Annapolis - The Delaplaine 2020 Long Weekend Guide (Long Weekend Guides)

By Andrew Delaplaine

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Annapolis. So close to Baltimore and yet so far removed, Annapolis is a special dreamlike place where time seems to go back. A quaint area with boats, Navy midshipmen and lots of charm, Annapolis will always be a fond memory after you leave.

“We were in Baltimore and had a great time, but after getting this guide to Annapolis online, we decided to add 3 days to our trip and loved every minute of our time here.” ---Hillary B., Tacoma

 

 

“We made our first visit to Annapolis two years ago and now we’re thinking of moving there. This short guide is all you need to have a marvelous weekend.” –Jennifer D., Charlotte

 

You'll save a lot of time using this concise guide.
=LODGINGS (throughout the area) variously priced
=FINE & BUDGET RESTAURANTS, more than enough listings to give you a sense of the variety to be found. 
=PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIONS -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you.

 

=A handful of interesting shopping ideas.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gramercy Park Press
• Release date: Jul 24, 2020
• ISBN: 1393724833

Andrew Delaplaine

Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami’s Billion Dollar Sandbar. He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world. Email: [e-mail] He writes several series: The “JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR” political thriller novels. “THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later. The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers. Other novels: “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details).  His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.  DELAPLAINE’S “LONG WEEKEND” GUIDES These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine’s recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days. As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually. He has no hobbies.

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ANNAPOLIS

The Delaplaine

2020

Long Weekend

Guide

Andrew Delaplaine

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 – WHY ANNAPOLIS?

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Chapter 2 – GETTING ABOUT

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Chapter 3 – WHERE TO STAY

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Chapter 4 – WHERE TO EAT

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Chapter 5 – NIGHTLIFE

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Chapter 6 – WHAT TO SEE & DO

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Chapter 7 –  SHOPPING & SERVICES

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Other books by the same author

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MAP (see just below)

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Chapter 1

WHY ANNAPOLIS?

If you’re a history buff and like the feeling of stepping back in time, you’ll love Annapolis as it boasts more surviving 18th Century buildings than any other city in the United States.

Visitors to Annapolis experience a town that has changed very little since it was a Colonial seaport. Located at the mouth of the Severn River on the Chesapeake Bay, this historic city was the temporary capital of the United States from 1783-1784. 

Architects and fans of historical architecture love Annapolis for its wealth of examples of Victorian and other 19th Century architectural styles including Beaux-Arts, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Craftsman, and American Foursquare styles of the 20th Century.

In 1966, the U.S. Department of the Interior named the historic downtown as the country’s first National Historic Landmark District. In 2005, Annapolis was listed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Dozen Distinctive Destinations.

Annapolis was home to four signers of the Declaration of Independence. Signers William Paca, Samuel Chase, and Charles Carroll lived in Annapolis in 1776 while Thomas Stone moved to the city in the 1780s.

History buffs should know that the state capitol, built in 1772, is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use and is topped by the largest freestanding wooden dome in America.  The 21-ton sarcophagus of John Paul Jones,