The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
Day128

Day 128 — The Naval Academy & the State HouseAnnapolis

Full day4h planned
70Liberty, Ellis Island & Lower Manhattan71Ground Zero & the new downtown72Midtown Icons73The Met & Central Park74Free Day75Broadway & late laughs76The Village & the High Line77Brooklyn78Upper West Side79Free Day80Empire State & Herald Square81Lower East Side & Chinatown82Harlem & the Cloisters83Free Day84Out to the East End85Montauk & the End86The Hamptons & North Fork wine87Back west & up the Hudson88Hyde Park89Storm King & the river90West Point & Cold Spring91Into the Catskills92Woodstock & Kaaterskill Falls93North to the capital94The Capital95South into New Jersey96Princeton97Trenton & Washington's Crossing98Down the shore99Atlantic City100Cape May101Across to Philadelphia102Independence & Old City103The Parkway museums104Markets & the cheesesteak wars105Penitentiary & science106Free Day107North to Scranton108Steam & coal109South to Amish country110Amish Country111Hershey & the Strasburg Rail Road112To the capital113The Capitol & the Civil War114South to Gettysburg115The Battlefield116Little Round Top & the Address117Into Delaware118The du Pont estates119Longwood & the riverfront120South to Dover121The First State's capital122Rehoboth Beach123Across the bay to Baltimore124The Inner Harbor125Fort McHenry & Fell's Point126Art, oddity & crabs127Down to Annapolis128The Naval Academy & the State House129On the Chesapeake130Out to the ocean131The Boardwalk132Assateague's wild horses133Northwest to Frederick134Antietam & Frederick135South to Mount Vernon136Washington's Home137The National Mall & Monuments138Smithsonian I139Smithsonian II140Capitol Hill141The White House & Ford's Theatre142Free Day143Arlington144Georgetown & the Tidal Basin145South into Virginia

The nation's naval officers and its oldest working capitol.

  1. 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM· 2h 30m

    U.S. Naval Academy tourGuided ToursAnchor

    A guided walk through 'the Yard' — the crypt of John Paul Jones, the chapel, and noon formation (photo ID required).

    121 Blake Rd, Annapolis, MD
  2. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM· 1h 30m

    Maryland State HouseState CapitolsAnchor

    The oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use — and the nation's capitol in 1783–84, where Washington resigned his commission.

    100 State Cir, Annapolis, MD