Butterfly Fields Bed & Breakfast
320 Frank Moreland Place, Lothian, Md.
(410) 271-1433, butterfly-fields.com
Cost: Rooms $175 with private bath, $150 with shared bath
Drive time: Two-and-a-half hours
The scoop: Located just 25 minutes from Annapolis, this handcrafted country-style home with three guestrooms for adults is set up for serenity on 3 acres of farmland, gardens and woods. Spacious outdoor decks overlook picturesque horse pastures.
Amenities: A full country breakfast comes with your room. Set up an on-site massage with certified therapist (and co-owner) Lynda Ells. Also visit Ells’ pottery studio next to the horse barn.
Don’t miss: Get acquainted with Annapolis on a two-hour guided Three Centuries Walking Tour or a 40-minute narrated cruise on the Harbor Queen. Bring your ice skates to the city’s newly refurbished outdoor rink. Check out the park’s outdoor sculpture and indoor regional artist exhibitions. Join the early November Winter Wild Fowl Walk or guided canoe excursions at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in nearby Edgewater.
