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Delaware is the second smallest state in area (after Rhode Island). The population of Delaware is ranked 45th in the nation, but 6th in population density. While Delaware has no places designated as national parks, national seashores, national battlefields, national memorials, or national monuments, it does have several museums, wildlife refuges, parks, houses, lighthouses, and other historic places. Delaware is home to the second longest twin span suspension bridge in the world, the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Rehoboth Beach, together with the towns of Lewes, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, South Bethany, and Fenwick Island, comprise Delaware's beach resorts. Rehoboth Beach often bills itself as "The Nation's Summer Capital" because it is a frequent summer vacation destination for Washington, D.C., residents as well as visitors from Maryland, Virginia, and in lesser numbers, Pennsylvania. Vacationers are drawn for many reasons, including the town's charm, artistic appeal, nightlife, and tax free shopping. Visit The Official State Website
20 Miles south sits the capital of Maryland, Annapolis, best known for it's national naval academy. Maryland's attractions range from the beaches of Ocean City to the fishing villages of Chesapeake Bay and the little know hamlets of the Eastern Shore. Western Maryland stretches over a hundred miles to the Appalachian foothills, its rolling farmlands notable chiefly for the Civil War killing grounds at Antietam Visit The Official State Website
Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" as eight previous U.S. presidents have been born there. Virginia is so diverse that you can interact with pirates, full-dress Native Americans and early colonists, vintners, green innkeepers and jockeys, not to mention all the great music, arts, and wine festivals to take in. Visit The Official State Website
The capital and largest city is Charleston which has many Victorian era buildings. Originally though the state capital was in Wheeling. It was then moved to Charleston in 1870, because it is a more central city. However it was returned to Wheeling in 1875, until the capitol burned down in 1885. It then moved back to Charleston and it has been there since. Exhilarate in the lasting beauty and natural wonder scattered throughout West Virginia. From outdoor recreation to world-class resorts, breathtaking scenery and a variety of cultural and historic attractions. Visit The Official State Website
Washington is the capital of the United States, founded in 1791 and named after George Washington and located such as a compromise between the northern and southern states. Surrounded on three sides by Maryland, with Virginia to the southwest, Washington DC has a total area of only 68.3 sq miles, almost 20% of which is designated parkland. Six of America's top 10 buildings, as voted by the American Institute of Architects, are located in Washington, DC. They are the White House, the Washington National Cathedral, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the United States Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Visit The Official State Website  Tell us what you like about the area?
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