This lush preserve has hiking trails where you can look for wild horses. There's also beachfront and a lighthouse. The 3¼-mile Wildlife Loop is open to pedestrians and cyclists only until 3pm, when cars are also permitted. The visitor center is open 9am to 5pm in summer, to 4pm rest of year.
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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Assateague Island National Seashore
22.64 MILES
A low-key barrier island, Assateague is a place to relax. In the Maryland section of the national seashore, you can cycle along a 4-mile road, hike nature…
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25.54 MILES
The Maryland-run section of Assateague Island stretches for 2 miles along the coast and is tucked within the boundaries of the national seashore. Come…
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J Millard Tawes Historical Museum
27.92 MILES
This small museum gives insight into the history of the region's inhabitants, beginning 10,000 years ago. Exhibits explore the life of local watermen –…
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16.56 MILES
The Shad Landing section of Pocomoke River State Park, part of the 15,000-acre Pocomoke State Forest and located about 3.5 miles south of Snow Hill, is an…
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21.39 MILES
History buffs will enjoy this multi-building living-history museum that marks the old location of a 19th-century iron-smelting town.
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18.55 MILES
While away an odd, rewarding half-hour in this tiny structure, which feels like an attic for the entire Eastern Shore. Highlights include the town's first…
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29.83 MILES
Built in 1832, this green-shuttered Federal-style house evokes everyday smalltown life in the 1800s and 1900s through period furnishings and exhibits…
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16.56 MILES
The Shad Landing section of Pocomoke River State Park, part of the 15,000-acre Pocomoke State Forest and located about 3.5 miles south of Snow Hill, is an…
18.55 MILES
While away an odd, rewarding half-hour in this tiny structure, which feels like an attic for the entire Eastern Shore. Highlights include the town's first…
21.39 MILES
History buffs will enjoy this multi-building living-history museum that marks the old location of a 19th-century iron-smelting town.
4. Assateague Island National Seashore
22.64 MILES
A low-key barrier island, Assateague is a place to relax. In the Maryland section of the national seashore, you can cycle along a 4-mile road, hike nature…
25.54 MILES
The Maryland-run section of Assateague Island stretches for 2 miles along the coast and is tucked within the boundaries of the national seashore. Come…
6. J Millard Tawes Historical Museum
27.92 MILES
This small museum gives insight into the history of the region's inhabitants, beginning 10,000 years ago. Exhibits explore the life of local watermen –…
7. Calvin B Taylor House Museum
29.83 MILES
Built in 1832, this green-shuttered Federal-style house evokes everyday smalltown life in the 1800s and 1900s through period furnishings and exhibits…