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COLONIAL BEACH, VA.: Choose from two views -- bay or Potomac by the pier.
COLONIAL BEACH, VA.: Choose from two views -- bay or Potomac by the pier. (By Larry Kobelka For The Washington Post)
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MILES FROM D.C.: 68.8

ABERDEEN, MD.: The IronBirds play some ball at the Cal Ripken Stadium.
ABERDEEN, MD.: The IronBirds play some ball at the Cal Ripken Stadium.
WHY GO: Let Baltimore have the Orioles; Aberdeen is all about the IronBirds -- and one of the O's finest. Baseball fans can watch the Cal Ripken-owned minor league team play in the Ripken-named stadium or tour the small Ripken-centric exhibit on the club level (a stand-in for the temporarily closed Ripken Museum). At the nearby U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, view a veritable arsenal of artillery, tanks and other equipment used in battles dating from World War I. For out-of-Aberdeen attractions, tool around Harford County, whose Upper Chesapeake towns feature a covered bridge (Jerusalem Mill and Village), skipjacks (Havre de Grace) and butterflies (Bel Air).

INFO: Harford County Office of Tourism, 800-597-2649, http://www.harfordmd.com/ .

WHERE: Frederick

MILES FROM D.C.: 47.7

WHY GO: Frederick brought together Ben Franklin and George Washington -- and the town is still playing matchmaker. Among its pairings: bridge murals and baseball, a Civil War medicine museum and a mass grave for Confederate soldiers, gallery walks and Civil War trails, and antiques and apple butter. The town's biggest boast is its 50-block historic district, crammed with shops, museums, restaurants, and 18th- and 19th-century architecture. Additionally, state parks in the surrounding area, such as Gathland, let visitors walk all over history.

INFO: Tourism Council of Frederick County, 800-999-3613, http://www.fredericktourism.org/ .

Delaware

WHERE: Dover

MILES FROM D.C.: 95.9

WHY GO: At the Dover International Speedway, watch other people burn up fuel at demon speeds or waste someone else's gas at the Monster Racing Excitement, which puts heavy pedalers behind the wheel of a racecar. Try your luck at the Dover Downs Slots and Simulcast. For something a little slower (and smarter), go museum hopping; choose from a handful of institutions, such as the Biggs Museum of American Art, the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base and the Johnson Victrola Museum. You can also pay homage to the state capital on a tour of the State House or Woodburn, the governor's mansion. But the best way to say "I Heart Dover" is by shopping; you just can't beat the First State's tax-free goods.

INFO: Kent County and Greater Dover Convention and Visitors Bureau, 800-233-5368, http://www.visitdover.com/ .

WHERE: Cape Henlopen


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