Frederick County

Frederick is the center of Frederick County in every way—most of the transportation options will take you here.

By car

Interstate 70 (from points to the east and west) and Interstate 270 (from the south, including Washington, D.C.) are important highways.

By bus

Maryland Transit Administration commuter buses 204 and 515 and Greyhound intercity buses serve Frederick.

By train

MARC provides commuter rail service to Brunswick, Frederick, and Point of Rocks, on the Brunswick Line, which originates at Union Station in Washington DC.

Many attractions are located in Frederick, which has an attractive historic downtown area and several Civil War sites. Outside of Frederick, see the beautiful mountains in Catoctin Mountain Park and the exotic animals at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo in Thurmont.

Vineyards

• Catoctin Breeze Vineyard

  phone: +1 240-449-0677
  address: 15184 Roddy Rd, Thurmont

• Elk Run Vineyards

  phone: +1 410-775-2513
  address: 15113 Liberty Rd, Mount Airy
  Live music Friday evenings in the summer.

• Linganore Winecellars/Berrywine Plantation

  phone: +1 410-795-6432, +1 301-831-5889
  address: 13601 Glissans Mill Rd, Mount Airy
  The Berrywine label is used for their fruit or honey wines; the Linganore label is for grape wines grown on the 230-acre estate. There is live music in the summer on Sunday afternoons, 2PM-5PM.

• Loew Vineyards

  phone: +1 301-831-5464
  address: 14001 Liberty Rd, Mount Airy
  A small family-operated winery.