April 9, 2008
IN BRIEF: TOURISM, FILM AND THE ARTS NEWS

National Geographic tour map features historic Maryland road

National Geographic Traveler magazine, in conjunction with the Appalachian Regional Commission, recently released an Appalachia Driving Tours Map in its April issue. Maryland’s Historic National Road – a mountainous route stretching from Boonsboro to Grantsville – is one of 24 Appalachian driving tours featured.

The map identifies places to visit along the Maryland stretch, including Wilson’s Bridge, the Hancock Tollhouse, the Great Allegheny Passage Trail and the Casselman River Bridge. Known as “The Road that Built the Nation,” the National Historic Road was the first federally funded road in America.

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"With the theme of ‘All Travel, All the Time,' National Geographic Traveler celebrates journeys that are about place, experience, culture and authenticity,” said Keith Bellows, editor of the magazine. “It makes a distinction between tourism and travel, and aims to inspire readers to pick up and go. The Appalachian Driving Tours Map does just that.”

National Geographic Traveler has 865,000 subscribers. The magazine is also distributing the map to 150,000 targeted consumers.