Annapolis & the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
America's Sailing Capital
Colonial streets, the Naval Academy, and Chesapeake crab feasts.
At a glance · 5 reasons to go
Why Annapolis & the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
Stroll colonial Annapolis and the harbor.
Tour the U.S. Naval Academy.
Crack blue crabs at a Chesapeake crab house.
Sail the bay — the sailing capital of the US.
History and seafood on the water.
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Annapolis is salt-aired Americana — brick colonial streets, the U.S. Naval Academy, a busy sailing harbor, and crab houses where you smash blue crabs with a mallet. The Chesapeake Bay is the whole point.
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Annapolis & the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
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Reviewed: 2026-06-06
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