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Hot Springs, VA and White Sulphur Springs, WV Weekend Getaway Like two fortresses standing sentinel over the dramatic Allegheny Mountains landscape, two sprawling resorts some 38 mi. apart stand ... 
Hot Springs, VA - Fodor's Where to Weekend Around Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. Area and Virginia Getaway Weekend GetawayThe Washington, D.C., area may not be romantic to the government employees working there, but it certainly is to those who visit. ... 
Washington, DC - Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States
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Washington, D.C. Family VacationIn Washington, D.C., prepare to have fun and to feel proud, as our nation’s capital is a city that belongs to all Americans. Even ...
Washington, DC - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Chincoteague: Family Resort Island Weekend Getaway Residents and visitors who love Chincoteague, the small fishing village on a 7-mile-long, 11/2-mile-wide island off Virginia’s Eastern ... 
Chincoteague, VA - Quick Escapes: Washington, D.C.
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Including New Hope, Doylestown, and Lambertsville, NJ) Weekend Getaway A classic American getaway, Bucks County is 625 square miles of covered bridges, stone barns, hills, and waterways. It’s an area that ...
New Hope , PA - Fodor's Where to Weekend Around Washington, D.C.
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Alexandria Romantic Getaway There is a town within sight of the nation’s capital that most everyone has heard of, yet only a few know about. Though located in ... 
Alexandria, VA - Romantic Weekends: Virginia, Maryland & Washington, DC
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Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach: Oceans of Fun Weekend Getaway One of the quickest and most complete escapes from Washington is “the beach,” which to many city dwellers means Delaware’s Bethany ...
Rehoboth Beach, DE - Quick Escapes: Washington, D.C.
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Central Virginia Vineyards (Including Culpeper and Orange) Weekend Getaway Thomas Jefferson would be pleased. He was convinced that the Monticello area would be suitable for wine making, and now one-half of ...
Culpeper, VA - Fodor's Where to Weekend Around Washington, D.C.
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Annapolis: City on the Bay Weekend Getaway Many Washington area residents don’t think of Annapolis, which is a scant 30 miles away, as a weekend escape. But the best way to ...
Annapolis, MD - Quick Escapes: Washington, D.C.
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A Tale of Two Neighborhoods: Kalorama and Adams-Morgan Romantic Getaway The Yin-and-Yang neighborhoods of Kalorama and Adams–Morgan, where high society bumps up against Ethiopian restaurants and all-night ...
Washington, DC - Romantic Days and Nights in Washington, D.C.
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Delaware's Atlantic Coast (Including Dewey Beach and Rehoboth) Weekend Getaway Beginning with Cape Henelopen and extending 23 mi. south to Fenwick Island, Delaware’s shore along the Atlantic is known for its beachfront ...
Dewey Beach, DE - Fodor's Where to Weekend Around Washington, D.C.
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Antietam National Battlefield, Gettysburg, & Catoctin Mountain: A Look at the Past Weekend Getaway Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the ...
Frederick , MD - Quick Escapes: Washington, D.C.
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Washington and Georgetown, D.C. Weekend Getaway There are more than one hundred points of interest in and around the Washington area, along with numerous theaters and cultural opportunities. ...
Washington, DC - Day Trips from Baltimore
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Lower Eastern Shore, Maryland & Virginia (Including Assateague & Chincoteague Islands) Weekend Getaway The small towns of the lower eastern shore sometimes seem a century away from the oceanfront’s summertime bustle. Main Street shops, ...
Snow Hill, MD - Fodor's Where to Weekend Around Washington, D.C.
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Pipestem Resort State Park & New River Gorge: West Virginia Jewels Weekend Getaway Once synonymous with coal mining, steel manufacturing, and gaping ecological destruction, West Virginia today is deservedly famous ...
Beckley, WV - Quick Escapes: Washington, D.C.
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George and Martha's Potomac: Mount Vernon Romantic Getaway George Washington slept here - you can't. At Mount Vernon, that is. But you’re going there by boat today, and it’s a lovely and romantic ...
Alexandria, VA - Romantic Days and Nights in Washington, D.C.
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Capitol Ideas: The Hill Romantic Getaway Capitol Hill, aka The Hill, isn’t all lobbyists, hearing rooms, and civics lessons. It’s a vibrant urban community, chock-full of ...
Washington, DC - Romantic Days and Nights in Washington, D.C.
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Elkins and Canaan Valley: A Four-Season Paradise Weekend Getaway The Monongahela National Forest, a gigantic wilderness area in West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains, is home to some of the most magnificent ...
Elkins, WV - Quick Escapes: Washington, D.C.
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George Washington Memorial Parkway: Capital Views Scenic Drive This 25-mile national parkway follows the shoreline of the Potomac River upstream from Mount Vernon, through historic Alexandria, ... 
Washington, DC - Scenic Driving Virginia
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Berlin, Assateague Island, and Ocean City: Crowds and Solitude Weekend Getaway The Maryland shore of the Atlantic Ocean is full of delights and contrasts. In this weekend escape you browse the elegant little town ...
Berlin, MD - Quick Escapes: Washington, D.C.
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