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Historic National Road - Maryland

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State
Maryland
Designation
All-American Road
Source
USDOT · FHWA record
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Lookouts along this byway

11 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.

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Road trips · Along this byway

Itineraries along this byway

Classic drives whose route runs along this byway. Each one is a real, turn-by-turn itinerary you can open and drive.

Braddock ExpeditionMaryland · Pennsylvania · Virginia · West Virginia

Day-trip bases along the way

The Atlas · Along this byway

Named places along this byway

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.

Artworks

Flora On the bywayBirth of Venus On the bywayAegean Urn On the bywayAegean Urn On the byway

Historic sites

Railroad Crossing Lookout for the Locomotive On the bywayTonoloway Fort On the bywayThe National Road On the bywayCooksville On the byway

Museums

Grantsville Museum On the bywayDiscovery Station On the bywayEllicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum On the bywayNational Museum of Civil War Medicine On the byway

Attractions

Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower On the bywaySpruce Forest Artisan Village On the bywayWater Wheel On the bywayThe Great Frederick Fair On the byway

Parks

New Market Historic District On the bywayBaker Park On the bywayUnion Square On the bywayCasselman River Bridge State Park On the byway

Peaks

Abe Mills Mountain On the bywayJigger Hill On the bywaySand Spring Hill On the bywaySugar Point On the byway

Nature reserves

Sugar Hollow Heritage Conservation Fund Site On the bywayBoyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site On the bywayRosemont Park On the byway
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The stops worth making

  • Baker ParkUnavailable right now
  • Discovery StationUnavailable right now
  • Abe Mills MountainUnavailable right now
  • Sand Spring HillUnavailable right now
  • Fort Tonoloway State ParkUnavailable right now
  • Spruce Forest Artisan VillageHours uncertain right now
  • Sugar PointUnavailable right now

Light timing

Sunset around 7:55 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 7:18 PM.

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