Quick Escapes Washington, D.C., 4th: 24 Weekend Getaways from the Nation's Capital (Quick Escapes Series) - Softcover

John Fitzpatrick; Holly Burkhalter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762724749 ISBN 13: 9780762724741

Publisher: Globe Pequot, 2003

Synopsis

Twenty-four minivacations take you away from the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C. Go hiking in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia; visit Fallingwater in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania; or stay at a Victorian cottage in Cape May, New Jersey.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Twenty-four great minivacations take you away from the hustle and bustle of the city:
Tour a chocolate paradise, ride a steam locomotive, and relax at a family resort on the Strasburg and Hershey escape.
See Civil War history come to life, pet animals at a zoo park, and dine in a 250-year-old inn on the Antietam National Battlefield, Gettysburg, and Catoctin Mountain escape.
Take a ferry ride across Delaware Bay, go on a Victorian house tour in a town famous for its 'painted lady' homes, and stroll the promenade along the beach on the Lewes and Cape May escape.
You will find all this as well as detailed route maps; travel directions; destination highlights; activities for morning, afternoon, and evening; information on choice restaurants, picnic sites, lodgings; special events and festivals; shopping; local sources of information.

About the Author:

Washington, D.C., resident John Fitzpatrick teaches political science and is the Director of the State University of New York at Brockport's Washington Semester Program.
Holly Burkhalter is Advocacy Director of Physicians for Human Rights, an international human rights organization. She lives in Washington, D.C.

About this edition

• Publisher: Globe Pequot
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0762724749
• ISBN 13: 9780762724741
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 336