Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, only 26 miles south of Baltimore, 29 miles east of Washington D.C., and is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.  But with a population under 37,000, and a downtown that looks like time stood still 200 years ago, Annapolis is quaint, picturesque, and charming.  The city is rich with history that goes back to the birth of this country.  It was the temporary capital of the US from December 1783 through August 1784.  It was here, and in the capitol building that stands today, that General George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Today the State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use.