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    The shrimp cocktail at Saginaw's Delicatessen, located inside Circa Resort & Casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas.
    The Dish: How to not get ripped off at Las Vegas restaurants
    The house always wins in Las Vegas. If you’re looking for value meals that don’t come from McDonald’s, your best bet is to eat like a local.
    Mary J. Dukeshire's headstone in the Annapolis National Cemetery is the only one for the four Civil War nurses buried there that includes a date.
    These Civil War nurses changed America yet never left Annapolis
    The holiday weekend is that rare time of year when Annapolis National Cemetery has lots of visitors.
    Frontier Airlines offers a "Go Wild" pass that lets customers book as many trips as they want.
    For $499, Frontier promises an all-you-can-fly summer pass. We tested it out.
    Frontier Airlines’ GoWild! summer pass comes with myriad fees and caveats. Is it worth it?
    Maryland restaurant Phillips Seafood has a branch at BWI.
    The Dish: Hungry at the airport? Here are BWI’s best places to eat.
    With generous portions of Old Bay, these Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport restaurants offer a taste of Maryland.
    Dutch Wonderland, a small theme park in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, greets visitors with a castle facade.
    Dutch Wonderland, old trains and the Amish: Discover Pennsylvania Dutch Country in a weekend
    Lancaster County — home to Dutch Wonderland and several other little-kid-friendly attractions — is an underrated gem for families.
    The view looking up Towson Street toward Our Lady of Counsel Catholic Church (right) in Locust Point.
    How a walk through Locust Point can teach you Baltimore history
    Here are seven places I’ve enjoyed checking out since moving to this South Baltimore community that includes Fort McHenry and the former arrival point for more than a million immigrants.
    File photo of Baltimore Washington International/Thurgood Marshall Airport
    TSA debuts new technology designed to improve checkpoint screenings at BWI Airport
    FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport, Dec. 28, 2022, in Phoenix. With its flights now running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is turning its attention to luring back customers and repairing damage to a reputation for service after canceling 15,000 flights around Christmas. The disruptions started with a winter storm and snowballed when Southwest's ancient crew-scheduling technology failed.
    Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
    By late morning on the East Coast, more than 1,500 Southwest flights had been delayed, according to FlightAware.
    TSA checkpoint
    TSA officials demonstrate how to properly pack your gun for travel
    TSA officials provided a demonstration Thursday on how to properly pack your firearm when traveling.
    A silver and blue Amtrak train emerges from a tunnel. In the background trees and a small piece of the Baltimore skyline are visible.
    Amtrak rolls out extra-low ‘Night Owl’ fares for Baltimore and beyond
    Passengers on the Northeast Regional and select routes can get fares as low as $15 for New York to BWI, or $5 from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
    The northern lights are quite the sight in Iceland, if you can see them.
    Is Iceland cold? Expensive? Safe? What to know before you travel.
    Is it safe to rent a car in the middle of winter? How should you dress? And can you see the northern lights?
    Steps carved into the rock at The Forty Foot lead down to a swimming hole on the Irish Sea in Sandycove, Ireland.
    You can swim the Irish Sea at the Forty Foot. Annapolis could have something like it.
    On a trip to Ireland, there’s a spot where literature and taking to the water meet. Maybe there’s a place for this at home.
    When you travel to Iceland, skip the Blue Lagoon.
    Iceland’s Blue Lagoon is overrated. Here are 3 places to go instead.
    It’s hard to relax when there are people taking selfies everywhere, so visit these alternatives instead.
    In Iceland, the food offerings are so much more than the fermented shark.
    The Dish: The best eats in Iceland — and the one food you can skip
    Like any destination, Iceland has its tourist traps. Here’s how to avoid them, and where to go instead.
    Play, a budget airline, is offering direct flights to Iceland from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Play Airlines will get you from BWI to Iceland for $135. It’s (mostly) better than you think.
    It’s BYO snacks and entertainment on this low-cost carrier, but brand-new furnishings make for a comfortable flight.
    Several blooming cherry blossoms are visible along the water at Fort McHenry in Baltimore.
    D.C. who? Baltimore has its own historic cherry trees along the water.
    Did you know Fort McHenry has two groves of cherry trees, identical to the ones in Washington, D.C.? Find out the best time to view them.
    A view of the Baltimore City skyline, as seen from Federal Hill in South Baltimore.
    Baltimore or bust? Charm City in top 10 places people want to move to
    In a recent poll, Baltimore was ranked ninth among the most common answers to the question, “If money were no object, which five cities would you prefer to move to?”
    Cherry blossoms are visible along Hains Point in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.
    DC’s cherry blossoms coming early due to confusing weather
    Washington’s 3,700 cherry blossom trees are expected to reach peak bloom this year from March 22-25.
    Which is better, BWI or Dulles?
    BWI is a gem among East Coast airports. (Sorry, Dulles.)
    Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has no comparison when it comes to quick lines, ease of getting around and proximity to crab cakes.
    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 22:  Passengers walk through a terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on December 22, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Maryland board extends BWI vendor contract after Moore orders new procurement process
    The Maryland Aviation Administration, a division of the Maryland Department of Transportation, will ensure the continuity of concession services at BWI.
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