out of the house. Crisp, sunny days call for a walk through nature, and area gardens and conservancies like the Eastern Shore’s Adkins Arboretum or Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia more than deliver. While many are more popular in the spring and summer months when foliage is in full bloom, winter offers a different—and sometimes better—perspective, like at the Wolf Sanctuary of PA in Lititz, where animals are most active in colder temperatures. Don’t let bad weather hold you back, either. The anticipation of sampling a hot, crisp potato chip straight off the factory line will get even the most skeptical kids into the car on a gloomy day for a tour of Southern Pennsylvania’s Utz Factory. Or explore the Main Streets of historic Middleburg, Virginia, which amp up their signature small-town charm with holiday décor.
The best part? All 10 of these family-approved winter adventures are within a 2-hour drive from Baltimore.
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Man With a Plan
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SHOWER POWER
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THE SOFA QUEEN
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The Starting Gate
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CLEANING UP CITY HALL
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THE HOMECOMING
For one family, it was time to start living in their house, not just existing there.
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SUGAR RUSH
Baltimore gets a fresh batch of home-grown bakeries——and the line forms here.
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GAMECHANGER SANDRA GIBSON
Executive Director, SNF Parkway Theatre & Maryland Film Festival
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FROM THE GROUND UP
A new build gives a couple a house that finally feels like them.
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AFTER GLOW
KEY HIGHWAY