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Welcome to Annapolis, one of
America’s most historic cities con-
nected by its status as America’s
Sailing Capital, Maryland’s State
Capitol and home to the United
States Naval Academy.
Annapolis is a mecca for people
with a passion for waterborne fun
featuring a host of public cruises,
private charters, kayaking, canoe-
ing, paddle boarding, sailing
schools, regattas and weeknight
Sailboat races.
The United States Naval Academy
sits in the heart of Annapolis and
offers plenty of ways to learn more
about this American institution and
its proud heritage. You can explore
the “Yard” on your own or with a
guided tour that provides an up-
close glimpse of midshipman life.
Annapolis is a walkable “ Museum
without Walls” town boasting more
18th-century
brick
Georgian
homes than anywhere in the coun-
try. Maryland’s State House is the
oldest in continuous legislative
use in the nation and is the only
state house to serve as our coun-
try’s Capitol, when the city reigned
as the nation’s first peacetime cap-
ital. Not surprisingly, all four of
Maryland’s signers of the Declara-
tion of Independence had homes
in Annapolis and each are still
standing, with three of them open
to the public.
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