Maryland Car Rental and Aberdeen, MD

Aberdeen is located about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore with your Maryland car rental. Known as "the gateway to Chesapeake Bay", this is a great place to visit when you are staying in the Baltimore area. Aberdeen is a family-oriented community that has many exciting activities on Chesapeake Bay.

Out on the bay: relax on the water

Chesapeake Bay is a great attraction to visit with your Maryland car rental. This is the largest estuary in the United States. It is surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. If you are interested in geology, there are several miles along the Maryland shoreline that are famous for its fossils. Calvert Cliffs is a short drive with your Maryland car rental to Calvert County. This area is especially well known for its fossilized shark teeth. Scientists Cliffs is another area in Calvert County that is famous for its geological finds.

Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks

One of baseball's legends, Cal Ripken, Jr., hails from Aberdeen and there is a museum dedicated to the life of the Ripkens. Not only is Cal's career examined here, but the life and spirit of the entire family.

Another exciting museum to visit with your Maryland car rental is the US Army Ordnance Museum, which displays the most extensive collection of combat vehicles, artillery, small arms, ammunition, and military material in existence. History and military buffs will enjoy touring some famous artifacts from conflicts back to World War I all the way to Operation Desert Storm. The Gatling Gun, a German V-2 rocket, and General Pershing's locomobile are on display here.

Hit the links

There are three golf courses in the Aberdeen area that you can hit with you Maryland car rental. Beechtree Golf Course was rated as one of the Top 100 Courses that you can play by Golf Magazine in 2006, as well as one of the top two public golf courses in Maryland by Golf Week Magazine in 2005 and 2006. Beechtree is a par 71 with four sets of tees over open, rolling plains. The back nine holes take you through hardwoods and a variety of natural hazards.

Bulle Rock is another local golf course that you can visit with your Maryland car rental. It is ranked among the nation's Top 50 golf courses. It has hosted the LPGA Championship, one of four stops on the tour.

Aberdeen is a quaint small town in Maryland that is a great place to visit with your Maryland car rental. Only a short drive from Baltimore, there are great family attractions such as the Military Museum and the Cal Ripken, Jr. Museum to water activities.