Arrive Magazine - March/April, 2008

Graduation day at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

harbor, but if one detours off the primary arteries and walks the quieter brick streets and alleys it’s still possible to get a sense of the city’s historic significance and Colonial heritage.

Founded in 1649, Annapolis evolved into a thriving cultural hub in Colonial

America (the Revolutionary War treaty was ratified here). It is home to 1,500 historic buildings, more 18th-century architecture concentrated in one place than anywhere else in the country. The restored homes of three signers of the Declaration of Independence—Charles

Carroll, Samuel Chase and William Paca—are here and open to the public.

Today, Annapolis’ Main Street and other bustling thoroughfares, radiating out in a circle from the State House, are lined with antiques shops, boutiques and art galleries. At Annapolis Pottery ( 40 State Circle), across from the State House, potters craft stoneware mugs, plates and serving pieces. The Market House ( 25 Market Place) on the city dock has been a site for food and services since 1858, though it has been through several incarnations. After closing for two years, it was most recently reinvented in 2006 and is now home to eateries like Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes & More, where you can grab a lump crab cake sandwich or dip into cream of crab soup; the Fractured Prune for hot, hand-dipped doughnuts; and Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop, an outpost of the famed Baltimore bakery.

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