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Overview of Maryland (Maryland (MD))
Maryland (Maryland (MD)) features major hubs at Baltimore, Annapolis & Ocean City. Key sights, National & State Parks, and travel highlights across the state include Baltimore Inner Harbor & Fort McHenry, Annapolis U.S. Naval Academy & Chesapeake Bay, Assateague Island wild ponies & Deep Creek Lake.
How to get to Maryland
BWI Airport (with direct Amtrak Acela/Northeast Regional & MARC rail station), I-95, and US-50 across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Use our Amtrak & USA Rail Pass Calculator ($) and $80 National Parks Pass Calculator to plan your route.
Signature local food in Maryland
When visiting cities and towns across Maryland, look out for these regional American specialties at classic diners, smokehouses, seafood shacks, and farmers markets:
- Steamed Chesapeake blue crabs with Old Bay seasoning
- Maryland jumbo lump crab cakes & cream of crab soup
- Pit beef sandwich with tiger sauce
- Smith Island 8-layer chocolate fudge cake
- Chesapeake oyster stouts & Rye whiskey
Best time to visit Maryland
Best time to visit Maryland: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Featured cities & towns in Maryland (25 featured · 306 total)
Click any city below for its individual travel guide, county & elevation facts, nearest airport/Amtrak station, regional food specialties, and neighboring towns:
| City / Town | County & Type | Population | Elevation | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Baltimore, MD | US City | 585,708 | 10 m (33 ft) | City guide → |
| Columbia Columbia, MD | US City | 99,615 | 124 m (407 ft) | City guide → |
| Germantown Germantown, MD | US City | 86,395 | 134 m (440 ft) | City guide → |
| Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD | US City | 71,452 | 104 m (341 ft) | City guide → |
| Frederick Frederick, MD | US City | 69,479 | 87 m (285 ft) | City guide → |
| Waldorf Waldorf, MD | US City | 67,752 | 64 m (210 ft) | City guide → |
| Glen Burnie Glen Burnie, MD | US City | 67,639 | 17 m (56 ft) | City guide → |
| Gaithersburg Gaithersburg, MD | US City | 67,456 | 153 m (502 ft) | City guide → |
| Rockville Rockville, MD | US City | 66,980 | 137 m (449 ft) | City guide → |
| Ellicott City Ellicott City, MD | US City | 65,834 | 55 m (180 ft) | City guide → |
| Dundalk Dundalk, MD | US City | 63,597 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Bethesda Bethesda, MD | US City | 60,858 | 97 m (318 ft) | City guide → |
| Bowie Bowie, MD | US City | 58,025 | 42 m (138 ft) | City guide → |
| Towson Towson, MD | US City | 55,197 | 141 m (463 ft) | City guide → |
| Springdale Springdale, MD | US City | 2,994 | 34 m (112 ft) | City guide → |
| Aspen Aspen, MD | US City | 0 | 189 m (620 ft) | City guide → |
| Avalon Avalon, MD | US City | 0 | 68 m (223 ft) | City guide → |
| Bar Harbor Bar Harbor, MD | US City | 0 | 8 m (26 ft) | City guide → |
| Camden Camden, MD | US City | 0 | 6 m (20 ft) | City guide → |
| Jackson Jackson, MD | US City | 0 | 46 m (151 ft) | City guide → |
| Lahaina Lahaina, MD | US City | 0 | 49 m (161 ft) | City guide → |
| Nantucket Nantucket, MD | US City | 0 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Seward Seward, MD | US City | 0 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Sonoma Sonoma, MD | US City | 0 | 98 m (322 ft) | City guide → |
| Woodstock Woodstock, MD | US City | 0 | 97 m (318 ft) | City guide → |