25 Best Things to Do in Maryland

Real Estate Tips:
Make sure that any money you invest is done so with a specific goal in mind. If you just want to preserve capital and beat inflation a little, stick with money markets and bonds. If you are saving for retirement far in advance, look for growth stocks. If you want income streams, look for dividend stocks and real estate income trusts. Make sure that any money you invest is done so with a specific goal in mind. If you just want to preserve capital and beat inflation a little, stick with money markets and bonds. If you are saving for retirement far in advance, look for growth stocks. If you want income streams, look for dividend stocks and real estate income trusts.

3 Popular Attractions In Maryland

• Port Discovery: Children's museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

• Merriweather Post Pavilion: Performing arts theater in Columbia, Maryland.

Maryland Facts:

• Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, was born in Baltimore and attended Saint Mary’s Industrial School.

• On the morning of August 10, 1813 residents of Saint Michaels having been forewarned of a British attack hoisted lanterns to the masts of ships and in the tops of the trees. The height of light caused cannons to overshoot the town. This first known blackout was effective and only one house was struck and is now known as the “Cannonball House.” The town has been known as the town that fooled the British since this historic event.

• Maryland gave up some of it’s land to form Washington D.C.

• Snowballs (known elsewhere as snow cones),Baltimore’s favorite summer treat, were invented in Baltimore during the Industrial Revolution.

• Best known for its role in the War of 1812, Fort McHenry defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. The fort was first built in 1798 and was used continuously by the U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the Coast Guard in World War II.

v t e Largest cities or towns in Maryland 2020 U.S. Census populations
	Rank	Name	County	Pop.
Baltimore Columbia	1	Baltimore	Independent city	585,708	Germantown Waldorf
	2	Columbia	Howard	104,681
	3	Germantown	Montgomery	91,249
	4	Waldorf	Charles	81,410
	5	Silver Spring	Montgomery	81,015
	6	Frederick	Frederick	78,171
	7	Ellicott City	Howard	75,947
	8	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel	72,891
	9	Gaithersburg	Montgomery	69,657
	10	Bethesda	Montgomery	68,056