Location: The Historic National Road runs from the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River to Eastern Maryland, crossing through Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Length: 824.15 miles (1326.9 km)
Time To Allow: 1 to 9 days

Description/Highlights/Points of Interest

The Historic National Road was the nation's first federally-funded interstate highway. It opened the nation to the west and became a corridor for the movement of goods and people, creating the great cultural diversity we treasure. Visitors experience a physical timeline, including classic inns, tollhouses, diners and motels that trace 200 years of American history. Spanning mountains, rolling farmland and picturesque villages, the Historic National Road exhibits the nation's beauty and heritage and helps define the unique American experience.

The following organizations offers trips in Maryland:

Patriots of America
Tauck Bridges
See American history come alive on a fascinating journey that takes you down America's road to independence, from colonial times to present day. Visit famous national landmarks with costumed guides; join forest rangers on a hike through trails first forged by frontiersmen. View Amish families living like they did more than one hundred years ago and interact with "colonists" living in the 1700's.

Williamsburg & Washington, DC
Tauck World Discovery
Follow in the footsteps of history on a journey through America, from the Revolutionary War to present day. Travel from Philadelphia through the beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch countryside to poignant Gettysburg; explore Shenandoah National Park en route to Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, and Washington, DC.