We know. You’re ready for winter to be over already. And you know what sounds pretty great right about now? A low-key trip to a tiny oystering village or a laid-back beach town where you can kick off your flip-flops, ride bikes, feast on local seafood, set the kiddos loose and watch the sunset. So if you’re cooped up inside on a cold winter’s day, now is a good time to start planning your next summer getaway. Here are a few unspoiled spots within a few hours’ drive of the DMV.
Chesapeake Beach and North Beach
If small-town farmers markets, ice cream shops, roadside produce stands, fishing, crabbing and beachcombing are your thing, Maryland’s Twin Beaches are heaven. Read our travel story here.