Quiet towns and bloody battles

Enjoy breakfast in this cozy café. Here you will be treated to delicious coffee and offered a wide variety of dishes to recharge your batteries for the day ahead.

Frederick is one of the most pleasant cities. He seemed to be frozen in time. There are many historical houses, monuments and museums here.
The charming Baker park is located in the very center of the city. Be sure to take a walk in it. Here you will find monuments, an old tower, waterfalls, fountains, beautiful bridges over Carroll Creek.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum is in the opposite part of the park from the tower. This is one of the oldest houses in the United States. Its 2-foot walls date back 300 years. Experienced guides will tell you about the way of life of the settlers at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries.
To enter the museum, you have to request a tour at least 72 hours in advance on the website https://www.fredericklandmarks.org/tour-request-form

Visit the old Hessian Barracks. These houses were built in the middle of the 18th century from rough stones. For a long time, they served as a prison, barracks, hospital, a silkworm farm, Maryland Institution for the Deaf. In the courtyard of the barracks there are old cannons and boards with historical references.

Harpers Ferry played a vital role in the history of the Civil War. Due to its advantageous position at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, it was called "the best strategic point in the whole South". It was also the northernmost point of the Confederate-controlled territory.
During the war, the city was almost destroyed. The historic city center has now been reconstructed by the National Park Service.
First of all, visit the Harpers Ferry Information Center. Here you will be able to get a map of the city with the designation of all the important city sights. Here you can also get historical information about the city and hire a guide or join a tourist group.
The professional staff of the Visit Center will tell you about the best sights in the city. I will draw your attention to just a couple of points that are worth visiting.

One of the major events in the history of the Harpers Ferry was the attempt by abolitionist John Brown to arrange a slave uprising in the southern states, taking over the United States arsenal. It happened in 1859 and was called the dress rehearsal of the Civil War.
Now the John Brown Fort is the most popular tourist attraction in West Virginia.

This is the best restaurant in town. Here you can have a wonderful meal in the cozy lounge or on the veranda with a beautiful view. Be sure to book a table in advance by calling +13045358818.

This observation deck offers spectacular views of the historic city center and the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
One way trip takes about 30 minutes. Follow the signs along the trail. Make sure that your dress and boots are prepared for the weather and you can withstand an hour and a half walk to the viewpoint.

The landmark battle of the Civil War took place on this field in 1862. The bloody Antietam Battle resulted in an end to the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s first foray into the North, causing Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Declaration in its preliminary form.
Now the field has been turned into a national park. Here you can visit museums telling about the course of the battle and the civil war in general, an old arched stone bridge, many monuments, Pry House Field Hospital Museum and some others.
Antietam National Battlefield opens every day till 5 pm.

Here you can quickly charge your Tesla car. Type: Tesla 8 plugs Power: 150 kW

Have a delicious steak while your car is charging.

So your trip to Washington DC is over. Hope you enjoyed this educational journey. Perhaps next time you will be able to find more time to take a closer look at the sights of our beautiful capital. But the impressions that you got for such a short tour of the center of Washington DC should be enough for a long time.