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id: "2261"
name: Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway
distance: "85.5"
duration: Two to three hours to drive, two to three days to visit the entire byway
description: Celebrate life on the Chesapeake Bay. Observe watermen bringing their bounty to shore, visit historic towns, and travel through scenic stretches of productive farmland. See the truly special landscape of the Mid-Atlantic Region and gain an appreciation for the working life of Maryland's Eastern Shore farmers, watermen, and merchants.
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attractions:
  - url: https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Chesapeake-Delaware-Canal/Canal-History/
    name: Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Museum
  - url: https://bayrestoration.org/
    name: Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
  - url: https://www.chesapeakecity.com
    name: Chesapeake City
  - url: https://www.chestertownteaparty.org/
    name: Chestertown Tea Party
  - url: https://churchhilltheatre.org/
    name: Church Hill Theatre
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/eastern-neck
    name: Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.eslc.org
    name: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
  - url: https://historicqac.org/
    name: Historic Sites Consortium of Queen Anne’s County
  - url: https://www.kentcounty.com/
    name: Kent County
  - url: https://www.rockhallmd.com
    name: Rock Hall
  - url: https://storiesofthechesapeake.org/
    name: Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area
  - url: https://www.queenstown-md.com/
    name: Town of Queenstown
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Maryland State Scenic Byway
states:
  - MD
ll:
  - -76.31622300019131
  - 38.979960999900186
bounds:
  - - -76.31622300019131
    - 38.95835900016772
  - - -75.813848
    - 39.529247
books: "978-1426219054"

---

Celebrate life on the Chesapeake Bay. Observe watermen bringing their bounty to shore, visit historic towns, and travel through scenic stretches of productive farmland. See the truly special landscape of the Mid-Atlantic Region and gain an appreciation for the working life of Maryland's Eastern Shore farmers, watermen, and merchants.