Andrew Clayton Brown

Have an adventure at Maryland´s largest family entertainment center. Adventure Park USA lives up to the promise of its name. Ride roller coasters, play miniature golf, challenge your friends and family to a go-kart race, or go head-to-head in bumper boats, and much, much more!

Revel in the energy of the Cabaret at Germano´s. This Italian restaurant´s upstairs dining room is rearranged during show nights so audience members can enjoy a variety of performers from the worlds of theater, popular song, jazz, classical music, and opera in a cozy, intimate nightlife setting.

Discover the world from under the sea at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Built to inspire visitors to celebrate and nurture the world´s aquatic habitats, from tropical rain forests to coral reefs, this public aquarium contains three buildings worth of fascinating creatures and family fun. Among major attractions are the dolphin display, central ray pool, multiple-story shark tank and the rooftop rainforest.

Get some fresh air as you take an outdoor nature walk through the Ladew Topiary Gardens. This 22-acre garden, built around a manor house from 1747, presents one of the most outstanding topiary gardens in the country. Walk though the extensively groomed and molded shrubbery and explore the 15 garden rooms, each dedicated to a single plant, color, or theme.