Mid-Atlantic USA

Be sure to check out the Chincoteague and Washington D.C. pages to get more ideas on things to do in the Mid-Atlantic USA!

*Last Updated November 7, 2024

Best Things to Do in Mid-Atlantic USA

Delaware

Delaware is not a big state, which means you have to intend to go there. Unfortunately, we missed it on our drive this summer to New England, but we will definitely get there soon!

  • Bethany Beach
  • Dover & Air Mobility Command Museum
  • Rehoboth Beach

 

Maryland

The Chesapeake Bay runs right through Maryland up to Baltimore, Maryland’s largest city. There is also the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.

  • Annapolis and the US Naval Academy
  • Baltimore, Inner Harbor and the National Aquarium
  • Fort McHenry National Monument

 

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is home to some large cities in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It is also home to US Hershey chocolates and some historic US sites as well.

  • Gettysburg National Military Park
  • Hershey
  • Philadelphia
  • Pittsburgh & Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
  • Seven Springs Ski Resort & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water

 

Virginia

Virginia is for lovers, that is their actual state motto. However, it is also for visiting the capital Washington DC (below), the wild ponies of Chincoteague, going back in time at Colonial Williamsburg and the Shenandoah Mountains.

West Virginia

West Virginia is home to one of the newest US national parks, New River Gorge. It is great for hiking and has some world famous whitewater rafting on both the Gauley River and New River.

  • Gauley River Rafting
  • Harper’s Ferry National Historic Park
  • Mothman Museum
  • New River Gorge National Park

 

Washington D.C.

The nation’s capital is a must visit for anyone who has never been. Not only does it have the White House and the Capitol Building, but it also has a ton of some of the best museums in the country!