Hotels in Eastern Shore

Feasting on blue crabs becomes a sacred ritual here, where watermen still harvest the bay's bounty each dawn. The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels tells the story of boats and the people who built them through hands-on exhibits. Rent a kayak to explore hidden creeks where great blue herons stand like statues in the marsh grass. Historic Oxford and Cambridge offer waterfront charm without the crowds, their streets lined with buildings that have weathered centuries of storms. Assateague Island's wild ponies roam free along windswept beaches, occasionally wandering through campsites with casual entitlement. Don't miss sunset at Tilghman Island, where working skipjacks—the last commercial sailing fleet in America—return with the day's catch.