So we are doing an impromptu trip to see friends in Frederick, MD for Memorial Day. We'll be on our own for most of the day on Tuesday until our flight home ~8pm.
Karl really wants to go to DC for the day, but our flight is leaving out of BWI and I think it will be hard to get from Frederick to DC then back up to BWI for our flight home that evening.
We will have a rental car so we can get ourselves around. Of course I'm an animal person so I'm pushing to do the Maryland Zoo, is that an all day thing or just a few hours? I've heard good things about the big Aquarium but not sure if it will be worth it to shell out $60 for both of us to walk through the place.
I also don't have any idea how bad the traffic really is for evening rush hour, how much time we need to allow if going from the Inner Harbor area to BWI. Or if we do end up doing DC instead, how much time to allow back to BWI.
I have general ideas for distances/times from Mapquest but not sure how much leeway to factor in for traffic.
SO for anyone who has been to Baltimore and/or DC, what would you vote to do? Any attractions you wouldn't want to miss?
Karl really wants to go to DC for the day, but our flight is leaving out of BWI and I think it will be hard to get from Frederick to DC then back up to BWI for our flight home that evening.
We will have a rental car so we can get ourselves around. Of course I'm an animal person so I'm pushing to do the Maryland Zoo, is that an all day thing or just a few hours? I've heard good things about the big Aquarium but not sure if it will be worth it to shell out $60 for both of us to walk through the place.
I also don't have any idea how bad the traffic really is for evening rush hour, how much time we need to allow if going from the Inner Harbor area to BWI. Or if we do end up doing DC instead, how much time to allow back to BWI.
I have general ideas for distances/times from Mapquest but not sure how much leeway to factor in for traffic.
SO for anyone who has been to Baltimore and/or DC, what would you vote to do? Any attractions you wouldn't want to miss?