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5 Attractions People Love about living in Maryland

Everything I love about my state and what I will miss the most!!!

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I have lived in Maryland the past thirteen years and I am still not tired of it! There is so much to do and many things to explore. Whether you're here for the weekend or here to stay, you should definitely check out some of these activities!

1. Living near the Chesapeake Bay

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Although the bay is not full of the cleanest water, it still contains tons of fun activities. Many people are against swimming in it because of it's murky color but several activities will keep you dry while still out on the water. The most popular activities would be kayaking, paddle boarding, and boating. Being out on the water is aways calming but fun as well. Other activities include sailing, wind surfing, crabbing, fishing, jet skiing, the possibilities are endless.

2. Home of the blue crab

Freshly caught blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay

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Maryland is well known for their blue crabs that live in the Chesapeake bay. These are commonly caught and cooked. Whether you're making crab soup or crab cakes, the outcome is guaranteed to be tasty. There is also a sense of pride that comes along with catching the crabs then making your dinner.

3. The short distance to Washington D.C.

Well, we tried

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Washington D.C. is one of the best places to be, there is always so much going on that it is impossible to be bored. There is a wide variety of museums from natural history to modern art, there are the monuments in the national mall, then there is plenty of cute stores in Georgetown for all the shopoholics out there. It is impossible to do all this in a single day, to fully explore D.C. requires at least a week.

4. Downtown Annapolis

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Downtown Annapolis is actually very similar to Charleston in several ways. It contains a lot of history but also several new shops and restaurants that are always fun to explore. Even just walking along the brick roads or people watching, downtown is always filled with excitement.

5. The state parks

Sitting at the top of the waterfall at Kilgore Falls

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Maryland has several state parks within hours of each other. Most contain great hiking trails, picnic spots, and some even have waterfalls or swimming holes. Kilgore falls is located at Rocks State Park. To locate the waterfall requires a short hike into the woods. There is a never ending stream that you can swim in to cool off, there are rocks to jump off, then there is the waterfall where you can stand under or climb to the top. The state parks make you appreciate the nature that surrounds you.

6. The endless adventures

An average day at Travis Pastrana's

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Maryland contains several adventurous things to do. Travis Pastrana is a professional motorsports competitor who lives in Maryland and sometimes allows friends and neighbors to go over and explore his backyard which is honestly an adult playground. Pictured is a friend dropping from an insane height onto the cushion. Pastrana's backyard contains several other activities to get your adrenaline racing. But you don't have to be in his backyard to be on an adventure. Other crazy, yet common activities include bridge jumping, zip lining, and rock climbing. Maryland is a wonderful state that never fails to provide new adventures.

Those are just a few of the several reasons why I love Maryland and am proud to call it my home.

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