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Born on a farm on the banks of the Tuckahoe Creek... Frederick Douglass’s life would forever be interwoven with his home state of Maryland. That same beautiful place that he loved so deeply, was the place where he was stripped of liberty, ripped from his family, and bound by the literal chains of slavery. In Fells Point in Baltimore, Douglass cunningly watched other children read and taught himself to do the same, absorbing knowledge to[...]

Download the PDF here Following in His Footsteps – Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour Discover the real Frederick Douglass in the places that shaped him into the abolitionist, activist, thought leader, writer, orator and great thinker he became. The tour begins with his deep roots while enslaved on the Eastern Shore and continues with his education, empowerment and the taste of freedom he discovered in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood. The tour includes his return as[...]

Central Maryland and the Upper Chesapeake Bay sat on the edge of freedom. Situated at the Mason and Dixon Line - the invisible divide between slaveholding and free states - the enslaved people were just miles away from a new life. Numerous freedom seekers made their way through this region to cross that line into free land, where the self-determined found new opportunities. Undercover in the dark of night, hidden in plain sight during the[...]

A journey of faith and freedom on a driving tour through 300 years of African-American history of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland encompassing cemeteries, homes, churches, schools and more.

Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass escaped to became a leading abolitionist. A self-guided driving tour gives visitors an overview of Douglass’s early life at 14 sites. His speeches inspired many to work on the Underground Railroad. Information and tour brochure available from the Talbot County Visitors Center. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site.

Discover Frederick Douglass Walk where Frederick Douglass walked in the places that influenced him to become an abolitionist, leader, writer, orator and scholar. These walking and driving tours in Baltimore, Annapolis and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore reveal the character-defining moments in Douglass’s life and his return as a respected national leader. All Regions Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour follows Douglass’s life in Maryland and visits places where events occurred that formed the foundation of his[...]

Four-mile tour with exhibits along Patuxent River. Pick up the tour brochure at the Patuxent River Park Visitor's Center.

This 0.5-mile walking tour through the Ellicott City Historic District, the charming 19th-century flour milling town, reveals stories of freedom seekers from Ellicott Mills and the surrounding area. Places on the tour include routes to freedom as well as sites that were part of failed escape attempts and obstructions to liberation. Park at the Courthouse Drive parking lot and begin your walking tour on Court Place, then stop at the interpretive marker on Court Place[...]

Maryland Beer Apps, Trails and Tours Download the Shore Craft Beer App, click here for Apple and here for Google Play versions. When you check into any of our locations either through the "Find Beer Near Me" or "Challenge" links you will automatically be entered to win a two-night stay in Ocean City, Maryland. Follow the hops! Uncover the malt! Be a seeker of suds as you travel along the HowardOnTap Craft Brew Trail! You’ll[...]