Get off of the main thoroughfares and find some of America's finest gems - historic homes,
gardens, wineries, museums, and quiet haunts that will add a new punch to any tour.

Maryland's history is steeped in horse racing - you will learn about this rich history as you get off the beaten track and visit the Maryland Hunt Club and Sagamore Farms, best known for its racehorses Discover, Bed o' Roses and Native Dancer. 

Discover how railroads became the most important service in the country at the B&O Railroad Museum and the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum.  Tour lighthouses and go fossil hunting along the cliffs in Southern Maryland and learn of the culture and natural history through the collections at Calvert Marine Museum and Jefferson Patterson Park. 

Older than Mount Vernon, older than Monticello, older than the nation itself, Sotterley Plantation stands majestically on the banks of the Patuxent River. It is the only remaining tidewater plantation in Maryland that is open to the public.  Learn how this area shaped our religious culture through their Religious Freedom Byway.

One of Washington, D.C.'s hidden gems, Hillwood Museum & Gardens, the 25-acre grand estate of Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post will surprise and delight your senses.

Middleburg, the "Nation's Horse and Hunt Capital," is historic, charming, horse-loving, laidback and stamped with understated elegance; this small town in Loudoun County is the embodiment of all the things that make Virginia's Hunt Country special.  We will sample some of Virginia's finest wines and drive along the George Washington Memorial Parkway past wildlife preserves, historic homes and scenic overlooks.