Nominated by locals

Antietam National Battlefield

A hidden gem in Maryland

One of the most pristine and least crowded Civil War battlefields, with an 8.5-mile driving tour through rolling Sharpsburg farmland — quieter than Gettysburg and genuinely moving.

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