Scenic Drives

Twenty three miles and 174 years long, the Colonial Parkway takes travelers on a journey through British colonial history in America.

The Historic National Road was the country’s first federally financed road building project.

Outstanding scenery and recreational opportunities make the Blue Ridge Parkway, “America’s Favorite Drive”, one of the most popular units of the National Park System.

See the truly special landscape of the Mid-Atlantic Region and gain an appreciation for the working life of Maryland's Eastern Shore farmers, watermen and merchants.

This parkway serves as a gateway to the nation's capital and a living memorial to first president, George Washington.

The Skyline Drive, part of Shenandoah National Park, runs 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains starting in the north of the Shenandoah Valley at Front Royal to Waynesboro, where it meets the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The Journey Through Hallowed Ground is a scenic and historically rich landscape following Routes 15/20 from Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia; and is recognized as holding more American history than any other region in the country.

Harriet Tubman led many African Americans to freedom in the North along Maryland’s Underground Railroad, which was not a true railroad but rather a secret network of roads, waterways and hiding places.