Think Summer: 6 Lazy, Beachy Vacation Spots to Put on Your Radar

Now is a good time to start planning your escape.

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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.


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