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New Windsor is nestled in Maryland’s rural and historic Carroll County community. For sightseers and explorers, historic and nature sites abound locally. Follow the path that Civil War troops took through the county. Visit the Gettysburg battlefields. Step back in time at the Carroll County Farm Museum, where 19th-century culture and traditions are still alive today. Explore one of the county’s nature centers or pick your own summer produce or fall pumpkins right from the farm.
For antique hunters, bargain shoppers and wine connoisseurs, you’ll find ideal places to search, shop and sample to your heart’s content. Discover that long-sought-after Shaker side table in New Market. Outlet shop ‘til you drop in Hagerstown or Gettysburg. Sample wines and tour vineyards in Carroll and Frederick counties.
Explore:
— The New Windsor Heritage Museum
— The Historical Society of Carroll County
— Greater Gift at the Brethren Service Center
— Historic Gettysburg
— Local wineries
— Local shopping in Westminster
— Outlet shopping in Hagerstown, MD, or Gettysburg, PA
— The Carroll County Farm Museum
— Events at the Carroll County Agricultural Center
— The Carroll County Arts Center
— Antiquing in Westminster and New Market, MD, and in New Oxford, PA
Driving times from Atlee House:
Downtown Westminster, 15 minutes
Catoctin Mountains, 30 minutes
New Market antiquing, 30 minutes
Gettysburg outlets, 40 minutes
Historic Gettysburg, 40 minutes
New Oxford antiquing, 45 minutes
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, 50 minutes
Hagerstown outlets, 60 minutes
Harpers Ferry, WV, 60 minutes
Washington, DC, 70 minutes
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