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    Kenya G.

    Annapolis is a beautiful city to go to with so many beautiful sites to see. if you are in Maryland I definitely think a day in Annapolis is a must.

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    I enjoyed our walk around downtown Annapolis. I've done it a few times and still find new things. The history is on every street.

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    William Paca House and Garden - Back of estate

    William Paca House and Garden

    3.6(27 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    10/10 experience! I went on the interior house tour with bill and a crew of people. Bill was super…read moreknowledgeable about the history and answered all the group questions. It's only $5 to walk around the gardens but the tour of the house is $12 with free access to the gardens. The tour is about an hour long. I'm not history buff but I learned a lot and more about Maryland colonial history.

    I wasn't planning on coming to this house as I had not heard of it, but when I was at the state…read morecapitol, I heard one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence had a house nearby, I wanted to check it out. It's right on a residential street with a big mulberry tree. I believe tours were on the hour and we arrived more than half an hour early, but they have a nice exhibit on Paca and the other signers, and he had an expansive garden to walk through. There was also a TV outside with a video which I thought was part of the tour so didn't watch but it was additional information. The garden had a bridge over a small creek, it is actually pretty picturesque. Our tour guide took us through a lot of the house and was very knowledgeable. We saw a variety of rooms from the kitchen to the more public socializing spaces to the bedrooms. I didn't know a lot about William Paca but the guide was thorough with the tour which was about an hour. It was an enjoyable visit. Too bad no gift shop for souvenirs.

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    William Paca House and Garden - The William Paca House in Annapolis, MD

    The William Paca House in Annapolis, MD

    William Paca House and Garden
    William Paca House and Garden

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    Crypt of John Paul Jones

    Crypt of John Paul Jones

    4.1(9 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    We had the unexpected pleasure of a few extra minutes today before departing town and weee able to…read morego to the chapel and crypt at the United States Naval Academy Chapel. We were quite impressed by both the chapel and the crypt. Words really won't quite do it. You should see it for yourself!

    John Paul Jones is credited with being the "Father of the United States Navy" in 1775. His crypt…read morelies on the grounds of the Annapolis Naval Academy. You can enter the grounds free of charge after clearing a security check-point. He is credited with with having uttered the phrase "I have not yet begun to fight" in response to a quest for his surrender at the Battle of Flamborough Head during the Revolutionary War. His burial on the grounds of the U.S. Navel Academy is a complicated matter. Upon his death in 1792 he was interred in the French royal family private cemetery having gained the respect of the family while residing in France at the time. Only two years later in 1796 France's Revolutionary government sold the property and his burial on that land was forgotten. It was not until 1906 that his body was brought back to the United States and the U.S. Navel Academy under the direction of Theodore Roosevelt. The crypt has a separate entrance below the chapel of the United States Navel Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The ornate sarcophagus is covered in sculpted barnacles and is supported by legs in the shape of stylized dolphins. The sarcophagus is made of black and white marble. There is a bust of John Paul Jones and various other artifacts in this subterranean rotunda. The crypt is well done and worth seeing.

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    Crypt of John Paul Jones
    Crypt of John Paul Jones
    Crypt of John Paul Jones

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    Maryland State House - Old Senate Chamber

    Maryland State House

    4.5(41 reviews)
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    I cannot believe it took me nearly a decade of living in Maryland to finally visit the State House…read morewhich is the oldest legislative building in North America. It easy and free to tour almost any day and it is nice to see all the history here. They have the more modern (but still historic) current chambers as well as the original historic ones open to tour. Looking forward to coming back, hopefully with friends and family.

    Only self-guided (free) tours are available. A guided tour would have been nice to hear more…read moredetails and info about the architecture. Space is limited, but perhaps they can add Maryland history beyond the Revolutionary War and snippets of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. Time estimate to look at the State House and grounds: 20-40 mins. Metered parking on street around State House. You can peek into the State Assembly and State Senate rooms, plus view a few other rooms that have been reconstructed for historical accuracy. One such room is Old Senate chamber where George Washington resigned his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1983. There are statues and chairs that set the scene. From 1783-1784 the U.S. Congress of Confederation was housed here, and ratified the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War on May 7, 1784. Just off the grounds is the Thurgood Marshall Memorial Statue, which shows Marshall as a young lawyer. A nearby bench shows Donald Gaines Murray whose entrance into the Law School of the University of Maryland marked Marshall's first important victory in his struggle for school integration. Another bench shows figures of two children representing Marshall's most important achievement, Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka et. al.

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    Maryland State House - Thurgood Marshall Memorial Statue

    Thurgood Marshall Memorial Statue

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    Maryland State House

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    United States Naval Academy - BANCROFT HALL

    United States Naval Academy

    4.6(110 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Beautiful campus! Been here a bunch of times with our mids. Love watching the Blue Angels from the…read moreyard during commissioning week!

    Annapolis, MD - we toured the Navy Academy as a side trip to DC, as I knew it was an activity that…read morewould interest my dad. You can either check out the visitor center and free museum (a few blocks away) and walk around on your own (after going through security - this is an active naval base so ID is required to enter), or opt for a public guided tour, if you wish learn more about the history, traditions, and campus life of this institution. The 90-minute historical walking tour is the most popular, but I booked a GEM riding tour for my family (in a 5-passenger electric vehicle), since we were traveling with elders and a young child, so wouldn't be able to cover much ground across the sprawling Yard otherwise. The 75-minute tour takes you all around the Yard in comfort and highlights the "gems" of the naval academy. The campus is beautiful and pristinely maintained, and we were expertly entertained and informed by our wonderful tour guide Anne, whose whole family is Navy, and shared additional insights into the life of a midshipman and beyond. Parking: the limited parking near the visitors center is only available to those who hold a military ID. Otherwise you can either park at a garage or try metered street parking which is limited to 2 hours.

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    United States Naval Academy - BANCROFT HALL

    BANCROFT HALL

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