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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.: 110.9

WHY GO: Will the real Lancaster County please stand up? Billing itself as authentic Pennsylvania Dutch land, Strasburg can back up its claim: The town is surrounded by Amish farms, produce stands and village greens, and popular transportation includes horse-drawn buggies and steam trains. More quaintness ensues in the historic downtown, where you can find shops selling antiques, birdhouses and granny pendants, a restaurant with a bird theme (the decor, not the menu) and an espresso bar. When the countryside goes dark, take a candlelight tour of haunted homes and cemeteries. And while a facial is very un-Lancaster-like, we won't tell if you sneak in a treatment or two at the Netherlands Inn and Spa.

INFO: Strasburg Group, 866-787-7274, http://www.strasburgpa.com/ .

New Jersey

WHERE: Camden

MILES FROM D.C.: 138.5

WHY GO: The Battleship New Jersey (866-877-6262, http://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/ ) throws slumber parties for families and groups who want to sleep and eat like real sailors. By day, the enormous gray vessel is a museum docked on the Camden waterfront, but once the sun sets, it becomes a floating hotel, where guests tuck into bunks and line up for grub in the Crew's Mess. The $49.50 per person rate includes breakfast, dinner, ship tour and 4-D flight simulator ride; the overnights are offered nearly every weekend. The area, which is on the upswing, also features such diversions as an aquarium where you can swim with sharks, a children's garden and River Sharks baseball games. To visit Camden's neighbor, hop the RiverLink Ferry to Philadelphia. Just be sure to make it back for a concert at the Tweeter Center -- what could be more classic Jersey than Springsteen? (If you miss the Boss, catch a free show at Wiggins Park.)

INFO: Camden County, 856-225-5431, http://www.camdencounty.com/ .

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