It’s a challenge for a city or region to develop a new tourist area from the ground up. It’s even more unusual for to develop one that is robust enough to be self-sustaining and genuinely worth visiting. But Maryland has done exactly that with the *National Harbor, a great base …

The Hotel: *Gaylord National Resort The Location: National Harbor, MD (Washington, DC) The Vibe: Everything about the *Gaylord National Resort is impressive and entertaining in the larger-than-life way Las Vegas hotels are. Everything is big from the soaring glass atrium and tall glass elevators to the sprawling cocktail lounges and …

Baltimore is a small city with a lot of great food packed into it. Its Southern leanings show up in desserts like the multilayered Smith Island cake. There are also the varying flavor accents of the many ethnic groups that have called the city home. And of course there are all …

Read about family-friendly dining in Baltimore, too. For a long time Baltimore was a place for us to stretch our legs, eat something (and find a clean bath room) on the way to or from Washington, DC. But Tiny Traveler and I recently had the opportunity* to spend a weekend …